Vehicular Homicide Information

Washington DC Vehicular Homicide Attorneys

Vehicular homicide charges are very serious. They are murder charges and are often charged as felonies. If the prosecutors in your case believe you were operating a vehicle or vessel “in a grossly negligent manner,” you face up to 15 years in prison as well as a fine of up to $5,000. Those charged with vehicular homicide under the influence or impaired by drugs or alcohol face the same fine, plus three to five years of prison. Those are in addition to any other criminal charges stemming from a serious accident.

If you’re facing vehicular homicide charges, it’s important to get competent, assertive legal representation as quickly as possible. Even if you don’t think you can win, a good Bethesda vehicular manslaughter defense attorney can help by stepping in quickly to negotiate with prosecutors to drop or reduce your charges and give you sound advice on any plea deal. If you bring in Meng & Alpert, LLC lawyer on, we may be able to get your punishment reduced or defend you aggressively at trial. In any of these cases, we promise thorough, professional and committed defense against these high-stakes charges.

As former prosecutors, the attorneys at Meng & Alpert, LLC know that people charged with vehicular manslaughter were often driving drowsy, distracted or while intoxicated, and didn’t intend to take a life. We also know, as former prosecutors and experienced DUI/DWI attorneys, how to investigate and defend vehicular manslaughter charges. We investigate all our clients’ cases thoroughly to look for weaknesses in the prosecution’s investigation and its case. With deep knowledge of law enforcement procedures and persistent questioning of state experts, partner Andrew Alpert was recently able to get one of our clients acquitted by a jury.

If you’ve been charged with vehicular homicide, you have a lot to lose. In addition to prison time and steep fines, people convicted of vehicular homicide face the loss of a driver’s license and life with a criminal record, which means trouble with work, family and making ends meet. When the stakes are so high, you need aggressive representation from some of Maryland’s most experienced, knowledgeable vehicular homicide attorneys. For a free consultation, call Meng & Alpert, LLC today at 1-866-444-6363 or fill out our confidential online case evaluation form.

Meng & Alpert, LLC
14507 Main Street
P.O. Box 549
Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
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From our offices in Upper Marlboro, our Maryland criminal defense attorneys and DWI lawyers handle cases throughout the entire state of Maryland, including Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, including the counties of Montgomery County, Howard County, Prince George’s County, Anne Arundel County and Frederick County, as well as the cities of Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Columbia, Ellicott City, Annapolis, Glen Burnie, Bowie, College Park, Greenbelt, Oxon Hill.  also defend individuals facing DUI charges in metropolitan Washington D.C.