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In criminal law, a person who engages in negligent conduct is considered less responsible than someone who is reckless. (In case you ever want to go to law school, know that conduct is negligent if the actor should’ve been aware of a substantial risk of doing harm. Conduct is reckless if the actor was aware of the substantial risk of doing harm but chose to engage in the activity anyway.) However, in some states, even negligently causing someone’s death can result in a charge of negligent homicide. For example, an intoxicated driver who is not talking on his cellphone and who does not run a red light can still be charged with negligent homicide if he crashes his car and kills his passenger.

A sentence for negligent homicide may range from probation to five years in prison.