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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-222a (2026)

Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle

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Any person who, in consequence of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle, causes the death of another person shall be fined not more than three thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

(P.A. 81-26, S. 1; P.A. 07-167, S. 34; P.A. 19-53, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 07-167 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), inserting Subsec. (b) exception clause therein, and added Subsec. (b) re negligent operation of commercial motor vehicle, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 19-53 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing maximum fine from $1,000 to $3,500 and increasing maximum term of imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years, and made conforming changes.

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

Cited. 202 C. 629; 222 C. 444; 226 C. 191.

Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle is a lesser included offense of misconduct with a motor vehicle (Sec. 53a-57). 9 CA 686. Cited. 11 CA 122; Id., 473; 22 CA 108; 27 CA 225; 28 CA 283; 38 CA 322.

Since motor vehicle violations are specifically excluded from definition of an offense, and, therefore, from definition of a crime, negligent homicide with a motor vehicle is not a crime to which youthful offender status may be applied. 49 CS 170.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 39 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2025 · leading case: McCoy v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 12 A.3d 948 (Conn. 2011).
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McCoy v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 12 A.3d 948 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 32× “In Kluttz , the Appellate Court considered the question of "whether negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, as defined in General Statutes § 14-222a, is a lesser included offense of misconduct with a motor vehicle, as defined in General Statutes § 53a-57.”
State v. Kluttz, 521 A.2d 178 (Conn. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 42× “The principal issues of these appeals are (1) whether negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, as defined in General Statutes § 14-222a, 1 is a lesser included offense of misconduct with a motor vehicle, as defined in General Statutes § 53a-57, 2 and (2) *688 whether a defendant…”
Bunkley v. Comm'r of Corr., 610 A.2d 598 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 3× “At his trial in May, 1984, the petitioner conceded that he was guilty of failure to stop when signalled and of the lesser included offenses of misconduct with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-57, or negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in violation of…”
State v. Scribner, 805 A.2d 812 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 7× “Scribner, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 14-222a. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly refused to instruct the jury that contributory…”
State v. Carter, 781 A.2d 376 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 5× “The state charged the defendant with misconduct with a motor vehicle under § 53a-57 (a) and with the lesser included offense of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 14-222a. That statute provides: “Any person who, in consequence of the…”
State v. McKenna, 525 A.2d 1374 (Conn. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 4× “We find, therefore, that the court’s instruction on the term “intoxication,” despite its similarity to instructions that have been labeled as instructions on “under the influence,” was substantially similar in meaning to the definition of “intoxication” approved by our Supreme…”
State v. Browne, 854 A.2d 13 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “” 14 The legislature also included in title 14, motor vehicles, General Statutes § 14-222a, negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.”
State v. Kuncik, 61 A.3d 561 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 5× “The judgment file has a scrivener’s error and lists General Statutes § 14-222a (a) (1) as the operative section for reckless driving.”
State v. Kristy, 528 A.2d 390 (Conn. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 4× “” At the state’s request, the trial court charged the jury as to the lesser offense of misconduct with a motor vehicle, and at the defendant’s request also instructed as to negligent homicide in violation of General Statutes § 14-222a.”
State v. Guckian, 627 A.2d 407 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 2× “2d 178 (1987), the Appellate Court held that although a violation of General Statutes § 14-222a, negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, was a motor vehicle violation rather *199 than a crime, it could be considered a crime for purposes of the lesser included offense doctrine.”
State v. Pickles, 610 A.2d 716 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992). · cites it 4× “The jury convicted the defendant of the lesser included offense of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 14-222a. 1 After the jury verdict was received, the trial court found the defendant guilty of the second count, which charged *285 her…”
State v. Guckian, 605 A.2d 874 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992). · cites it 2× “We held that negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 14-222a is not an “offense” or a “crime” within the meaning of General Statutes § 53a-24 (a), but that it is an offense for purposes of our lesser included offense doctrine.”
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Cornella (mary Lou) Vs. Churchill Co. (state), 2016 NV 58 (Nev. 2016).
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