(1) A person is guilty of vehicular homicide when:
(a) He or she causes the death of another; and
(b) The death results from the person's operation of a motor vehicle, including but
not limited to boats and airplanes, under the influence of alcohol, a controlled
substance, or other substance which impairs driving ability as described in
KRS 189A.010.
(2) Vehicular homicide is a Class B felony.
Effective: March 27, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 3, effective March 27, 2023.
Legislative Research Commission Note (3/27/2023). 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 4,
provides that the Act, which created this statute and amended KRS 189A.103 and
189A.110, may be cited as Lily's Law.
Notes of Decisions
Tracie Jent v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025).
· cites it 7× “7 In addition to being instructed on murder, the jury was also given instructions on second-degree manslaughter, reckless homicide and, at the request of Jent’s counsel, vehicular homicide under KRS 507.060. The jury found Jent guilty of vehicular homicide and recommended she…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 507.060(1)(b) — 1 case
Tracie Jent v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025).
“7 In addition to being instructed on murder, the jury was also given instructions on second-degree manslaughter, reckless homicide and, at the request of Jent’s counsel, vehicular homicide under KRS 507.060. The jury found Jent guilty of vehicular homicide and recommended she…”
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