Does a defendant have to pay for the funeral expenses of a motorcyclist who was involved in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cowart, 190 Cal.Rptr.3d 278, 238 Cal.App.4th 945 (Cal. App. 2015):
People v. Rubics (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 452, 38 Cal.Rptr.3d 886 (Rubics ) examined the elements of Vehicle Code section 20001 to determine whether funeral expenses for a car accident victim were incurred as a result of a Vehicle Code section 20001 violation. (Id. at p. 457, 38 Cal.Rptr.3d 886, italics omitted.) The trial court ordered that the defendant pay for the funeral expenses after he pleaded guilty to a
[238 Cal.App.4th 954]
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