title: True vehicular homicide.
abstract: True vehicular homicides are defined as those occurrences in which a motor vehicle is used as a weapon in the taking of a life. While local customs may vary in classifying vehicular-related deaths, this author is not considering the "hit-and-run" type case or the negligent manslaughter type, which are best left in the accidental manners of death. Rather, a study of homicide by motor vehicle is presented using nine cases of vehicular homicide that occurred over a 5-year period in Metropolitan Dade County. The essence of such cases and how the forensic scientist should approach them are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged