Court: | Wisconsin Court of Appeals |
Facts: | Smash-up on Stoughton Road |
Posture: | Appeal based on sufficiency of evidence |
Issue: | Is this ordinary negligence or criminal negligence? |
Holding: | Affirmed |
Rule: | If there's ordinary negligence, and real risk of death is involved, and the person could have foreseen it, then it's criminal negligence |
Reasoning: | Admitting ordinary negligence doesn't exculpate you! Doi! |
Dicta: | This statute is close to strict liability, since regular driving speeds are risky |