The Senate rejected, 20 – 21, a conference committee report for SB 171 which addresses penalties for motor vehicle accidents resulting in death. It would have made it a Class D felony to kill a law enforcement animal if you were driving while intoxicated. It also would have made resisting law enforcement while operating a vehicle a Class A Felony if it resulted in the death of a law enforcement officer while the officer was in the course of his or her official duties.
This conference committee report is a departure from the bill as it left the House in that it removes the increased penalties for failing to stop after a traffic accident in which a person was injured or died.
SB 170.