Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Can a Passenger Be Charged in a Fatal DWI Crash?

A Syracuse mother is facing criminally negligent homicide after prosecutors alleged that she knowingly placed her children in a vehicle with an impaired driver. Her three-year-old daughter was killed in the crash.

Greg Rinckey explains what prosecutors must prove to establish that the passenger knew the driver was intoxicated and disregarded the danger.

The charge is an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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