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Stoddard County man charged with involuntary manslaughter after weekend crashWednesday, May 20, 2009BERNIE, Mo. -- One man is dead and another is charged with involuntary manslaughter following a two-vehicle accident Sunday on Route Z, seven miles east of Bernie. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ronald F. Carver, 41, of Bernie was westbound at 5:30 p.m. Sunday on a 1985 Honda motorcycle when he struck the rear of a westbound all terrain vehicle, which had slowed in the roadway to make a turn. Carver and a passenger, Dalton M. Norman, 7, were ejected from the vehicle. Carver was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:13 p.m. by Dr. Paul Salmon. The driver of the ATV, Michael D. Norman, 41, of Dexter was arrested at 6:31 p.m. Sunday on suspicion of felony involuntary manslaughter, felony second-degree assault and operating an ATV on the highway. Norman's son, Dalton, a passenger on the motorcycle, was taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Hospital with moderate injuries. According to troopers, Norman was found to be intoxicated. Norman was booked at Stoddard County Jail and remained in custody Tuesday morning under $150,000 cash-only bond, according to officials. Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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If the ATV slowed to make a turn and the motorcyle struck the ATV, then how is it the ATV's fault? I'm sorry for the death of Ronald Carver and Micheal Norman shouldn't have been drinking but I don't understand how Noman can be charged with anything other than possible DUI and operating an ATV on the highway.
Vehicular manslaughter is a kind of misdemeanor manslaughter, which holds people liable for any death which occurs because of criminal negligence, or a violation of traffic safety laws. A common use of the vehicular manslaughter laws involves prosecution for a death caused by driving under the influence.
(From Wikipedia)