Intoxication Manslaughter is committed when a person, while intoxicated, causes the death of another by accident or mistake while operating which of the following?

• A. Operating a motor vehicle in a public place
• B. Operating an aircraft
• C. Operating a watercraft
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

Intoxication manslaughter applies when a person is intoxicated and, by operating a vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft in a public place, causes the death of another by accident or mistake. Each of the listed modes—motor vehicle, aircraft, and watercraft—fits this rule, so all of them can give rise to intoxication manslaughter. The law also covers other means of transportation like amusement rides, which is why the broad option “all of the above” is correct. The key is that the death results from the operation while intoxicated and is accidental or due to a mistake, not intentional harm.