Senate Judiciary Committee hears bill to raise penalties for hit-and-run deaths At a first hearing on April 8, supporters of House Bill 239 urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to elevate criminally negligent homicide to a higher felony when a driver knowingly flees and fails to render aid, citing rising pedestrian fatalities and cases they said resulted in light sentences. Lawmakers pressed proponents on deterrence, statutory scope and prosecutorial practice.

A proposed bill in Alaska aims to escalate penalties for hit-and-run deaths, responding to a surge in pedestrian fatalities and families seeking justice for their loved ones.

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