Velazquez v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
561 So.2d 347 (1990)
Velazquez (defendant) and Alvarez agreed to drag race, setting the start line near a canal guardrail and a finish line a quarter-mile away; after both completed the agreed course, Alvarez independently turned his car around and raced back toward the start line, with Velazquez following closely behind. Neither could brake in time to avoid crashing through the guardrail; Alvarez's car went into the canal, killing him instantly, while Velazquez escaped to safety. Velazquez was convicted of vehicular homicide at trial.
Whether a defendant's conduct is the proximate cause of a prohibited result where the result is beyond the scope of the defendant's conduct or it would otherwise be unjust to impose criminal liability.