Actually, it is a "homicide," but not necessarily a "murder." The two terms are not synonymous.
"Homicide" is the killing of one person by another. It would include accidental killings as well as justifiable and self-defense killings. "Murder" is the unlawful killing of one individual by another. In law, the term "murder" is usually even more restrictive.
Homicide is synonymous with murder. Period. There are various definitions thereof. Criminal homicide occurs when a person purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another. Murder and manslaughter are both examples of criminal homicide.
Thank you for trying to “correct” me, but this is the actual definition. I’ll agree with you on the second part of your statement, but the first is simply incorrect.
Criminal homicide is, as I stated above (and plagiarized from an online dictionary)”recklessly or negligently” killing another person.
This woman 1) HIT the victim with her car, 2) FLED the scene, 3) appeared to have realized she did something wrong.
In my book this is negligence, if not RECKLESS because all three things occurred.