Involuntary manslaughter.

If someone causes the death of another person recklessly, but not intentionally, they commit involuntary manslaughter. This includes acts that could cause death or serious harm to someone.

If the death was caused by driving a vehicle or operating a snowmobile, ATV, or watercraft recklessly, it is instead considered reckless homicide.

In Illinois, a person can be charged with reckless homicide if they unintentionally cause the death of another person while committing a reckless act that they know can cause death or great bodily harm to another.

A common situation in which a person can be charged with reckless homicide is when they are driving a vehicle and using an incline in the roadway — like a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill — to cause the vehicle to become airborne, resulting in a fatal accident.

Reckless homicide is a serious crime in Illinois that can result in imprisonment. It involves committing a reckless act that causes the death of another person without lawful justification, where the guilty party was aware of the risk it posed to others, but chose to ignore it.