Driving His Motorcycle Negligently, Joe Crashes into a Streetlight

Multiple Choice

Driving his motorcycle negligently, Joe crashes into a streetlight. The streetlight falls onto Kim, who is standing nearby, resulting in her death. But for Joe's negligence, Kim would not have died. Regarding the death, the crash is​

A) ​the cause in fact.
B) ​the intervening cause.
C) ​the proximate cause.
D) ​the superseding cause.