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Driving Down the Street You Stupidly Run a Red Light

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Driving down the street you stupidly run a red light and hit a car legally going through a green light. You knock that car into a parked car, which knocks a loaded gun out of the parked car that falls on the street and fires a bullet that hits a person walking on the sidewalk. That person sues you in tort for damages. They will probably:


A) win because you were negligent and caused their injury
B) win because strict liability would apply to your actions
C) win because carrying a loaded gun is dangerous
D) lose because there is no proximate cause
E) lose because traffic violations may not be the basis for tort actions

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