People v. Rideout Court of Appeals of Michigan, 2006 272 Mich. App. 602, 727 N.W.2d 630 Facts: - Defendant was drunk driving a friend home. He got into an accident with someone on the road, his passenger, Mr. Keiser, and the Defendant got out of the car to check on the other person. When they saw he was fine, they went back to their car. Mr. Keiser was standing by the car as the Defendant looked to put the flashers on. Mr. Keiser was hit by a car. - Procedural History: o Defendant was convicted in a jury trial of OWI and thereby causing death, he appeals. - Defendants Argument: o The Defendant believes that the trail court improperly instructed the jury on causation, and there was insufficient evidence of causation to establish the defendant’s guilt. Issue: - Is there causation on the part of the Defendant? Holding: - The court reversed the lower court and found in favor of the Defendant. Rule: - A superseding intervening cause does not need to be the only cause, court used the apparent- safety doctrine. Court’s Reasoning: - Mr. Keiser was in apparent safety after the accident. The cause of his death was not due to the defendant’s accident. The car would have hit him if the defendant had gotten into the accident drunk or not. There is no but for in the case to blame to defendant for the loss of Mr. Keiser.