A Maryland Senate panel has rejected a proposal to criminalize fatally aggressive driving.

The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted March 10 to table the measure, effectively killing it.

The bill sought to charge drivers who kill someone while committing three of seven specific aggressive driving maneuvers – including running a red light, improperly changing lanes, tailgating or speeding – with a misdemeanor.

Under current state law, fatally aggressive drivers could face a traffic citation, or be charged with manslaughter, which requires a prosecutor prove the driver acted with gross negligence, the Capital News Service reported. The gross negligence designation is considered “all but impossible” to prove.

The bill, SB218, by Sen. Sharon Grosfeld, D-Kensington, would impose a possible three-year sentence and up to a $5,000 fine. SB218 would also put points on a violating driver’s license for excessive speeding.

An identical bill – HB173 – was rejected by the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month.