Manslaughter Defendant Says, 'I Wish I Would Have Died That Night'

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Daniel Moss, 60, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and roadside negligence resulting in a fatality before the Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Feb. 6.

On March 25, 2023, Moss, who was under the influence of cocaine, was involved in an armed robbery. He fled the scene, instigating a ten minute police chase that culminated in his car’s hitting a tree. The impact killed his partner, 74-year-old Linda Moss, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

The defendant faces ten years for vehicular manslaughter and three years of unsupervised probation for roadside negligence.

“People have been hurting,” Daniel Moss told the court. “I don’t want to drag it out anymore. This is what I’m supposed to do, this is what I want to do.”

Daniel Moss is currently undergoing treatment for seizures and dementia.

“At this point of my life, I don’t have long to live,” he said to the court. “I imagine I will die in prison. I wish I would have died in that car that night.”
Moss’s daughter pleaded with Judge Doory to impose the maximum sentence.

“He has abused the system…I pray he never gets the chance to do this to another woman” she said

She recently discovered that the marriage between Moss and her mother wasn’t legal.

“He lied to her. She died thinking she was married, when he is still married to someone else,“ she said. “Her death took away the hope to make memories. I am glad my mother is out of his clutches.”

The victim’s daughter has filed for a no contact order against Moss.

Manslaughter Defendant Says, ‘I Wish I Would Have Died That Night’