The Kentucky wrongful death statute defines wrongful death as “the death of a person [that] results from an injury inflicted by the negligence or wrongful act of another.” The death must have resulted from wrongful conduct such as:
Negligence (carelessness)
Gross negligence (extreme carelessness)
Recklessness (conscious disregard for the safety of others)
Intentional misconduct (a criminal assault, for example)