-Driving his sport utility vehicle negligently, Bart crashes into a streetlight.
-The streetlight falls, smashing through the roof of a house, killing Chris.
-But for Bart's negligence, Chris would not have died.
-Regarding the death, the crash is the
a. cause in fact.
b. superseding cause.

The answer is A, the cause in fact. The actual crash is what caused the street light to fall. Therefore, the crash is the cause in fact. The street light falling and smashing through the house is the superseding cause. It is the event that happened to kill Chris because the car crashed into the streetlight.