New York A06970 amends the vehicle and traffic law to establish the offense of aggravated reckless driving, which involves harm to an identifiable.

New York A06970 amends the vehicle and traffic law by establishing the offense of aggravated reckless driving. This offense involves reckless driving that results in harm to an identifiable person or property and is classified as a class A misdemeanor. The bill also makes this offense bail-eligible. Reckless driving is defined as operating a vehicle in a manner that unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public highway or any parking lot, or unreasonably endangers users of the public highway or any parking lot. The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

New York A06970 amends the vehicle and traffic law to establish the offense of aggravated reckless driving, which involves harm to an identifiable.

New York A06970 amends the vehicle and traffic law by establishing the offense of aggravated reckless driving. This offense involves reckless driving that results in harm to an identifiable person or property and is classified as a class A misdemeanor. The bill also makes this offense bail-eligible. Reckless driving is defined as operating a vehicle in a manner that unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public highway or any parking lot, or unreasonably endangers users of the public highway or any parking lot. The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.