This bill amends the existing law regarding homicide and great bodily harm caused by vehicle operation. It raises the classification of homicide by vehicle while committing reckless driving from a third degree felony to a second degree felony. Additionally, it establishes that a person who commits homicide by vehicle or causes great bodily harm by vehicle while engaging in careless driving will be guilty of a fourth degree felony.
The bill also clarifies the penalties associated with various offenses related to vehicle operation under the influence of intoxicating substances. Specifically, it maintains that homicide by vehicle while under the influence remains a second degree felony, while great bodily harm by vehicle under similar circumstances is classified as a third degree felony. Furthermore, it introduces a new provision that categorizes homicide by vehicle or great bodily harm by vehicle while violating specific traffic laws as a fourth degree felony.
Statutes affected: TP substitute: 66-8-101