A 6970 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing the offense of aggravated reckless driving

This bill creates a new offense called "aggravated reckless driving" for incidents where reckless driving causes harm to a person or property. It upgrades this specific violation to a class A misdemeanor (a more serious offense than standard reckless driving), meaning it may require bail and carries harsher penalties. The law directly affects drivers whose reckless actions cause identifiable harm, distinguishing this from general reckless driving which is a lesser misdemeanor. The change clarifies that harm to a person or property elevates the charge under New York's vehicle and traffic law.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Mar 18, 2025
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Charles Lavine
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