S 7404 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing the offense of aggravated reckless driving

This bill creates a new offense called "aggravated reckless driving" for cases where reckless driving causes actual harm to a person or property. It defines this as a more serious class A misdemeanor (compared to standard reckless driving, which is a lower-level misdemeanor) and specifies that defendants charged with this offense may be released on bail. The law applies to drivers who endanger others or damage property while operating a vehicle, including in private parking lots used for business access (with four+ spaces), but excludes single-family residential driveways. This changes the legal consequences for drivers whose actions directly cause injury or property damage.
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Introduced Apr 15, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Monica Martinez
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