SB 147 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death

This bill amends West Virginia law to establish reckless driving resulting in death as a felony offense, rather than a misdemeanor. It directly affects drivers who cause fatal accidents through willful or wanton disregard for safety on roads, parking areas, or other specified public spaces. Conviction carries a prison sentence of 1 to 10 years, or a fine of $5,000 to $10,000, or both. The bill updates existing traffic code provisions (§17C-5-3) to create this felony classification while making technical corrections to the law.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025
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Feb 12, 2025
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Feb 12, 2025
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