Author: Rosenberg & Gluck, LLP
“Personal Injury is All We Do”
Suffolk County Car Accident Lawyer
The New York Senate passed a bill (S. 3452) on January 24, 2012 that addresses driving the wrong way and reckless driving, making these violations a felony. It awaits final approval from the Assembly.
The legislation proposes a new driving offense called aggravated reckless driving. As worded in the bill, violations that comprise aggravated reckless driving include:
Drivers who drive the wrong way, against the flow of traffic, either knowingly or because they are intoxicated
Drivers who drive more than 30 miles an hour over the speed limit while intoxicated or impaired
Drivers who drive more than 30 miles an hour over the speed limit while racing, pursuing other vehicles, or excessively weaving in and out of traffic
The bill makes aggravated reckless driving a class E felony, punishable by a prison sentence of up to four years.
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