RECKLESS DRIVING DEFENSE IN VIRGINIA, MARYLAND & MASSACHUSETTS

Reckless driving or dangerous driving is a major moving traffic violation in Virginia, Maryland & Massachusetts.

Reckless driving in Virginia, Maryland & Massachusetts is a more serious offense than careless driving, improper driving, or driving without due care and attention and punishable by fines, imprisonment, and/or driver’s license suspension or revocation.

Reckless driving is a mental state in which the driver displays a wanton disregard for the rules of the road.

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THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE LAWS IN VA, MD & MA:

• § 18.2-51.5. Maiming, etc., of another resulting from operating a watercraft while intoxicated; penalty.

A. Any person who, as a result of operating a watercraft or motorboat in violation of subsection B of § 29.1-738 or a similar local ordinance in a manner so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show reckless disregard for human life, unintentionally causes the serious bodily injury of another person resulting in permanent and significant physical impairment is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The court shall order any person convicted under this section not to operate a watercraft or motorboat that is underway upon the waters of the Commonwealth. After two years have passed from the date of the conviction, the convicted person may petition the court that entered the conviction for the right to operate a watercraft or motorboat upon the waters of the Commonwealth. Upon consideration of such petition, the court may restore the right to operate a watercraft or motorboat subject to such terms and conditions as the court deems appropriate, including the successful completion of a water safety alcohol rehabilitation program described in § 29.1-738.5.

• § 21-901.1. Reckless and negligent driving.

(a)  Reckless driving.- A person is guilty of reckless driving if he drives a motor vehicle:

(1) In wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property; or

(2) In a manner that indicates a wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property.

(b)  Negligent driving.- A person is guilty of negligent driving if he drives a motor vehicle in a careless or imprudent manner that endangers any property or the life or person of any individual.

• ALM GL ch. 90, § 16 Offensive or Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicle Prohibited.

No person shall operate a motor vehicle, nor shall any owner of such vehicle permit it to be operated, in or over any way, public or private, whether laid out under authority of law or otherwise, which motor vehicles are prohibited from using, provided notice of such prohibition is conspicuously posted at the entrance to such way. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, nor shall any owner of such vehicle permit it to be operated upon any way, except fire department and fire patrol apparatus, unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler to prevent excessive or unnecessary noise, which muffler is in good working order and in constant operation, and complies with such minimum standards for construction and performance as the registrar may prescribe.

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