Bill > S07404

This bill amends the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law to establish a new offense called "aggravated reckless driving," which is defined as reckless driving that causes harm to an identifiable person or property. Currently, reckless driving is a misdemeanor that involves driving a motor vehicle in a way that unreasonably interferes with the public highway or parking lot or endangers users of those spaces. The new provision elevates the offense to a class A misdemeanor when it involves specific harm, which likely carries more serious legal consequences. The bill maintains the existing definition of reckless driving while adding the new category of aggravated reckless driving, and it specifies that the term "parking lot" refers to areas on private property with the capacity to park four or more vehicles, excluding one or two-family residential properties. The legislation is designed to provide a more severe legal response to reckless driving that results in tangible damage or injury, and it will take effect immediately upon enactment.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7404