C.R.S. § 42-4-1402: Careless driving - penalty.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic
- Part 14 - OTHER OFFENSES
(1) A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or low-power scooter in a careless and imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and use of the streets and highways and all other attendant circumstances, is guilty of careless driving. A person convicted of careless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter is not subject to section 42-2-127.
(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this section, a person who violates this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(b) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury to an individual, the person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(c) (I) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of serious bodily injury, as defined in section 18-1-901, or death to an individual, the person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(II) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of serious bodily injury, as defined in section 18-1-901, or death to more than one individual, each individual injured or killed is a separate violation of this section.
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