{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-816.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-816.1","heading":"Careless driving and infliction of injury or death on vulnerable road users; penalty","body":"A. As used in this section, \"vulnerable road user\" means a pedestrian; the operator of or passenger on a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, wheel chair or wheel chair conveyance, skateboard, roller skates, motorized skateboard or scooter, or animal-drawn vehicle or any attached device; or any person riding an animal.B. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to operate a motor vehicle in a careless or distracted manner such that the careless or distracted operation is the proximate cause of serious bodily injury as defined in § 18.2-51.4 to or the death of a vulnerable road user who is lawfully present on the highway at the time of injury or death.C. A prosecution or proceeding under § 46.2-852 is a bar to a prosecution or proceeding under this section for the same act, and a prosecution or proceeding under this section is a bar to a prosecution or proceeding under § 46.2-852 for the same act.2020, c. 1259; 2022, cc. 506, 507.","path":["Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles","Subtitle III. Operation","Chapter 8. Regulation of Traffic","Article 1. General and Miscellaneous"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-816.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"ea1f5ec92f8d37f5d14b612af0e078abb3e6a1e2ab2ee6bd027b8e00daa9c3f9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-816","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-817"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}