ID S1058

Creates new felony offense of "aggravated driving while reckless" when a person causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement while violating reckless driving laws, with penalties including up to 15 years imprisonment, up to $5,000 fine, mandatory 30-day jail sentence with 48 consecutive hours, and mandatory 1-5 year driver's license suspension.

Creates new felony offense of "aggravated driving while distracted" with similar circumstances, with penalties including up to 5 years imprisonment, up to $2,000 fine, mandatory 30-day jail sentence with 48 consecutive hours, and mandatory 1-5 year driver's license suspension.

Makes convictions for these new offenses admissible as evidence in civil damage actions and requires defendants to pay restitution to victims.

Amends vehicular manslaughter statute to include violations of the new aggravated driving offenses as qualifying conduct for manslaughter charges and makes such convictions admissible in civil actions.

Effective date is July 1, 2023.