New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)

N.Y. Penal Law § 120.04: Vehicular assault in the first degree

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Vehicular assault in the first degree is a more serious form of vehicular assault, committed under aggravating circumstances such as high blood alcohol, suspended license, prior DWI conviction, serious injury to multiple people, or prior vehicle-related criminal conviction.

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