                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CARELESS DRIVING AND INFLICTION OF INJURY OR DEATH ON VULNERABLE ROAD USERS;
PENALTY (§ 46.2-816.1)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;vulnerable road user&#8221; 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 &#xA7; 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 &#xA7; 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
&#xA7; 46.2-852 for the same act.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 1259; 2022, cc. 506, 507.