120.04-A - Aggravated vehicular assault.

§ 120.04-a Aggravated vehicular assault.    A  person  is  guilty  of  aggravated vehicular assault when he or she  engages in reckless driving as defined by section twelve hundred  twelve  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  and commits the crime of vehicular  assault in the second degree  as  defined  in  section  120.03  of  this  article, and either:    (1)  commits  such  crimes  while operating a motor vehicle while such  person has .18 of one per centum or more by weight of  alcohol  in  such  person's  blood  as  shown  by chemical analysis of such person's blood,  breath, urine or saliva made  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section  eleven hundred ninety-four of the vehicle and traffic law;    (2)  commits  such crimes while knowing or having reason to know that:  (a) his or her license or his or her  privilege  of  operating  a  motor  vehicle  in another state or his or her privilege of obtaining a license  to operate a motor vehicle in another state is suspended or revoked  and  such  suspension  or revocation is based upon a conviction in such other  state for an offense which would, if committed in this state, constitute  a  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  section  eleven  hundred  ninety-two  of the vehicle and traffic law; or (b) his or her license or  his or her privilege of operating a motor vehicle in this state  or  his  or  her  privilege  of obtaining a license issued by the commissioner of  motor vehicles is suspended or revoked and such suspension or revocation  is based upon either a refusal to submit to a chemical test pursuant  to  section  eleven  hundred  ninety-four  of the vehicle and traffic law or  following a conviction for a violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  section eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law;    (3)  has  previously been convicted of violating any of the provisions  of section eleven hundred ninety-two of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law  within  the preceding ten years, provided that, for the purposes of this  subdivision, a conviction in any other  state  or  jurisdiction  for  an  offense  which, if committed in this state, would constitute a violation  of section eleven hundred ninety-two of the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  shall be treated as a violation of such law;    (4) causes serious physical injury to more than one other person;    (5)  has  previously been convicted of violating any provision of this  article or article one hundred twenty-five of this title  involving  the  operation  of  a  motor  vehicle, or was convicted in any other state or  jurisdiction of an offense involving the operation of  a  motor  vehicle  which,  if committed in this state, would constitute a violation of this  article or article one hundred twenty-five of this title; or    (6) commits such crime while operating a motor vehicle while  a  child  who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such motor vehicle  and causes serious physical injury to such child.    If  it  is  established  that  the person operating such motor vehicle  caused  such  serious  physical  injury  or  injuries  while  unlawfully  intoxicated  or  impaired  by  the  use  of alcohol or a drug, or by the  combined influence of drugs or of alcohol and any drug  or  drugs,  then  there  shall  be  a  rebuttable  presumption  that,  as a result of such  intoxication or impairment by the use of alcohol or a drug,  or  by  the  combined  influence  of  drugs or of alcohol and any drug or drugs, such  person operated the motor vehicle in a manner that caused  such  serious  physical  injury  or  injuries,  as required by this section and section  120.03 of this article.    Aggravated vehicular assault is a class C felony.