Operación vehicular criminal que causa daño corporal grave

Explicación Simple

Si manejas de manera peligrosa o bajo la influencia de sustancias y lastimas a alguien, puedes ir a prisión o pagar una multa. Esto es para que todos manejen con cuidado y responsabilidad.

Es como cuando estás cocinando y decides usar un cuchillo sin prestar atención; si te cortas, es porque no tuviste cuidado. Manejar un vehículo requiere la misma atención.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos va manejando después de haber tomado unas cervezas. No se da cuenta y atropella a una persona en la acera, causándole lesiones graves. Carlos podría enfrentar hasta cinco años de prisión o una multa de hasta $10,000.

Penalidades

Hasta cinco años de prisión o una multa de hasta $10,000, o ambos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

A person is guilty of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person causes great bodily harm to another not constituting attempted murder or assault as a result of operating a motor vehicle: (1) in a grossly negligent manner; (2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of: (i) alcohol; (ii) a controlled substance; (iii) cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, artificially derived cannabinoids, or tetrahydrocannabinols; or (iv) any combination of those elements; (3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more; (4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving; (5) in a negligent manner while under the influence of an intoxicating substance and the person knows or has reason to know that the substance has the capacity to cause impairment; (6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II, or its metabolite, other than cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, artificially derived cannabinoids, or tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; (7) where the driver who causes the accident leaves the scene of the accident in violation of section169.09, subdivision 1or 6; or