Oregon Code § 811.060·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Vehicular assault; penalty.
(1) For the purposes of this section, recklessly has the meaning given that
term in ORS 161.085.
(2) A person
commits the offense of vehicular assault if:
(a) The person
recklessly operates a vehicle upon a highway in a manner that results in
contact between the persons vehicle and:
(A) A bicycle
operated by a person;
(B) A person
operating a bicycle;
(C) A motorcycle
operated by a person;
(D) A person
operating a motorcycle;
(E) A passenger
on a motorcycle; or
(F) A pedestrian;
and
(b) The contact
causes physical injury to the person operating a bicycle, the person operating
a motorcycle, the passenger on a motorcycle or the pedestrian.
(3) The offense
described in this section, vehicular assault, is a Class A misdemeanor. [2001
c.635 §5; 2017 c.388 §1]