Section 125.14. Aggravated vehicular homicide  


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  • A  person  is  guilty  of aggravated vehicular homicide 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
      manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12  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 the death of more than one other person;
        (5)  causes the death of one person and the serious physical injury of
      at least one other person; or
        (6) has previously been convicted of violating any provision  of  this
      article  or  article  one  hundred  twenty  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 of this title.
        If  it  is  established  that  the person operating such motor vehicle
      caused such death or deaths 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 death or deaths, as required by this section
      and section 125.12 of this article.
        Aggravated vehicular homicide is a class B felony.