HRS §291-12
Careless driving causing a crash
This law punishes anyone who drives carelessly and causes a crash, injury, or damage. The penalty is a fine, jail time, or both, and possibly an extra fee. The fee goes to a special fund for trauma care.
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The statute, as written — Inattention to driving
Whoever operates any vehicle negligently as to cause a collision with, or injury or damage to, as the case may be, any person, vehicle or other property shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, and may be subject to a surcharge of up to $100, which shall be deposited into the trauma system special fund.
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