A reckless driving charge is better than having a DUI charge as reckless driving as long as you're not driving drunk can result in less fines, jail time etc.
However a reckless driving charge is still pretty serious and can result in fines, loss of license and even 30 days to 90 days and even a year in jail.
The meaning of reckless driving is driving and operating a motor vehicle with willful and wanton disregard for safety of persons or property and reckless driving is a major moving traffic violation that generally consists in driving a vehicle with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
Reckless driving is driving a vehicle with disregard to safety of others around you and it could result in damage to property or injury or death to other people or yourself.
Some examples of reckless driving are speeding too fast for the current conditions of the road, driving through private property and causing damage to the property or running into buildings, fences etc.
Other examples of reckless driving are excessive lane changing during rush hour traffic or on the highway and improper passing and use of the shoulder to pass and not using your turn signals and also neglecting to stop at a traffic light or stop sign.
Or tailgating someone and trying to force the other person off the road can be seen as reckless driving.
A reckless driving charge can be serious and result in fines, jail time or even prison time and loss or suspension of your drivers license.
In most cases a reckless driving charge is a misdemeanor criminal offense.
Reckless driving charges can result in fines of $50.00 to $1,000.00 and even 30 days to a year in jail.
In some places a reckless driving charge can be a felony especially if you have more of a criminal history or it's not your first charge of driving reckless.
In those cases prison time is likely and the fines go into the thousands and even a loss of drivers license.
You can sue someone for leaving the scene of an accident if they caused property damage or personal injury, death etc.
Failure to report an accident in most places is a misdemeanor.
The law requires you report any accident you're involved in that results in fatalities, property damage, person injury, injury to buildings, injury to automobiles etc.
Failure to report an accident can result in a misdemeanor or even felony charge and also suspension of your drivers license.
The consequences of leaving the scene of an accident include fines, jail time, loss of drivers license and sometimes even prison time.
The actual consequences of leaving the scene of an accident depends on the local laws and where it happened and what happened.
If you killed someone by driving recklessly and left the scene of the fatal car wreck then you could face prison time and even life in prison.
In some places leaving the scene of an accident is a felony and other times the leaving the scene of an accident is a misdemeanor depending on what happened.
If you damaged property or ran into a vehicle and nobody was around and you didn't report the accident then it's likely you get off with a fine and possibly 6 months of no drivers license.
Sometimes the leaving the scene of the accident may result in loss of drivers license for a year.