Irrespective of the maximum speeds permitted by law, any person who drives a vehicle on any highway recklessly or at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person shall be guilty of reckless driving.
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-852
Reckless driving; general rule
Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case United States v. Terry (1998)
Most recently applied in Jose Canales Granados v. Merrick Garland (November 2021)
Code 1950, § 46-208; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-189; 1983, c. 380; 1989, c. 727.
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