Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-60d

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 53a-60d - Assault in the second degree with a motor vehicle: Class D felony

(a) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree with a motor vehicle when, while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, he causes serious physical injury to another person as a consequence of the effect of such liquor or drug.

(b) Assault in the second degree with a motor vehicle is a class D felony and the court shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege of any person found guilty under this section for one year. The court shall also order such person not to operate any motor vehicle that is not equipped with an approved ignition interlock device, as defined in section 14-227j, for a period of two years after such person's operator's license or nonresident operating privilege is restored by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-60d

(P.A. 82-403, S. 2; P.A. 83-534, S. 9; P.A. 85-147, S. 2; P.A. 08-150, S. 60.)

Cited. 219 Conn. 752; 222 C. 672; 224 C. 730; 226 Conn. 191; 230 C. 572. Nothing said in General Assembly proceeding concerning an amendment to section to remedy an unrelated aspect changed the rule of law; judgment of Appellate Court in 33 CA 232 reversed. 232 C. 1. Cited. 5 Conn.App. 590; 9 Conn.App. 686; 16 CA 472; 21 Conn.App. 138; 22 CA 142; 23 Conn.App. 215; Id., 720; 25 CA 282; 26 CA 805; 32 Conn.App. 553; 33 Conn.App. 232; judgment reversed, see 232 Conn. 1; 34 Conn.App. 557; Id., 655; 36 Conn.App. 710; 38 CA 282; 40 Conn.App. 359. Nothing in Sec. 14-227a prohibits evidence of consciousness of guilt based on defendant's refusal to take a breath test being considered in a prosecution under this section. 63 CA 433.

See Sec. 14-111g re motor vehicle operator's retraining program. See Sec. 14-227o re discount for ignition interlock device services.