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| Public Act 095-0884 |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 11-907 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-907) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-907)
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Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on | ||||
approach of authorized
emergency
vehicles.
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(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency | ||||
vehicle
making use of audible and visual signals meeting the | ||||
requirements of this
Code or a police vehicle properly and | ||||
lawfully making use of an audible
or visual signal,
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(1) the driver of every other vehicle
shall yield the | ||||
right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position
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parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand | ||||
edge or curb of
the highway clear of any intersection and | ||||
shall, if necessary to permit
the safe passage of the | ||||
emergency vehicle, stop and remain
in such position until | ||||
the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless
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otherwise directed by a police officer and
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(2) the operator of every streetcar shall
immediately | ||||
stop such
car clear of any intersection and keep it in such | ||||
position until the
authorized emergency vehicle has | ||||
passed, unless otherwise
directed by
a police officer.
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(b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver of | ||
an
authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due | ||
regard for the
safety of all persons using the highway.
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(c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency | ||
vehicle, when the
authorized emergency vehicle is giving a | ||
signal by displaying alternately
flashing
red, red and white, | ||
blue, or red and blue lights or amber or yellow warning
lights, | ||
a
person who drives an approaching vehicle shall:
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(1) proceeding with due caution, yield the | ||
right-of-way by making a
lane change into a lane not | ||
adjacent to that of the authorized
emergency vehicle, if | ||
possible with due regard to safety and traffic
conditions, | ||
if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less
than | ||
2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching
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vehicle; or
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(2) proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of | ||
the vehicle,
maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, | ||
if changing lanes
would be impossible or unsafe.
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As used in this subsection (c), "authorized emergency | ||
vehicle"
includes any vehicle authorized by law to be equipped | ||
with oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights under Section | ||
12-215 of this Code, while the owner
or operator of the vehicle | ||
is engaged in his or her official duties.
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(d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this Section | ||
commits a business
offense punishable by a fine of not less | ||
than $100 or more than $10,000. It is a factor in
aggravation | ||
if the person committed the offense while in violation of | ||
Section
11-501 of this Code. Imposition of the penalties | ||
authorized by this subsection (d) for a violation of subsection | ||
(c) of this Section that results in the death of
another person | ||
does not preclude imposition of appropriate additional civil or | ||
criminal penalties.
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(e) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | ||
results in damage to
the
property of another person, in | ||
addition to any other penalty imposed,
the person's driving | ||
privileges shall be suspended for a fixed
period of not less | ||
than 90 days and not more than one year.
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(f) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | ||
results in injury to
another
person, in addition to any other | ||
penalty imposed,
the person's driving privileges shall be | ||
suspended for a fixed period of not
less
than 180
days and not | ||
more than 2 years.
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(g) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | ||
results in the death of
another person, in addition to any | ||
other penalty imposed,
the person's driving privileges shall be | ||
suspended for 2 years.
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(h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record | ||
of a judgment
entered against a person under subsection (c) of | ||
this Section:
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(1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the | ||
mandatory period; or
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(2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the | ||
appropriate
mandatory period.
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(Source: P.A. 92-283, eff. 1-1-02; 92-872, eff. 6-1-03; 93-173, | ||
eff. 7-11-03; 93-705, eff. 7-9-04.)
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Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by | ||
changing Section 9-3 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 9-3)
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(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-467, 95-551, | ||
and 95-587) | ||
Sec. 9-3. Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide.
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(a) A person who unintentionally kills an individual | ||
without lawful
justification commits involuntary manslaughter | ||
if his acts whether lawful
or unlawful which cause the death | ||
are such as are likely to cause death or
great bodily harm to | ||
some individual, and he performs them recklessly,
except in | ||
cases in which the cause of the death consists of the driving | ||
of
a motor vehicle or operating a snowmobile, all-terrain | ||
vehicle, or watercraft,
in which case the person commits | ||
reckless homicide. A person commits reckless homicide if he or | ||
she unintentionally kills an individual while driving a vehicle | ||
and using an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, | ||
bridge
approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become | ||
airborne.
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(b) (Blank).
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(c) (Blank).
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(d) Sentence.
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(1) Involuntary manslaughter is a Class 3 felony.
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(2) Reckless homicide is a Class 3 felony.
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(e) (Blank).
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(e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), in cases | ||
involving reckless homicide in which the offense is committed | ||
upon a public thoroughfare where children pass going to and | ||
from school when a school crossing guard is performing official | ||
duties, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a
person, if | ||
sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a | ||
term of
not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years. | ||
(e-3) In cases involving reckless homicide in which (i) the | ||
offense is committed upon a public thoroughfare where children | ||
pass going to and from school when a school crossing guard is | ||
performing official duties and (ii) the defendant causes the | ||
deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of | ||
conduct, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a
person, | ||
if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a | ||
term of
not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years.
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(e-5) (Blank).
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(e-7) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e-8), in | ||
cases involving
reckless homicide in which the defendant: (1)
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was
driving in a construction or maintenance zone, as defined | ||
in Section 11-605.1
of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or (2) was | ||
operating a vehicle while failing or refusing to comply with | ||
any lawful order or direction of any authorized police officer | ||
or traffic control aide engaged in traffic control,
the penalty | ||
is a Class 2 felony, for which a
person, if sentenced to a term | ||
of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of
not less than | ||
3 years and not more than 14 years.
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(e-8) In cases involving reckless homicide in which the | ||
defendant caused the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a | ||
single course of conduct and: (1) was
driving in a construction | ||
or maintenance zone, as defined in Section 11-605.1
of the | ||
Illinois Vehicle Code, or (2) was operating a vehicle while | ||
failing or refusing to comply with any lawful order or | ||
direction of any authorized police officer or traffic control | ||
aide engaged in traffic control,
the penalty is a Class 2 | ||
felony, for which a
person, if sentenced to a term of | ||
imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of
not less than 6 | ||
years and not more than 28 years.
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(e-9) In cases involving reckless homicide in which the | ||
defendant drove a vehicle and used an incline in a roadway, | ||
such as a railroad crossing, bridge
approach, or hill, to cause | ||
the vehicle to become airborne, and caused the deaths of 2 or | ||
more persons as
part of a single course of conduct,
the penalty | ||
is a Class 2 felony.
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(e-10) In cases involving involuntary manslaughter or | ||
reckless homicide resulting in the death of a peace officer | ||
killed in the performance of his or her duties as a peace | ||
officer, the penalty is a Class 2 felony.
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(e-11)
(e-10) In cases involving reckless homicide in which | ||
the defendant unintentionally kills an individual while | ||
driving in a posted school zone, as defined in Section 11-605 | ||
of the Illinois Vehicle Code, while children are present or in | ||
a construction or maintenance zone, as defined in Section | ||
11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when construction or | ||
maintenance workers are present the trier of fact may infer | ||
that the defendant's actions were performed recklessly where he | ||
or she was also either driving at a speed of more than 20 miles | ||
per hour in excess of the posted speed limit or violating | ||
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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(e-12) In cases involving reckless homicide in which the | ||
defendant unintentionally kills an individual, the trier of | ||
fact may infer that the defendant's actions were performed | ||
recklessly where he or she was also violating subsection (c) of | ||
Section 11-907 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The penalty for a | ||
reckless homicide in which the driver also violated subsection | ||
(c) of Section 11-907 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is a Class 2 | ||
felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of | ||
imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 | ||
years and not more than 14 years. | ||
(f) In cases involving involuntary manslaughter in which | ||
the victim was a
family or household member as defined in | ||
paragraph (3) of Section 112A-3 of the
Code of
Criminal | ||
Procedure of 1963, the penalty shall be a Class 2 felony, for | ||
which a
person if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be | ||
sentenced to a term of
not less than 3 years and not more than | ||
14 years.
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(Source: P.A. 95-467, eff. 6-1-08; 95-551, eff. 6-1-08; 95-587, | ||
eff. 6-1-08; 95-591, eff. 9-10-07; revised 10-30-07.)
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