HB 3648

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person involved as a driver in a fatal accident or an accident involving severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, or injuries that required the injured party to be carried from the scene (rather than any person arrested after being involved as a driver in a fatal accident or an accident involving personal injury) is deemed to have consented to undergo chemical testing for alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds. Provides that unlawful operation of a vehicle that is 25 or 40 miles per hour in excess of the applicable speed limit, depending on the type of highway involved, is prima facie evidence of reckless driving. Provides that a person previously convicted of a misdemeanor or felony under the Illinois Vehicle Code or reckless homicide under the Criminal Code of 1961 is not eligible for probation or conditional discharge if convicted of reckless homicide or a misdemeanor or felony under the Vehicle Code committed within one year of the date of the previous conviction.