LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Nevada State Police is pushing a bill to make road rage a misdemeanor.
The bill would add fines and possible jail time for offenders. Drivers could also lose their license or even their vehicle.
Metro police say they have seen a rise in road rage. In just the last few weeks, there were at least two road rage shootings including one on the Las Vegas Strip that turned deadly.
SB37 reads: “Under this bill, a person engages in road rage if the person is the driver or occupant of a vehicle and, in response to an incident that occurs or escalates on a highway or premises to which the public has access, he or she: (1) commits an assault against the driver or occupant of another vehicle; or (2) knowingly operates a vehicle in a manner intended to intimidate, harass, frighten, alarm or distress the driver or occupant of another vehicle. Finally, this bill provides that a person who engages in road rage is guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and a gross misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense, with graduated penalties that may include: (1) a fine; (2) imprisonment for up to 364 days in the county jail; (3) suspension of the driver’s license of the person; (4) the requirement to perform community service; and (5) impoundment of the vehicle used by the person for a specified period of time.”
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