Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.060 (2026)

Vehicular assault; penalty

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      811.060 Vehicular assault; penalty. (1) For the purposes of this section, “recklessly” has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.085.

      (2) A person commits the offense of vehicular assault if:

      (a) The person recklessly operates a vehicle upon a highway in a manner that results in contact between the person’s vehicle and:

      (A) A bicycle operated by a person;

      (B) A person operating a bicycle;

      (C) A motorcycle operated by a person;

      (D) A person operating a motorcycle;

      (E) A passenger on a motorcycle; or

      (F) A pedestrian; and

      (b) The contact causes physical injury to the person operating a bicycle, the person operating a motorcycle, the passenger on a motorcycle or the pedestrian.

      (3) The offense described in this section, vehicular assault, is a Class A misdemeanor. [2001 c.635 §5; 2017 c.388 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: State v. Malm, 401 P.3d 294 (Or. Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Malm, 401 P.3d 294 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “010, vehicular assault of a bicyclist or pedestrian, ORS 811.060, 1 and reckless driving, ORS 811.”
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