1.2relating to crimes; providing that careless driving resulting in death is a gross 1.3misdemeanor;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.13, by adding a 1.4subdivision. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.13, is amended by adding a 1.7subdivision to read: 1.8Subd. 2a.Careless driving resulting in death.(a) A person who drives, operates, 1.9or halts a vehicle, anywhere in this state, carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights 1.10of others or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, 1.11including any driver or passenger of a vehicle or other person, that results in the death of a 1.12person, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 1.13(b) Nothing in this subdivision or section 609.035 limits the power of the state to 1.14punish a person for conduct that constitutes a crime under any other law of this state. 1.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to 1.16violations committed on or after that date.