Illinois Code § 12-5.02
Illinois Code § 12-5.02. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 12-5.02.
Vehicular endangerment. (a) A person commits vehicular endangerment when he or she strikes a motor vehicle by causing an object to fall from an overpass or other elevated location in the direction of a moving motor vehicle with the intent to strike a motor vehicle while it is traveling upon a highway in this State. (b) Sentence. Vehicular endangerment is a Class 2 felony, unless death results, in which case vehicular endangerment is a Class 1 felony. (c) Definitions. For purposes of this Section: "Elevated location" means a bridge, overpass, highway ramp, building, artificial structure, hill, mound, or natural elevation above or adjacent to and above a highway. "Object" means any object or substance that by its size, weight, or consistency is likely to cause great bodily harm to any occupant of a motor vehicle. "Overpass" means any structure that passes over a highway. "Motor vehicle" and "highway" have the meanings as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code. (Source: P.A. 99-656, eff. 1-1-17.)
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 12-5.02
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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