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Feb 28, 2024 · Maggie’s Law, also known as the National Drowsy Driving Act, is a New Jersey law that imposes penalties on drivers who cause accidents while sleepy or tired. Specifically, any motorist who has gone without sleep for over 24 hours and caused a fatal accident can be charged with vehicular manslaughter, punishable by up to ten years in prison ...
Feb 27, 2003 · th. ): Maggie’s Law: National Drowsy Driving Act of 2003. To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentives to States for the development of traffic safety programs to reduce crashes related to driver fatigue and sleep deprivation. The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Aug 6, 2003 · "Maggie's Law" was named for 20-year-old Maggie McDonnell, a college student who died in 1997 when a vehicle driven by Michael Coleman swerved across three lanes and hit her car. Coleman told...
WASHINGTON TWP. — Nearly 17 years after Maggie McDonnell's death in a head-on collision, the fatigued-driving law that bears her name will be put to use once again. Maggie's Law was passed...
Drowsy Driving Law. AKA "Maggie’s Law," effective 2003. Statute deems driving “while knowingly fatigued as recklessness” and defines fatigued as “being without sleep for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours.” (New Jersey Legislature, 2002).
Feb 27, 2003 · Maggie's Law: National Drowsy Driving Act of 2003. Official Titles - House of Representatives. Official Title as Introduced. To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentives to States for the development of traffic safety programs to reduce crashes related to driver fatigue and sleep deprivation. Actions Overview (1) All Actions (3)
May 11, 2005 · The State of New Jersey passed legislation in 2003, called “Maggie’s Law,” which allows prosecutors to charge a motorist with vehicular homicide, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine, in the event of a deadly crash if there is evidence that the accident was caused by sleepiness.
