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Jun 9, 2014 · Maggie's Law was passed by the state legislature in 2003 to charge drivers who killed someone after not sleeping for more than 24 hours with vehicular homicide.
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 ...
Aug 6, 2003 · The bill signed by Gov. James E. McGreevey allows prosecutors to charge a sleep-deprived driver with vehicular homicide, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Maggie was driving to work when she was killed in a head-on collision. Her death led to Maggie's Law in New Jersey, the first state to recognize drowsy driving as illegal.
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).
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).
Under Maggie’s Law or N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5, sleep-deprived drivers and drivers who knowingly operate a motor vehicle while fatigued and cause a fatal accident is considered reckless drivers and can be charged with vehicular homicide.
