reckless driving
noun
: the act of driving a car in a dangerous manner
She has gotten two tickets for reckless driving.
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Checklick was charged with reckless driving and was later released on a $4,000 bond.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2012, he was convicted of reckless driving, unsafe operation, and speeding in Maryland.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Brett Carlin, 27, was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of reckless driving and two counts of unlawful flight from a law enforcement vehicle, according to the indictment obtained by PEOPLE.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Democratic Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones was convicted of reckless driving in 2022.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2012, he was convicted of reckless driving, unsafe operation, and speeding in Maryland.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Brett Carlin, 27, was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of reckless driving and two counts of unlawful flight from a law enforcement vehicle, according to the indictment obtained by PEOPLE.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Democratic Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones was convicted of reckless driving in 2022.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Reckless driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckless%20driving. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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