Careless and Reckless Driving
Utah Code 41-6a-528 — reckless includes 105 miles per hour, or three violations inside three miles
A driver commits careless driving by committing two or more moving violations in one continuous stretch of driving covering three miles or less, or by committing a moving violation, other than a speeding violation, while distracted by something in the vehicle that has nothing to do with driving it.
Who handles this in Utah: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Utah directory.
- The section names searching for an item in the vehicle, and attending to personal hygiene or grooming.
- Careless driving is an infraction, and a judge may order the license revoked where it causes the death of another person.
Reckless driving is operating a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, and it is a class B misdemeanor.
- Willful or wanton disregard includes traveling on a highway at 105 miles per hour or greater.
- It also includes committing three or more traffic violations in one continuous stretch of driving covering three miles or less.
Sources for this section (2)
- Utah Code 41-6a-1715 — Careless driving defined and prohibited
- Utah Code 41-6a-528 — Reckless driving -- Penalty
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Utah attorney.