reckless

Not recking; careless, heedless, inattentive; indifferent to consequences. According to circumstances it may mean desperately heedless, wanton or willful, or it may mean only careless, inattentive, or negligent.

For conduct to be "reckless" it must be such as to evince disregard of, or indifference to, consequences, under circumstances involving danger to life or safety to others, although no harm was intended. Duckers v. Lynch, 204 Kan. 649, 465 P.2d 945, 948.

See also recklessly

- recklessness

- wanton

@ reckless disregard of rights of others

As used in automobile guest law, means the voluntary doing by motorist of an improper or wrongful act, or with knowledge of existing conditions, the voluntary refraining from doing a proper or prudent act when such act or failure to act evinces an entire abandonment of any care, and heedless indifference to results which may follow and the reckless taking of chance of accident happening without intent that any occur. Boswell v. State, 250 Ind. 607, 238 N.E.2d 283, 286.

"Reckless disregard" so as to show actual malice in publication may be shown to exist where there exists sufficient evidence to permit conclusion that defendant in fact entertained serious doubts as to truth of his publication or where there are obvious reasons to doubt veracity of informant or accuracy of his reports. Pape v. Time, Inc., D.C.I1L, 294 F.Supp. 1087, 1088

@ reckless driving

Operation of motor vehicle manifesting reckless disregard of possible consequences and indifference to others' rights. To establish statutory offense of reckless driving requires proof that defendant in management of motor vehicle intentionally did something with knowledge that injury to another was probable or acted with wanton and reckless disregard for safety of others and in reckless disregard of consequences of acts. People v. Schumacher, 194 C.A.2d 335, 14 CaLRptr. 924, 926.

Within meaning of statutory prohibition is a conscious and intentional driving which driver knows, or should know, creates unreasonable risk of harm to others, even though he has no actual intent to harm. State v. Saulnier, 109 R.I. 115, 280 A.2d 85, 87

@ reckless endangerment

A statutory offense committed by creating a substantial risk of death or serious injury to another. State v. O'Neal, 23 Wash.App. 899, 600 P.2d 570

@ reckless homicide

A species of statutory homicide in some states characterized by a wilful and wanton disregard of consequences and resulting in death.

In some states, it may amount to manslaughter.

See homicide (vehicular homicide)

@ recklessly

A person acts recklessly with respect to a material element of an offense when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the material element exists or will result from his conduct. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that, considering the nature and purpose of the actor's conduct and the circumstances known to him, its disregard involves a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a law-abiding person would observe in the actor's situation. Model Penal Code, No. 2.02(c).

Person acts "recklessly" within meaning of requirement for commission of involuntary manslaughter when he consciously disregards substantial and unjustifiable risk that his acts are such as are likely to cause death or great bodily harm to some individual and where such disregard constitutes gross deviation from standard of care which reasonable person would exercise in fuch situation. People v. Griffith, 14 Ill.Dec. 393, 66 111. App.3d 747, 372 N.E.2d 404, 407.

See also reckless

@ reckless misconduct

A person is guilty of reckless misconduct when he intentionally does an act, or fails to do an act in violation of his duty, with knowledge of serious danger to others involved in it or of facts which would disclose such danger to a reasonable man. State v. Vertefeuille, 3 Conn.Cir. 508, 217 A.2d 725, 726.

Such misconduct means that the actor intentionally does an act or fails to do an act which it is his duty to another to do, knowing or having reason to know of facts which would lead a reasonable man to conclude that such conduct creates an unreasonable risk of bodily harm to the other. Saaybe v. Penn Cent. Transp. Co., D.C.Pa., 438 F.Supp. 65, 69

@ recklessness

Rashness; heedlessness; wanton conduct. The state of mind accompanying an act, which either pays no regard to its probably or possibly injurious consequences, or which, though forseeing such consequences, persists in spite of such knowledge.

Recklessness is a stronger term than mere or ordinary negligence, and to be reckless, the conduct must be such as to evince disregard of or indifference to consequences, under circumstances involving danger to life or safety of others, although no harm was intended. Blackburn v. Colvin, 191 Kan. 239, 380 P.2d 432, 437

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