P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5128
Any person who drives a vehicle in a reckless or negligent manner, with disregard of the safety of persons or property, shall incur a misdemeanor and, if convicted, shall be punished with a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). Notwithstanding the above, any person who drives a vehicle or motor vehicle with reckless disregard or negligence shall be punished with a fine which shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) if same cause damages to the following:
(a) Any other person who is performing reconstruction, broadening, repaving, maintenance or other related works on a highway, road, avenue, street, sidewalk or any other public highway open to the traffic of vehicles or motor vehicles.
(b) Any member or employee of a public safety service agency who is attending to a traffic accident or rendering any emergency therein.
In the case of a second or subsequent conviction, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment for a term of not more than six (6) months, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court. In these cases, in addition to the penalties established in this chapter, the Secretary shall suspend every license to drive motor vehicles held by any person so convicted, for a term of three (3) months. If a person is convicted on three (3) occasions or more, his/her driving license shall be permanently revoked.
When three (3) years have elapsed from a conviction under the provisions of this section, it shall not be taken into consideration for subsequent convictions.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 5.08, renumbered as § 5.07 and amended on June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 5, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.