045 Driving causing serious injury

These offences involve causing serious injury to another person or persons by recklessly or dangerously driving a vehicle. The word “drive” is used to refer to any circumstance where a person is responsible for controlling a vehicle. This includes cars, trucks, motorbikes, boats, or other vehicles that can cause serious injury.

• Culpable driving that causes serious injury
• Dangerous navigation of a vehicle, including boats, causing serious injury
• Drink-driving causing serious injury
• Drive while unlawfully using a mobile phone or other device, causing serious injury
• Drug-driving causing serious injury
• “Hit and run” offences
• Interfere with someone driving a vehicle, resulting in serious injury
• Participating in an illegal street race resulting in grievous bodily harm
• Speeding causing serious injury, including while escaping pursuit by police
• Other dangerous driving causing serious injury

• Dangerous driving causing death – code to 0132 Driving causing death
• Death caused by a driver under the influence of alcohol or drugs – coded to 0132 Driving causing death
• Drink-driving without causing serious injury – coded to 1311 Drink-driving
• Driving offences that do not cause serious injury – coded to the relevant groups within 13 Traffic and vehicle offences
• Drug-driving without causing serious injury – coded to 1312 Drug-driving
• Manufacturing or design faults in vehicles leading to injury – coded to 0499 Harm or endanger persons, nec
• Using a vehicle to intentionally cause harm – code to 0212 Other serious assault