How are violations of road traffic regulations handled criminally?

Article 260,The Penal Code 2015, amended and supplemented in 2017, stipulates:tViolation of road traffic regulations, as follows:

1. Anyone who participates in road traffic and violates road traffic safety regulations, causing damage to others in one of the following cases, shall be subject to a fine of 30,000,000 to 100,000,000 VND, non-custodial reform for up to 03 years, or imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years:

a) Causing death;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 01 person with a body injury rate of 61% or more;

c) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 61% to 121%;

d) Causing property damage from 100,000,000 to under 500,000,000 VND.

2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 03 years to 10 years:

a) Not having a driving license as prescribed;

b) In a state of using alcohol or beer with blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding the prescribed level, using drugs or other strong stimulants;

c) Running away to avoid responsibility or intentionally not helping the victim;

d) Failure to comply with the commands of traffic controllers or guides;

d) Causing the death of 02 people;

e) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 122% to 200%;

g) Causing property damage from VND 500,000,000 to under VND 1,500,000,000.

3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 07 years to 15 years:

a) Causing the death of 03 people or more;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 03 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people being 201% or more;

c) Causing property damage of VND 1,500,000,000 or more.

4. Violating regulations on road traffic participation in cases where there is a real possibility of leading to consequences specified in one of points a, b and c, Clause 3 of this Article, if not prevented in time, shall be subject to a fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 01 year or imprisonment from 03 months to 01 year.

5. The offender may also be banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.