Careless Driving Colorado CRS § 42-4-1402 CRS. Often, Careless Driving is charged when there is a motor vehicle accident involving property damage or personal injury, with a mandatory court appearance by the driver. Careless Driving is also a “catch-all charge” often written by officers where no other traffic charge seems to fit the violation. A charge for Careless Driving without bodily injury or death to another person is a moderately serious charge. It is a Class 2 Misdemeanor Traffic Offense and a conviction may result in a scheduled fine plus court costs and surcharges, a possible jail sentence, restitution, community service, probation for one year or longer, with an assessment of 4 points to the driver’s license. A charge for Careless Driving where the driver’s actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury or death to another person is a serious charge. It is a Class 1 Misdemeanor Traffic Offense and a conviction may result in a scheduled fine plus court costs and surcharges, a possible jail sentence, restitution, community service, probation for one year or longer, with an assessment of points — 4 points for causing bodily injury or 12 points for causing death — to the driver’s license.