A. Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway or street carelessly and heedlessly, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, or who passes when there is a line in his lane indicating a sight distance restriction, shall be guilty of reckless driving and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in subsection B of this section. (1960 Code, Sec. 7-502)
B. Every person convicted of reckless driving under this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment in the city or county jail for a period of not less than five (5) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and on a second or subsequent conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and provided further, that the department of law enforcement shall suspend the license of any such person. (1977 Code)