§291-12 Inattention to driving. Whoever operates any vehicle without due care or in a manner as to cause a collision with, or injury or damage to, as the case may be, any person, vehicle or other property shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. [L 1971, c 150, §2; am L 1977, c 180, §1; am L 1998, c 287, §4]