# Connecticut — Reckless / excessive-speeding mph thresholds that trigger a criminal charge, by state

For Connecticut, absolute mph threshold is greater than eighty-five miles per hour; offense classification is shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or be both fined and imprisoned for the first offense; statute is Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-222 — Reckless driving, verified against its source on 2026-08-20.

- **State:** Connecticut _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Absolute mph threshold:** greater than eighty-five miles per hour _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Offense classification:** shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or be both fined and imprisoned for the first offense _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-222 — Reckless driving _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The operation of a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or parking area for ten cars or more at a rate of speed greater than eighty-five miles per hour shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this section. (b) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or be both fined and imprisoned for the first offense and for each subsequent offense shall be fined not more than six hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-14-motor-vehicles-use-of-the-highway-by-vehicles-gasoline/ct-gen-st-sect-14-222.html

Last verified: 2026-08-20. Review by: 2027-08-20.
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