(a) A person commits
an offense if the person, by accident or mistake:
(1) while operating an aircraft, watercraft, or
amusement ride while intoxicated, or while operating a motor
vehicle in a public place while intoxicated, by reason of that
intoxication causes serious bodily injury to another; or
(2) as a result of assembling a mobile amusement ride
while intoxicated causes serious bodily injury to another.
(b) In this section, "serious bodily injury" means injury
that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious
permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the
function of any bodily member or organ.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree.
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