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Below we feature a sampling of case results for September and October of 2021. Reckless Driving dismissals include: 92/65 RD (Newport News GDC), 97/55 RD (Norfolk GDC), 92/55 RD (Northampton GDC), 84/55 RD (Northampton GDC), 74/45 RD (Northampton GDC), 90/55 RD (Virginia Beach GDC), 71/45 RD (Virginia Beach GDC), 84/55 RD (York GDC), and reckless driving for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle (Accomack GDC).

Reckless driving convictions avoided for 100/55 RD in Norfolk GDC, 94/55 RD in Norfolk Circuit Court, 90/60 RD in Chesapeake GDC, 92/65 RD in Hampton GDC, and 67/35 in Portsmouth GDC. Jail avoided for 102/55 RD and 95/55 RD in Northampton GDC. Jail avoided in Virginia Beach DUI case with an elevated BAC. A felony grand larceny charge was reduced to petit larceny and then dismissed in Virginia Beach.

Notable cases: 

  • September 2, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC Failure to Obey Traffic Signal, dismissed.
  • September 3, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving Generally, reduced to improper driving.
  • September 7, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC 59/35 RD, reduced to 19 over the speed limit.
    •  Virginia Beach GDC 61/35 RD, reduced to 19 over the speed limit.
  • September 8, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC 81/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 15 over the speed limit.
  • September 9, 2021, Chesapeake GDC 90/60 RD, reduced to speeding at 14 over the speed limit.
  • September 13, 2021, Northampton Circuit Court 84/55 RD, reduced to speeding at the same speed.
  • September 14, 2021, Accomack GDC Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle, dismissed.
  • September 15, 2021, Portsmouth GDC 67/35 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over the speed limit.
  • September 15, 2021, Newport News GDC 92/65 RD, dismissed. 
  • September 16, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC 76/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the speed limit.
  • September 21, 2021, Norfolk GDC RD 86/55, reduced to speeding at 19 over the speed limit.
  • September 23, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC 85/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the speed limit.
    • VBGDC 89/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over the speed limit.
  • September 29, 2021, Northampton GDC 102/55 RD, no jail time. 
  • September 29, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC DUI with Elevated BAC and Reckless Driving, elevated BAC thrown out and RD dismissed. (Learn more about DUI defense here).
  • October 1, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC Grand Larceny, reduced to petit larceny and then dismissed. 
  • October 4, 2021, Hampton GDC 92/65 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the speed limit. 
  • October 4, 2021, Hampton Circuit Court 91/65 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over the speed limit.
  • October 4, 2021, Accomack Circuit Court RD Generally, reduced to improper driving.
  • October 5, 2021, Norfolk GDC 97/55 RD, Nolle Prosequi (dismissed).
  • October 5, 2021, Northampton GDC 74/45 RD, dismissed. 
  • October 7, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC 84/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 75/55.
  • October 12, 2021, Northampton GDC 86/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • October 13, 2021, Norfolk GDC 100/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 89/55. (See screenshot here.)
  • October 13, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC 71/45 RD, dismissed. 
  • October 14, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC 90/55 RD, dismissed.
  • October 19, 2021, York GDC 84/55 RD, dismissed.
  • October 19, 2021, Northampton GDC 95/55 RD, no jail time.
    • NHGDC 95/55 RD, reduced to 90/55 RD, no jail time.
  • October 20, 2021, Northampton GDC 92/55 RD, dismissed.
    • NHGDC 84/55 RD and No License, both dismissed.
  • October 25, 2021, Newport News Circuit Court 59/45 speeding, dismissed.
  • October 26, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC 64/35 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the speed limit.
  • October 26, 2021, Norfolk Circuit Court 94/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • October 27, 2021, Hampton GDC Height Violation, dismissed.

September 2, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Fail to Obey Traffic Signal
Disposition: Dismissed

September 3, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

September 7, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 59/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

September 7, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 61/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

September 8, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 81/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 15 Over, Infraction

September 9, 2021, Chesapeake GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 90/60
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 14 Over, Infraction

September 13, 2021, Northampton Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 84/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 84/55, Infraction

September 14, 2021, Accomack GDC
Charge: RD for Failure to Yield for Emergency Vehicle
Disposition: Dismissed

September 15, 2021, Portsmouth GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 67/35 (Docket is Incorrect)
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

September 15, 2021, Newport News GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 92/65
Disposition: Dismissed

September 16, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 76/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

September 21, 2021, Norfolk GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving at 86/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

September 23, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

September 23, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 89/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

September 29, 2021, Northampton GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 102/55
Disposition: No Jail

September 29, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: DWI 1st with Elevated BAC
Disposition: Elevated BAC Thrown Out; Reduced to Simple DWI with jail avoided

This client also had his reckless driving charge dismissed. See below!

October 1, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Grand Larceny (Felony charge)
Disposition: Reduced to Petit Larceny and then Dismissed

October 4, 2021, Hampton GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 92/65 
Disposition: Reduced to 9 Over, Infraction

October 4, 2021, Hampton Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 91/65 
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding 19 Over, Infraction

October 4, 2021, Accomack Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

October 5, 2021, Norfolk GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 97/55
Disposition: Null Prossed (Dismissed)

October 5, 2021, Northampton GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 74/45
Disposition: Dismissed

October 7, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding 20 Over, Infraction

October 12, 2021, Northampton GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 86/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

October 13, 2021, Norfolk GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 100/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding Infraction

October 13, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 71/45
Disposition: Dismissed

October 14, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving for 90/55
Disposition: Dismissed

October 19, 2021, Yorktown GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 84/55
Disposition: Dismissed

October 19, 2021, Northampton GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 95/55
Disposition: No Jail

October 19, 2021, Northampton GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 95/55
Disposition: Amended to 90/55 RD and No Jail

October 20, 2021, Northampton GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 92/55
Disposition: Dismissed

October 20, 2021, Northampton GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 84/55 
Disposition: Dismissed

This client also had their No Driver’s License charge dismissed. See below!

October 25, 2021, Newport News CC
Charge: Speeding at 59/45
Disposition: Dismissed

October 26, 2021, Virginia Beach GDC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 64/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding 9 Over, Infraction

October 26, 2021, Norfolk CC
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 94/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

October 27, 2021, Hampton GDC
Charge: Height Violation
Disposition: Dismissed

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