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In October of 2022, notable outcomes included avoiding convictions for eluding the police, driving without insurance, violating a highway hauling permit, and failure to have a concealed carry permit. Clients avoided reckless driving convictions for several types of reckless driving charges, such as improper control of a vehicle, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, or reckless driving by speed. A client avoided jail for reckless driving by speed for doing 102 mph in a 60 mph zone.

Notable Cases:

• October 5, 2022, Norfolk GDC 111/55 RD, guilty but no license suspension and only 1 day of jail.
• October 5, 2022, York GDC 64/35 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
• October 6, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC 68/45 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
  • Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving for Failure to Maintain Control, dismissed.
  • Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes, dismissed.
• October 6, 2022, Chesapeake GDC 82/55 RD, reduced to speeding 19 over.
• October 7, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC 65/35 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
• October 12, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 61/35 RD reduced to speeding at 19 over.
• October 12, 2022, Accomack GDC 86/55 RD, dismissed.
• October 12, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC Eluding Police, reduced to improper driving.
• October 13, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC No Insurance, dismissed.
• October 14, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC Violating Highway Hauling Permit, dismissed.
• October 17, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC Failure to have Concealed Carry Permit and Improperly Displayed Plates, both dismissed.
• October 18, 2022 Chesapeake GDC RD Generally (Accident), reduced to improper driving.
• October 18, 2022 Norfolk GDC  81/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit.
• October 19, 2022 Chesapeake GDC 77/45 RD, dismissed.
• October 19, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 74/55 speeding, dismissed.
• October 20, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 85/55 RD, reduced to speeding 20 over.
• October 21, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 80/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • Virginia Beach GDC 81/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
• October 24, 2022 Hampton GDC 102/60 RD, Guilty but no Active Jail time or License suspension.
• October 25, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC Speeding at 42/25, dismissed.
• October 27, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 81/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • Virginia Beach GDC Speeding at 74/55, reduced to Defective Equipment Generally.
  • Virginia Beach GDC RD for Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle, reduced to improper driving.
• October 28, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 82/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • Virginia Beach GDC 76/55 RD, reduced to defective equipment generally.
  • Virginia Beach GDC 76/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit.
  • Virginia Beach GDC 81/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over the limit.
• October 28, 2022 Suffolk GDC Speeding at 68/45 (non-reckless), dismissed.
• October 28, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 79/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
• October 31, 2022 Hampton GDC 82/60 RD, reduced to speeding at 71/60.

October 5, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 111/55
Disposition: Guilty, but no License suspension and only 1 day of jail
(Misdemeanor time is served half time)

October 5, 2022, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 64/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

October 6, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 68/45
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

October 6, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Maintain Control
Disposition: Dismissed

October 6, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes
Disposition: Dismissed

October 6, 2022, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 82/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

October 7, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 65/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

October 12, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 61/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

October 12, 2022, Accomack General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 86/55
Disposition: Dismissed

October 12, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Eluding police, misdemeanor
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

October 13, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: No Insurance
Disposition: Dismissed

October 14, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Violating Highway Hauling Permit
Disposition: Dismissed

October 17, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Failure to have Concealed Carry Permit 
Disposition: Dismissed

This client also had their Improper License Plates charge dismissed. See below. 

October 18, 2022, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally 
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

October 18, 2022, Norfork General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 81/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 over, Infraction

October 19, 2022, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 77/45
Disposition: Dismissed

October 19, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 74/55
Disposition: Dismissed

October 20, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

October 21, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 80/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

October 21, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 81/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

October 24, 2022, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 102/60
Disposition: Guilty, but no active Jail time or License suspension

October 25, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 42/25
Disposition: Dismissed

October 27, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving 81/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 over, Infraction

October 27, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 74/55
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment Generally, Infraction 

October 27, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge:  Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

October 28, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 82/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

October 28, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 76/55
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Infraction

October 28, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 76/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 over the limit, Infraction

October 28, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 81/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 over the limit, Infraction

October 28, 2022, Suffolk General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 68/45 (non-reckless)
Disposition: Dismissed

October 28, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 79/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

October 31, 2022, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 82/60
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 71/60, Infraction