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In December of 2022, notable outcomes included avoiding jail and a license suspension for 105/60 RD in Chesapeake GDC (Dec 15). Misdemeanors were avoided in cities such as Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, and Accomack for 103/55 RD (Dec 6), 103/55 RD (Dec 21), 95/55 RD, 93/55 RD, 92/55 RD, 81/45 RD, 98/60 RD, 86/55 RD, 84/55 RD, eluding the police and driving without a license. Click here to read more about reckless driving defense.
Notable Cases:
- December 1, 2022, Newport News GDC 60/35 RD, reduced to speeding at 14 over the limit.
- December 5, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC 63/45 RD and eluding (misdemeanor), both dismissed.
- VBGDC RD generally, reduced to improper driving.
- December 5, 2022, Chesapeake GDC 92/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- CGDC RD in excess of 107/55 RD, guilty, but only 7 days of jail (served half-time) and no license suspension.
- December 5, 2022, Accomack CC 81/45 RD, reduced in AGDC and dismissed in Circuit Court.
- December 6, 2022, Norfolk GDC 93/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 79/55.
- NGDC 95/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 79/55.
- NGDC failure to maintain control, dismissed.
- NGDC 103/55 RD, reduced to speeding at the same speed.
- NGDC 83/55 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
- December 6, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC RD generally, reduced to improper driving.
- December 8, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 84/55 RD, dismissed.
- VBGDC 81/55 RD, dismissed
- VBGDC 50/35 SP (non-reckless), dismissed
- December 8, 2022 Norfolk GDC 62/30 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit.
- NGDC RD generally, dismissed.
- December 9, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC 86/55 RD, dismissed
- VBGDC 80/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit.
- December 9, 2022, Norfolk GDC 52/30 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
- NGDC 59/30 RD, reduced to improper driving and expired tags dismissed.
- December 12, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 86/55 RD, reduced to improper driving
- December 12, 2022 Newport News GDC 53/25 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit.
- December 13, 2022, Newport News GDC 43/25 SP, reduced to defective speedometer.
- December 14, 2022 Virginia Beach GDC 68/45 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit.
- December 15, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC 83/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over the limit.
- VBGDC 81/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit.
- December 15, 2022, Chesapeake GDC 98/60 RD, dismissed.
- CGDC 105/60 RD, guilty but no active jail or license suspension.
- December 20, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC RD for illegal U-turn, dismissed.
- VBGDC failure to maintain control, dismissed.
- December 20, 2022 Norfolk GDC 103/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 99/55
- December 21, 2022, Virginia Beach GDC DUI 1st and, DUI, found guilty, but no jail time and Refusal of blood/breath test Nolle Prosequi. (To read more about DUI defense, click here.)
- VBGDC 87/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit.
- VBGDC No driver’s license, reduced to failure to carry license.
![NNGDC Anaian 2022.12.01](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NNGDC-Anaian-2022.12.01-.jpg)
December 1, 2022, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 60/35
Disposition: Reduced to speeding at 14 over, Infraction
![VBGDC Baugh 2022.12.05 (speeding)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Baugh-2022.12.05-speeding.jpg)
December 5, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 63/45
Disposition: Dismissed
This client also had their Eluding charge dismissed. See below.
![VBGDC Baugh 2022.12.05 (eluding)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Baugh-2022.12.05-eluding.jpg)
![VBGDC Coffey 2022.12.05](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Coffey-2022.12.05.jpg)
December 5, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
![CGDC Jones 2022.12.05](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CGDC-Jones-2022.12.05.jpg)
December 5, 2022, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 92/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
![CGDC Hranowski 2022.12.05](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CGDC-Hranowski-2022.12.05-2.jpg)
December 5, 2022, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 107/55
Disposition: Guilty, but only 7 days of jail (served half time for misdemeanor) and no license suspension
![AGDC Ruff 2022.12.05](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AGDC-Ruff-2022.12.05.jpg)
This client appealed his Reckless Driving of 81/45 to Circuit Court for a better outcome. See below.
![ACC Ruff 2022.05.12](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ACC-Ruff-2022.05.12.jpg)
December 5, 2022, Accomack Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 81/45 given a deferred disposition for dismissal
Disposition: Ultimately dismissed on Feb 6, 2023.
![NGDC Fos 2022.12.06](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Fos-2022.12.06.jpg)
December 6, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 93/55
Disposition: Reduced to speeding 79/55, Infraction
![NGDC Greene 2022.12.05](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Greene-2022.12.05.jpg)
December 6, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 95/55
Disposition: Reduced to speeding at 79/55, Infraction
![NGDC Guy 2022.12.06](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Guy-2022.12.06.jpg)
December 6, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Maintain Control
Disposition: Dismissed
![NGDC Bethke 2022.12.06](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Bethke-2022.12.06.jpg)
December 6, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 103/55
Disposition: Reduced to speeding at the same speed, Infraction
![NGDC Neal 2022.12.06](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Neal-2022.12.06.jpg)
December 6, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Infraction
![VBGDC Heeralal 2022.12.06](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Heeralal-2022.12.06.jpg)
December 6, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
![VBGDC Gonzalez-Martinez 2022.12.08](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Gonzalez-Martinez-2022.12.08.jpg)
December 8, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 84/55
Disposition: Dismissed
![VBGDC Flynn 2022.12.08](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Flynn-2022.12.08.jpg)
December 8, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 81/55
Disposition: Dismissed
![VBGDC San Antonio 2022.12.08 (2)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-San-Antonio-2022.12.08-2.jpg)
December 8, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 50/35 (non-reckless)
Disposition: Dismissed
![NGDC Nguyen 2022.12.08](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Nguyen-2022.12.08.jpg)
December 8, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 62/30
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 over the limit, Infraction
![NGDC Harmon 2022.12.08](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Harmon-2022.12.08.jpg)
December 8, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Dismissed
![VBGDC Apodaca 2022.12.09](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Apodaca-2022.12.09.jpg)
December 9, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 86/55
Disposition: Dismissed
![VBGDC Clarke 2022.12.09](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Clarke-2022.12.09.jpg)
December 9, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 80/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 over the limit, Infraction
![NGDC Restotrche 2022.09.12](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Restotrche-2022.09.12.jpg)
December 9, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 52/30
Disposition: Redecued to Defective Equipment
![NGDC Parfitt 2022.12.09 (reckless)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Parfitt-2022.12.09-reckless-2.jpg)
December 9, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 59/30
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
This Client also had their Expired Tags charge dismissed. See below
![NGDC Parfitt 2022.12.90 (exp. tags)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Parfitt-2022.12.90-exp.-tags-1.jpg)
![VBGDC Robitaille 2022.12.12 (reckless)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Robitaille-2022.12.12-reckless.jpg)
December 12, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 86/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
![NNGDC Beltran 2022.12.13 (reckless)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NNGDC-Beltran-2022.12.13-reckless.jpg)
December 12, 2022, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 53/25
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 over the limit, Infraction
![NNGDC Ananian 2022.12.13](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NNGDC-Ananian-2022.12.13-1.jpg)
December 13, 2022, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 43/25
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Speedometer, Infraction
![VBGDC Heafner 2022.12.14](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Heafner-2022.12.14.jpg)
December 14, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 68/45
Disposition: Reduced to speeding at 9 over the limit, Infraction
![VBGDC Belsher 2022.12.15 (reckless)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Belsher-2022.12.15-reckless.jpg)
December 15, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 over the limit, Infraction
![VBGDC Nowlin 2022.12.15](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Nowlin-2022.12.15.jpg)
December 15, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 81/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 over the limit, Infraction
![CGDC Julian 2022.12.15](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CGDC-Julian-2022.12.15.jpg)
December 15, 2022, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 98/60
Disposition: Dismissed
![CGDC Walker 2022.12.15](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CGDC-Walker-2022.12.15-2.jpg)
December 15, 2022, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 105/60
Disposition: Guilty, but no active jail or license suspension
![VBGDC Alexander 2022.12.20](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Alexander-2022.12.20-1.jpg)
December 20, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Illegal U-turn
Disposition: Dismissed
![VBGDC Ward 2022.12.20](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Ward-2022.12.20-.jpg)
December 20, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Maintain Control
Disposition: Dismissed
![NGDC Caulker 2022.12.20](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGDC-Caulker-2022.12.20.jpg)
December 20, 2022, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 103/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 99/55, Infraction
![VBGDC Bass 2022.12.21 (DUI)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Bass-2022.12.21-DUI.jpg)
December 21, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: DUI 1st
Disposition: Guilty, but no Jail time and License suspended for 12 months
This client also had their Refusal to take Blood/Breath Test charge Nolle Prosequi. See below.
![VBGDC Bass 2022.12.21 (Refused test)](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Bass-2022.12.21-Refused-test.jpg)
![VBGDC Deahl 2022.12.21](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Deahl-2022.12.21.jpg)
December 21, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 87/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 over the limit, Infraction.
![VBGDC Ramirez 2022.12.21](https://peterlouielaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBGDC-Ramirez-2022.12.21.jpg)
December 21, 2022, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: No Driver’s License
Disposition: Reduced to Failure to Exhibit License, Infraction.