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In May of 2023, we served clients in courts all over the Tidewater, Virginia area. One client had her DUI 1st in Virginia Beach GDC dismissed. One client received a dismissal for reckless driving for passing a school bus in Portsmouth GDC. Two clients received dismissals for reckless driving generally in Newport News GDC. 

Clients avoided convictions for reckless driving by speed when originally charged with 98/60 RD and 92/60 RD in Chesapeake GDC; 94/70 RD (dismissed), 91/70 RD (dismissed) and 90/70 RD in York GDC; 91/55 RD, 87/55 RD, 85/55 RD, 73/45 RD in Virginia Beach GDC; 78/45 RD in Virginia Beach Circuit Court; 83/55 RD and 82/55 RD in Northampton GDC; and 85/55 RD in Norfolk GDC. Although convicted of RD by speed, a client avoided both jail and a license suspension for 98/55 RD in Virginia Beach.

Some of our notable cases listed below:

  • May 2, 2023, York GDC 91/70 RD, dismissed.
    • York GDC 94/70 RD, dismissed.
  • May 2, 2023, Portsmouth GDC Reckless Driving for Passing a School Bus, dismissed.
  • May 3, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC Fail to Yield on Left Turn, dismissed.
    • Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving Generally and Failure to Yield Right of Way, both dismissed.
  • May 8, 2023, Norfolk GDC 85/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • May 9, 2023, Northampton GDC 82/55, reduced to improper driving.
  • May 10, 2023, Newport News GDC Reckless Driving Generally, dismissed.
  • May 10, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 73/45 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
    • Virginia Beach GDC 83/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
  • May 11, 2023, Virginia Beach Circuit Court 78/45 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • May 11, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 79/55 RD, reduced to improper driving
  • May 12, 2023, Chesapeake GDC Fail to Yield on Left Turn, dismissed.
  • May 12, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 83/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
    • Virginia Beach GDC 98/55 RD, guilty, but no jail time and no license suspension.
  • May 15, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC Driving on Suspended License, reduced to no license (our client avoided another license suspension because of this reduction).
  • May 18, 2023, Newport News GDC Reckless Driving Generally, dismissed.
  • May 18, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC Fail to Yield / Accident, dismissed.
    • Virginia Beach GDC 84/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
    • Virginia Beach GDC 85/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
  • May 18, 2023, Chesapeake GDC 92/60 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • May 23, 2023, York GDC 90/70, reduced to speeding at 15 over.
  • May 23, 2023, Northampton GDC 78/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • May 24, 2023, Accomack GDC 77/55 RD, dismissed.
  • May 24, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 87/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 14 over.
    • Virginia Beach GDC 91/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
    • Virginia Beach GDC 52/35 Speeding, dismissed.
    • Virginia Beach GDC DUI 1st, dismissed.
  • May 25, 2023, Chesapeake GDC 98/60 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • May 26, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving Generally, reduced to improper driving.
  • May 30, 2023, Northampton GDC 83/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
    • Northampton GDC 80/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.

May 2, 2023, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 91/70
Disposition: Dismissed

May 2, 2023, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 94/70
Disposition: Dismissed

May 2, 2023, Portsmouth General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Passing a School Bus
Disposition: Dismissed

May 3, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Fail to Yield on Left Turn / Accident (Infraction)
Disposition: Dismissed

May 3, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Dismissed

This client also had her infraction for failure to yield right of way dismissed. See below.

May 8, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

May 9, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 82/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

May 10, 2023, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Dismissed

May 10, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 73/45
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

May 10, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

May 11, 2023, Virginia Beach Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 78/45
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

May 11, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 79/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

May 12, 2023, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Fail to Yield on Left Turn / Accident
Disposition: Dismissed

May 12, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

May 12, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 98/55
Disposition: Guilty, but No Jail or License Suspension

May 15, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Driving on Suspended License
Disposition: Reduced to No Driver’s License (avoided another license suspension)

May 18, 2023, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Dismissed

May 18, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Fail to Yield / Accident
Disposition: Dismissed

May 18, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

May 18, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

May 18, 2023, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 92/60
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

May 23, 2023, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 90/70
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 15 Over, Infraction

May 23, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 78/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

May 24, 2023, Accomack General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 77/55
Disposition: Dismissed

May 24, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 87/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 14 Over, Infraction

May 24, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 91/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

May 24, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 52/35
Disposition: Dismissed

May 24, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: DUI 1st
Disposition: Dismissed

May 25, 2023, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 98/60
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

May 26, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving

May 30, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

May 30, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 80/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

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