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In March of 2025, we helped clients in Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in traffic court. In Hampton General District Court, we got a client’s DUI 2nd charge reduced to a DUI 1st charge for which he received no jail time. His other charges for Refusal, Open Container, and Speeding were dismissed. Dismissals include: Virginia Beach General District Court: Reckless Driving Generally, Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes, Reckless Driving for Driving too Fast for Conditions, Eluding the Police (misdemeanor), and No Driver’s License… all dismissed. Hampton General District Court dismissals include: 98/60 RD, 90/65 RD, and 88/65 RD. We also had a 92/60 RD dismissed in Chesapeake General District Court and a 82/60 RD dismissed in Suffolk General District Court.

Other notable reductions when originally charged with RD by speed:

• 64/30 RD reduced to speeding at 19 over in Norfolk General District Court.
• 90/55 RD charge in GDC was reduced on appeal to simple speeding at 84/55 in Northampton Circuit Court;
• 77/45 RD and 76/45 RD both reduced to improper driving in Northampton General District Court;
• 95/65 RD reduced to Speeding at 19 Over in Hampton Circuit Court;
• Reckless Driving Generally reduced to improper driving in Portsmouth General District Court;
• 93/65 RD reduced to speeding at 19 over in Chesapeake General District Court;
• 93/65 RD reduced to improper driving in Newport News General District Court;
• 95/55 RD and 89/55 RD both reduced to speeding at 19 over in Virginia Beach General District Court;
• 94/65 RD and 91/60 RD both reduced to speeding at 19 over, Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle reduced to improper driving, and 97/60 RD reduced speeding at 20 over in Hampton General District Court.

Detailed View:

• March 5, 2025, Hampton GDC 88/65 RD, dismissed.
  • Hampton Circuit Court 95/65 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
• March 5, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving Generally, dismissed.
  • VBGDC Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes, dismissed.
• March 6, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court 85/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • Virginia Beach Circuit Court 74/55 Speeding (Originally 77/55 Speeding in lower court), reduced to defective equipment.
• March 11, 2025, Portsmouth GDC Reckless Driving Generally, reduced to improper driving.
• March 11, 2025, Northampton GDC 74/45 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • NHGDC 77/45 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • NHGDC 73/45 RD, reduced to improper driving.
• March 12, 2025, Hampton GDC Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle, reduced to improper driving.
• March 12, 2025, Northampton GDC 82/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
• March 14, 2025, Northampton Circuit Court 84/55 RD (Originally 90/55 RD in lower court), reduced to speeding at the same speed upon completion of driving school.
• March 19, 2025, Hampton GDC 94/65 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • HGDC 97/60 RD (reduced to speeding at 20 over) and Illegal Tint (dismissed).
  • HGDC 90/65 RD, dismissed.
  • HGDC 91/60 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • HGDC DUI 2nd (reduced to DUI 1st and given no jail time), Refusal, Open Container, and 46/35 Speeding (all dismissed).
• March 19, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving Generally, reduced to improper driving.
• March 20, 2025, Chesapeake GDC 93/65 RD, reduced to improper driving.
• March 20, 2025, Suffolk GDC 82/60 RD, dismissed.
• March 21, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 95/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • VBGDC 98/55 RD (Guilty, and 2 days of jail), RD for Driving too Fast for Conditions and Misdemeanor Eluding (both dismissed).
• March 24, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 67/45 RD (reduced to speeding at 19 over) and Failure to Carry License (dismissed).
  • VBGDC No Driver’s License, dismissed.
• March 25, 2025, Northampton GDC 76/45 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • NHGDC 73/45 RD, reduced to improper driving.
• March 25, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 51/25, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
• March 26, 2025, Hampton GDC 98/60 RD, dismissed.
• March 26, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 89/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
• March 27, 2025, Chesapeake GDC 92/60 RD, dismissed.
• March 27, 2025, Newport News GDC 93/65, reduced to improper driving.
• March 28, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC No Driver’s License, dismissed.
• March 31, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC No Driver’s License, dismissed.
• March 31, 2025, Norfolk 64/30 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.

March 5, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/65
Disposition: Dismissed

March 5, 2025, Hampton Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 95/65
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

March 5, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Dismissed

March 5, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes
Disposition: Dismissed

March 6, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 6, 2025, Virginia Beach Circuit Court
Charge: Speeding at 74/55 (Originally Speeding at 77/55 in Lower Court)
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Traffic Infraction

March 11, 2025, Portsmouth General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 11, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 74/45
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 11, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 77/45
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 11, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 73/45
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 12, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 12, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 82/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 14, 2025, Northampton Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55 (Originally 90/55 RD in Lower Court)
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at the Same Speed, Infraction

March 19, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 94/65
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

March 19, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 97/60
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

This client also had his charge for Illegal Tint dismissed.

March 19, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 90/65
Disposition: Dismissed

March 19, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 91/60
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

March 19, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: DUI 2nd
Disposition: Reduced to DUI 1st, No Jail Time

This client also had his charges for Refusal, Open Container, and Speeding at 46/35 null prossed (dismissed). See below. 

Refusal

Open Container

Speeding

March 19, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 20, 2025, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 93/65
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 20, 2025, Suffolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 82/60
Disposition: Dismissed

March 21, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 95/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

March 21, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 98/55
Disposition: Guilty, But Only 2 Days of Jail and No License Suspension

This client also had his charges for RD-Driving too Fast for Conditions and Misdemeanor Eluding dismissed. See below.

RD – Driving too Fast for Conditions

Misdemeanor Eluding

March 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 67/45
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

This client also had her charge for Failure to Carry License dismissed. See below.

March 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: No Driver’s License
Disposition: Dismissed

March 25, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 76/45
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 25, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 73/45
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 25, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 51/25
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

March 26, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 98/60
Disposition: Dismissed

March 26, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 89/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

March 27, 2025, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 92/60
Disposition: Dismissed

March 27, 2025, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 93/65
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

March 28, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: No Driver’s License
Disposition: Dismissed

March 31, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: No Driver’s License
Disposition: Dismissed

March 31, 2025, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 64/30
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction