During the month of April, we helped clients with traffic cases all over the Hampton Roads area as well as on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. One client avoid a 10 day mandatory minimum sentence for a DUI 1st charge by getting his elevated BAC struck. Our client served 2 days in jail as opposed to a 10 days mandatory minimum. Other notable wins: 91/65 RD reduced to improper driving in Norfolk General District Court, Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield When Entering a Highway dismissed in Chesapeake General District Court, 78/55 RD dismissed and a 76/45 RD reduced to improper driving in Accomack General District Court, 83/55 RD reduced to improper driving for two clients in Northampton General District Court, 89/55 RD dismissed in Virginia Beach General District Court, 97/60 RD reduced to speeding at 20 over in Virginia Beach Circuit Court, 92/70 RD reduced to defective equipment in York General District Court, 86/55 RD reduced to 19 over in Portsmouth General District Court, and Reckless Driving in Parking Lots dismissed in Newport News General District Court. Another client in Virginia Beach GDC was able to get his charge for Driving on a Suspended License reduced to Failure to Carry License.
Detailed View:
- April 1, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving for Driving Too Fast for Conditions, reduced to improper driving.
- April 1, 2025, Portsmouth GDC 86/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- PGDC 79/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 2, 2025, Norfolk GDC 82/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- NGDC 91/65 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 3, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 89/55 RD, dismissed.
- April 7, 2025, Hampton GDC 85/65 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 8, 2025, Accomack GDC 76/45 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 8, 2025, Northampton GDC 83/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 8, 2025, Southampton GDC 84/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
- April 9, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 67/45 RD, dismissed.
- VBGDC 50/35 Speeding and Expired Registration, both dismissed.
- April 9, 2025, Chesapeake GDC 71/45 RD (reduced to speeding at 19 over) and expired inspection and expired registration (both dismissed).
- April 11, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 55/35 Speeding, dismissed.
- April 14, 2025, Chesapeake GDC Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield Entering Highway, dismissed.
- April 14, 2025, Newport News GDC Reckless Driving in Parking Lots, dismissed.
- April 14, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC DUI 1st w/ Elevated BAC, guilty but elevated BAC struck.
- April 15, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC Failure to Yield on Left Turn, dismissed.
- April 17, 2025, Newport News GDC 88/65 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- April 17, 2025, Virginia Beach Circuit Court 97/60 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- April 17, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 89/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
- April 21, 2025, Norfolk GDC Following Too Closely, dismissed.
- April 22, 2025, York GDC 92/70 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
- April 22, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC Driving Under Suspended License, reduced to failure to carry license.
- April 23, 2025, Northampton GDC 83/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 23, 2025, Accomack GDC 78/55 RD, dismissed.
- April 24, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 111/55 RD, Guilty and 5 days of jail.
- April 28, 2025, Newport News GDC Reckless Driving Generally, reduced to improper driving.
- April 28, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC Failure to Yield Right of Way, dismissed.
April 1, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Driving too Fast for Conditions
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 1, 2025, Portsmouth General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 86/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 over, Infraction
April 1, 2025, Portsmouth General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 79/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 2, 2025, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 82/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction
April 2, 2025, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 91/65
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 3, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 89/55
Disposition: Dismissed
April 7, 2025, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/65
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 8, 2025, Accomack General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 76/45
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 8, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 8, 2025, Southampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 over, Infraction
April 9, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 67/45
Disposition: Dismissed
April 9, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 50/35
Disposition: Dismissed
This client also had her charge for an Expired Registration dismissed. See below.
April 9, 2025, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 71/45
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction
This client also had his charges for an Expired Inspection and an Expired Registration dismissed. See below.
Expired Inspection
Expired Registration
April 11, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 55/35
Disposition: Dismissed
April 14, 2025, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield Entering Highway
Disposition: Dismissed
April 14, 2025, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving in Parking Lots
Disposition: Dismissed
April 14, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: DUI 1st with Elevated BAC (normally with 10 day mandatory minimum jail)
Disposition: Guilty, but elevated BAC struck with only 2 Days of Jail (4 days served half time)
April 15, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Fail to Yield on Left Turn
Disposition: Dismissed
April 17, 2025, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/65
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction
April 17, 2025, Virginia Beach Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 97/60
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction
April 17, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 89/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction
April 21, 2025, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Following Too Closely
Disposition: Dismissed
April 22, 2025, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 92/70
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Traffic Infraction
April 22, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Driving Under Suspended License
Disposition: Reduced to Fail to Carry License, Infraction
April 23, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 23, 2025, Accomack General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 78/55
Disposition: Dismissed
April 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 111/55
Disposition: Guilty and 5 Days of Jail
April 28, 2025, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 28, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Failure to Yield Right of Way
Disposition: Dismissed