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In April of 2023, we handled cases all over the Hampton Roads area. Clients avoided misdemeanor charges for reckless driving by speed when originally charged with 126/65 RD (dismissed) and 86/65 RD in Newport News GDC, 95/55 RD (dismissed) in Hampton GDC, 91/55 RD, 90/55 RD, 88/55 RD, and 64/35 RD in Virginia Beach GDC, 86/55 RD and 84/55 RD (dismissed) in Norfolk GDC, 84/55 RD in Accomack GDC, and 73/45 RD in Portsmouth GDC.
Other reckless driving dismissals included dismissals for reckless driving on a private road in Suffolk GDC, reckless driving for failure to yield when entering highway in Hampton GDC, and reckless driving for failure to move over for an emergency vehicle in Virginia Beach GDC.
Notable Cases:
- April 4, 2023, Suffolk GDC Reckless Driving on a Private Road, dismissed.
- April 4, 2023, Norfolk GDC 86/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
- April 5, 2023, Northampton GDC 77/55 Speeding, dismissed.
- April 7, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 85/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
- April 10, 2023, Norfolk GDC Unsafe Lane Change, dismissed.
- April 11, 2023, Hampton GDC Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield, dismissed.
- April 11, 2023, Accomack GDC 84/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 11, 2023, Norfolk GDC 84/55 RD, dismissed.
- April 11, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 46/25 RD (School Zone), reduced to speeding at 9 over.
- April 11, 2023, Newport News GDC Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle, reduced to improper driving.
- April 12, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 74/55 Speeding, dismissed.
- April 13, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 83/55 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
- Virginia Beach GDC 105/55 RD (guilty, but reduced jail time, no license suspension, and no fine) and Failure to Appear x2 (both dismissed).
- April 14, 2023, Norfolk GDC 59/30 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 14, 2023, Newport News GDC 86/65 RD, reduced to improper driving.
- April 18, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 80/55 RD (reduced to defective equipment) and Expired Rejection Sticker (dismissed).
- Virginia Beach GDC 64/35 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
- April 20, 2023, Chesapeake GDC 43/25 speeding, dismissed.
- April 20, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 88/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
- Virginia Beach GDC Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle, dismissed.
- April 21, 2023, Norfolk GDC Reckless Driving Generally (reduced to improper driving) and Expired Registration (dismissed).
- April 24, 2023, Portsmouth GDC 73/45 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- April 24, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 90/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- April 26, 2023, Norfolk GDC 78/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
- April 27, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 82/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- Virginia Beach GDC 81/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- April 27, 2023, Virginia Beach Circuit Court 48/25 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
- April 28, 2023, Hampton GDC 95/55 RD, dismissed.
- April 28, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 91/55, reduced to improper driving.
- April 28, 2023, Suffolk GDC 51/35 Speeding, dismissed.
- Apirl 28, 2023, Newport News GDC 126/65 RD, dismissed.
April 4, 2023, Suffolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving on a Private Road
Disposition: Dismissed
April 4, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 86/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction
April 5, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 77/55 (Non-Reckless)
Disposition: Dismissed
April 7, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/55
Disposition: Redcuced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction
April 10, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Unsafe Lane Change
Disposition: Dismissed
April 11, 2023, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield
Disposition: Dismissed
April 11, 2023, Accomack General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 11, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55
Disposition: Dismissed
April 11, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 46/25 (School Zone)
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction
April 11, 2023, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 12, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 74/55 (Non-Reckless)
Disposition: Dismissed
April 13, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Traffic Infraction
April 13, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 105/55
Disposition: Guilty, but Reduced Jail, No License Suspension, and No Fine
Jail time on misdemeanors is served half time, so client had 2 days of jail to serve.
This client also had 2 Failure to Appear charges dismissed. See below:
Failure to Appear #1
Failure to Appear #2
April 14, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving at 59/30
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 14, 2023, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 86/65
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 18, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 80/55
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Traffic Infraction
This client also had his inspection-related charge dismissed. See below.
April 18, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 64/35
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Traffic Infraction
April 20, 2023, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 43/25 (Non-Reckless)
Disposition: Dismissed
April 20, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction
April 20, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle
Disposition: Dismissed
April 21, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
This client also had his expired registration charge dismissed. See below.
April 24, 2023, Portsmouth General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 73/45
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction
April 24, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 90/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction
April 26, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 78/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction
April 27, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 82/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction
April 27, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 81/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction
April 27, 2023, Virginia Beach Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 48/25
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction
April 28, 2023, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 95/55
Disposition: Dismissed
April 28, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 91/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction
April 28, 2023, Suffolk General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 51/35
Disposition: Dismissed
April 28, 2023, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 126/65
Attorney Carroll handled this case but they put Louie by accident.
Disposition: Dismissed