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In July, we served clients across the Hampton Roads area. Clients avoided reckless driving convictions for: 94/35 RD (dismissed) in Newport News; 96/60 RD (dismissed) in Chesapeake; 94/55 RD (dismissed), 91/55 RD (dismissed), 85/55 RD and 84/55 RD (dismissed) in Northampton; 96/55 RD and 92/60 RD in Hampton; 92/65 RD in York; 90/55 RD, 88/55 RD, 86/55 RD, and 62/35 RD in Virginia Beach; and 64/35 RD in Norfolk. Clients avoided convictions for reckless driving for improper brakes and reckless driving generally.

Despite convictions, clients avoided jail for 102/55 RD and 96/55 RD in Northampton and 93/55 RD in Virginia Beach. A client in Virginia Beach served one day in jail for 96/55 RD and avoided a license suspension. A Hit and Run Felony was reduced to a misdemeanor in Virginia Beach. See below for more details.

Notable Cases:

  • July 6, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 90/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
    • VBGDC 84/55 RD, reduced to 19 over.
  • July 11, 2023, Northampton GDC 102/55 RD, guilty, but no jail or license suspension.
  • July 11, 2023, Newport News GDC 91/65 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
  • July 12, 2023, Hampton GDC, 92/60 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
    • HGDC 96/55 RD, reduced to speeding at the same speed.
  • July 13, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC Hit and Run Felony (reduced to misdemeanor) and RD for Improper Brakes (reduced to improper driving).
    • VBGDC 53/35 Speeding, dismissed.
  • July 14, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 62/35 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
    • VBGDC 85/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
    • VBGDC 93/55 RD, guilty, but no jail or license suspension.
  • July 17, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 88/55 RD, reduced to 20 over.
  • July 17, 2023, Newport News GDC 94/35 RD, dismissed.
  • July 18, 2023, Norfolk GDC 47/25 RD, dismissed.
  • July 18, 2023, Northampton GDC 91/55 RD, dismissed.
  • July 19, 2023, Northampton GDC 85/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • July 20, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 80/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
  • July 21, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 84/55, reduced to speeding at 15 over.
    • VBGDC 88/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
    • VBGDC 83/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
    • VBGDC 86/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
  • July 24, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 61/35 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
    • VBGDC 96/55 RD, guilty, but only 1 day of jail and no license suspension.
  • July 25, 2023, York GDC 92/65 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
    • YGDC Reckless Driving Generally, reduced to defective equipment.
  • July 25, 2023, Northampton GDC 94/55 RD, dismissed.
  • July 26, 2023, Portsmouth GDC Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes, dismissed.
  • July 26, 2023, Northampton GDC 84/55 RD, dismissed.
    • NHGDC 96/55 RD, guilty, but no jail time.
  • July 27, 2023, Norfolk GDC Failure to Yield (Accident), dismissed.
  • July 27, 2023, Chesapeake GDC 96/60 RD (dismissed) and Expired Registration (dismissed).
  • July 28, 2023, Virginia Beach GDC 52/35 Speeding, reduced to defective equipment.
  • July 31, 2023, Norfolk GDC 64/35 RD, redued to speeding at 19 over.

July 6, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 90/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

July 6, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

July 11, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 102/55
Disposition: Guilty, but No Jail or License Suspension

July 11, 2023, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 91/65
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Infraction

July 12, 2023, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 92/60
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

July 12, 2023, Hampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 96/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at the Same Speed, Infraction

July 13, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Hit and Run Felony
Disposition: Reduced to Misdemeanor

This client also had his reckless driving charge reduced to an infraction for improper driving. See below.

July 13, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 53/35
Disposition: Dismissed

July 14, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 62/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

July 14, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

July 14, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 93/55
Disposition: Guity, but No Jail or License Suspension

July 17, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

July 17, 2023, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 94/35
Disposition: Dismissed

July 18, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 47/25
Disposition: Dismissed

July 18, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 91/55
Disposition: Dismissed

July 19, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

July 20, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 80/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

July 21, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 15 Over, Infraction

July 21, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

July 21, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 83/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

July 21, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 86/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

July 24, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 61/35
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Violation

July 24, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 96/55
Disposition: Guilty, but only 1 day of jail and no license suspension (Misdemeanor time served half time)

July 25, 2023, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 92/65
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

July 25, 2023, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Violation

July 25, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 94/55
Disposition: Dismissed

July 26, 2023, Portsmouth General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes
Disposition: Dismissed

July 26, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 84/55
Disposition: Dismissed

July 26, 2023, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 96/55
Disposition: Guilty, but No Jail Time

July 27, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Failure to Yield (Accident)
Disposition: Dismissed

July 27, 2023, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 96/60
Disposition: Dismissed

This client also had his expired registration charge dismissed. See below.

July 28, 2023, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 52/35
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Violation

July 31, 2023, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 64/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

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