by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | May 22, 2020 | Traffic Law
Photo by Grant Durr on Unsplash As of July 1, 2020, Virginia law will not require mandatory jail time for a 3rd or subsequent Driving Under a Suspended License offense. This means that for all “Driving Under a Suspended License” convictions, jail time will...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | May 21, 2020 | Traffic Law
Photo by Ludovic Charlet on Unsplash After his fifth year of sponsoring a bill, Sen. David Suetterlein of Roanoke County was successful in increasing Virginia’s reckless driving by speed threshold to driving above 85 mph, instead of above 80 mph. (On a side...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | May 12, 2020 | Traffic Law
Photo by Alessio Lin on Unsplash Our traffic defense attorneys regularly defend clients against eluding the police charges. For drivers caught eluding the police in the Hampton Roads area, it is not uncommon that the pursuit ends after a crash. Most judges give...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | May 5, 2020 | Traffic Law
Photo by Chris Liverani on Unsplash In Virginia, courts allow a defendant in a speeding case or reckless driving by speed case to present evidence (known as a speedometer calibration) showing that his speedometer was not working properly. While a speedometer...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Apr 30, 2020 | Traffic Law
Photo by Matt Popovich on Unsplash One major factor in whether eluding the police in violation of Va. Code § 46.2-817 is classified as a a misdemeanor or felony is whether there is proof of endangerment. This endangerment of a person can refer to either the police...
