by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | May 24, 2020 | Traffic Law
Broader “Any Purpose” Restricted License Option Available for Those Convicted of DUI Starting July 1, 2020 If you have been charged with a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) in a General District Court in Virginia, Virginia’s law on restricted...
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...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Mar 19, 2020 | Case Results, Traffic Law
DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER Below we feature a sampling of case results for February and March of 2020. We...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Oct 10, 2019 | Case Results, Traffic Law
DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER Below we feature a sampling of case results for September of 2019. We avoided...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Sep 30, 2019 | Traffic Law
Photo by Ethan Hoover on Unsplash Effective July 1, 2019, Virginia Code § 46.2-861.1 (known as the “Move Over” law) increases the penalties for failing to move over for an emergency vehicle that is displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating red, blue or...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | May 9, 2019 | Case Results, Traffic Law
DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Below we feature a sampling of case results from mid-February of 2019 to April...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Apr 15, 2019 | Traffic Law
Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash Did you know that if you hold a North Carolina driver’s license and you prepay a speeding ticket in Virginia, it could result in your license being suspended by the North Carolina DMV? Tickets in Virginia between 0-19 mph...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Feb 15, 2019 | Case Results, Traffic Law
DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Below we feature a sampling of case results from December 2018 to February...
