Traffic Lawyer recommendations

[Anonymous]

A friend’s kid (21+) just got a traffic citation for driving 20mph over speed limit. (From out of state) Any recommendations for a good traffic lawyer?

[Anonymous]

Where are you? DC, MD or VA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A friend’s kid (21+) just got a traffic citation for driving 20mph over speed limit. (From out of state) Any recommendations for a good traffic lawyer?

What jurisdiction (including county).

And what a dipshit

[Anonymous]

You posted here the other day about your son.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1313285.page

Helpful posters gave you advice in your own thread--read it!

[Anonymous]

Why would you need a lawyer for driving 20 over?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you need a lawyer for driving 20 over?

Not OP but because that’s automatic reckless driving in Virginia and can be charged as a felony. Has happened to my DH and to my uncle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you need a lawyer for driving 20 over?

Because it is an automatic reckless driving in most states.

[Anonymous]

Ok, OP -- no one can recommend a lawyer, which is what you asked for, until you tell us where this occurred. If it's VA, they need a VA lawyer, if MD, a MD lawyer, etc, and it sounds like this maybe even occurred outside of the DMV (your post isn't clear).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you need a lawyer for driving 20 over?

Not OP but because that’s automatic reckless driving in Virginia and can be charged as a felony. Has happened to my DH and to my uncle.

OK so im a MD driver and its 30+ that is considered reckless. When I drive on 55 mph highways around here, 75 is pretty much common speed when traffic isnt too heavy.

I always thought to be charged with reckless driving, you needed to drive reckless as in cutting people off, tailgating. Etc. Weird to think they will get you on that based on speed alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you need a lawyer for driving 20 over?

Not OP but because that’s automatic reckless driving in Virginia and can be charged as a felony. Has happened to my DH and to my uncle.

OK so im a MD driver and its 30+ that is considered reckless. When I drive on 55 mph highways around here, 75 is pretty much common speed when traffic isnt too heavy.

I always thought to be charged with reckless driving, you needed to drive reckless as in cutting people off, tailgating. Etc. Weird to think they will get you on that based on speed alone.

No.

So 20 over is automatic reckless driving in VA and like you pointed out 30 over in MD will be. I also know of someone who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed, and that was automatic reckless driving as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you need a lawyer for driving 20 over?

Not OP but because that’s automatic reckless driving in Virginia and can be charged as a felony. Has happened to my DH and to my uncle.

OK so im a MD driver and its 30+ that is considered reckless. When I drive on 55 mph highways around here, 75 is pretty much common speed when traffic isnt too heavy.

I always thought to be charged with reckless driving, you needed to drive reckless as in cutting people off, tailgating. Etc. Weird to think they will get you on that based on speed alone.

No.

So 20 over is automatic reckless driving in VA and like you pointed out 30 over in MD will be. I also know of someone who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed, and that was automatic reckless driving as well.

Is VA actually enforcing this as written? Seems like it be nailing every day drivers just cruising along 95.

[Anonymous]

Call Peter DePaolis in Reston - he will probably give you a referral based upon the jurisdiction you live in.

[Anonymous]

Anything over 80 is reckless in VA too. Even if you’re in a 65 zone.
Having said that, in VA years ago I got stopped doing 82 in a 65. Had to show up
To court. I took the driver improvement course ahead of time. All I got was a fine. I got 3 points as well but the driver improvement course was 5 “ good “ points so they didn’t go on my driving record.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you need a lawyer for driving 20 over?

Not OP but because that’s automatic reckless driving in Virginia and can be charged as a felony. Has happened to my DH and to my uncle.

OK so im a MD driver and its 30+ that is considered reckless. When I drive on 55 mph highways around here, 75 is pretty much common speed when traffic isnt too heavy.

I always thought to be charged with reckless driving, you needed to drive reckless as in cutting people off, tailgating. Etc. Weird to think they will get you on that based on speed alone.

No.

So 20 over is automatic reckless driving in VA and like you pointed out 30 over in MD will be. I also know of someone who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed, and that was automatic reckless driving as well.

Is VA actually enforcing this as written? Seems like it be nailing every day drivers just cruising along 95.

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anything over 80 is reckless in VA too. Even if you’re in a 65 zone.
Having said that, in VA years ago I got stopped doing 82 in a 65. Had to show up
To court. I took the driver improvement course ahead of time. All I got was a fine. I got 3 points as well but the driver improvement course was 5 “ good “ points so they didn’t go on my driving record.

This is what every lawyer will have you do -- voluntarily complete the driver improvement course before the hearing.

OP, if you need a VA recommendation George Freeman in FFX.