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Possible Defenses to Reckless Driving in Virginia

If you or somebody you care about has been charged with reckless driving in Virginia, you need to turn to a skilled and experienced attorney to help with your case. Reckless driving charges are serious, classified as misdemeanors, and can result in significant penalties. At Randall Page, P.C., their Virginia reckless driving defense attorneys will conduct a full investigation into your case and work to get the charges against you reduced or dismissed altogether.

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Possible Defenses to Reckless Driving in Virginia

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  1. Possible Defenses to Reckless Driving in Virginia

  2. If you or somebody you care about has been charged with reckless driving in Virginia, you need to turn to a skilled and experienced attorney to help with your case. Reckless driving charges are serious, classified as misdemeanors, and can result in significant penalties. Unlike speeding tickets, reckless driving is treated as a criminal offense that can result in drivers’ license suspensions, large fines, and jail time. If you have a commercial driver’s license a conviction for reckless driving will almost certainly lead to a suspension or revocation of your CDL.

  3. Showing That You Are Not The One Driving This could be a strong defense because the prosecution must have proof that you were the one operating the vehicle at the time the reckless driving occurred.

  4. Arguing That The Driving Was Careless and Not Reckless While careless driving can also be considered a traffic violation, this is a much less serious offense than reckless driving. Careless driving is not considered a misdemeanor, will not have the same significant consequences, and will not count for as many points against your license.

  5. Arguing That An Emergency Warranted Your Driving Behavior Your attorney could argue that any alleged reckless driving was the result of an emergency that presented a threat to you or another party.

  6. Arguing Your Behavior Was Negligent, Not Reckless Similar to arguing that you were operating carelessly, negligent driving is still going to generally be considered less serious than reckless driving. Negligence implies unintentional behavior, whereas reckless driving is typically seen as intentional.

  7. Arguing or Disproving Your Alleged Speed In some cases, reckless driving is charged when a person is operating their vehicle at very high speeds. In these cases, law enforcement authorities need to show that the instruments they used to measure your speed were calibrated properly. This defense can be particularly effective if your alleged high rate of speed is the only reason you received a reckless driving charge.

  8. At Randall Page, P.C., their Virginia reckless driving defense attorneys will conduct a full investigation into your case and work to get the charges against you reduced or dismissed altogether. They will diligently work to get your case either dismissed, reduced to a regular speeding ticket, or improper driving, a charge only a Judge can reduce to once lawyers prove that your particular case consisted of slight negligence.

  9. Contact Randall Page, P.C. Address 28319 Southampton Pkwy Courtland, VA 23837 Phone 757-517-8956 Website https://www.randallpagelaw.com/contact-us

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