DWI REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING
Fairfax County GDC -- 3 Charges: (1) DWI, First Offense. Result: DWI, First Offense Reduced to Reckless Driving Generally under 46.2-852. (2) Refusal to Submit to Breath Test. Result: Nolle Prosequi (dropped). (3) Open Container. Result: Nolle Prosequi. Finalized November 9, 2023.
FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; GET DOCUMENTS TO MAKE FALSE STATUS; DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
3 Charges: (1) DWI, First Offense. Result: Guilty with all jail time suspended. (2) False Identification to Law Enforcement. Result: Amended to Trespassing. (3) Get Documents to Make False Status. Result: Dismissed.
RECKLESS DRIVING REDUCED TO IMPROPER DRIVING AFTER MOTION TO REOPEN GRANTED
Hopewell GDC -- Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed (93/70). Result: Class 1 Misdemeanor Reduced to Improper Driving.
SPEEDING (29 OVER) REDUCED TO DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER
Newport News GDC -- Charge: Speeding (54/25). Result: Speeding 29 Over Reduced to Defective Speedometer. This reduction avoided 6 DMV points.
DWI, 2ND OFFENSE WITHIN 5 - 10 YEARS REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING
Hanover GDC -- Charge: (1) DWI, Second Offense within 5 - 10 years. Result: DWI, Second Offense Reduced to Reckless Driving Generally under 46.2-852. The Court did not impose a suspended jail sentence, license suspension or ASAP.
DWI, FIRST OFFENSE DROPPED
Charge: DWI, First Offense. Result: Dismissal by Nolle Prosequi (dropped).
DWI, FIRST OFFENSE INVOLVING ACCIDENT REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING; FAILURE TO APPEAR DISMISSED
Chesterfield GDC -- 2 Charges: (1) DWI, First Offense/Accident. Result: DWI, First Offense/Accident Reduced to Reckless Driving as defined under 46.2-852. (2) Failure to Appear. Result: Dismissed.
RECKLESS DRIVING BY SPEED (99/70) REDUCED TO IMPROPER DRIVING
Warren GDC -- Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed (99/70). Result: This reduction avoided a Class 1 Misdemeanor conviction, active jail time, and possible license suspension.
DWI, FIRST OFFENSE, BAC 0.20% REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING
Hampton GDC -- Charge: DWI, First Offense, BAC 0.20% Involving an Accident. Result: DWI, First Offense Reduced to Reckless Driving Generally as defined under 46.2-852. Finalized December 20, 2023.
FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY/ACCIDENT DISMISSED AFTER APPEAL TO CIRCUIT COURT
Newport News Circuit Court -- Charge: Following Too Closely/Accident. Result: Dismissed. This case involved an accident in the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel. While only an infraction, the Client needed a dismissal for employment reasons.
FAIL TO STOP AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT OR "HIT AND RUN" DROPPED
Chesterfield GDC -- Charge: Fail to Stop at the Scene of an Accident. Result: Dismissal by Nolle Prosequi.
RECKLESS DRIVING BY SPEED DISMISSED AFTER APPEAL TO CIRCUIT COURT
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed. Result: Dismissed. The firm only represented the Client in her appeal in Circuit Court.
DWI, FIRST OFFENSE, BAC 0.16% REDUCED TO DWI, FIRST OFFENSE, 5 DAYS MANDATORY JAIL TIME AVOIDED; RECKLESS DRIVING DISMISSED
Arlington GDC -- 2 Charges: (1) DWI, First Offense, BAC 0.16%. Result: DWI, First Offense, No BAC. This result avoided the 5 days of mandatory jail time. (2) Reckless Driving by Speed (94/55). Result: Dismissed.
RECKLESS DRIVING BY SPEED (96/60) DISMISSED (CHESAPEAKE GDC)
RECKLESS DRIVING BY SPEED (87/55) DISMISSED (CHESTERFIELD GDC)
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed (96 miles per hour in a 60 miles per hour zone). Result: Dismissed.
