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Virginia Woman Charged with Reckless Driving After Woman Riding Mattress on Top of Vehicle Dies
In a strange and tragic case, a Virginia woman was charged with reckless driving after another woman was riding on an unsecured mattress on top of her van and fell to her death. Twenty-year-old Sindy Zelaya Gonzalez died when both she and the mattress fell off the moving van. The driver, Norma Guadron Canales,… Read More »
Reckless Driving Signs Installed on Virginia Highways
Virginia’s reckless driving laws are unique, especially the laws regarding speeding. While many Virginians may be aware of these laws already, those travelling through Virginia from other states may not be. Now, the Virginia Department of Transportation has installed some signs on Interstate 81 and Interstate 95 warning drivers about Virginia’s reckless driving laws… Read More »
Woman Arrested in Virginia After Getting Three Tickets Within an Hour
Earlier this summer a woman was arrested after she received three speeding tickets within one hour on I-81 in Virginia. Kai Kitchen was clocked driving 93, 97, and 94 miles an hour at each of her three respective stops by police. For the first two tickets, the police officers wrote her misdemeanor reckless driving… Read More »
Reckless Driving Defenses in Virginia
If you are charged with reckless driving in Virginia, it does not mean that you will automatically be convicted. It is up to the Commonwealth of Virginia to prove that all of the elements of the specific kind of reckless driving charged have been met. There are many defenses to reckless driving, and a… Read More »
Most Common Causes of Reckless Driving Charges
In Virginia reckless driving can be a criminal offense. Reckless driving is usually a misdemeanor charge, though felony reckless driving does exist. The Virginia traffic and criminal codes provide many different sections and kinds of violations that can lead to a reckless driving charge. Some of these behaviors are more common than others and… Read More »
What Every Driver Should Know About Reckless Driving in Virginia
Whether living in or just driving through the great state of Virginia, there are a few things that make highway travel a little more precarious. In Virginia, speeding can be a misdemeanor, you can lose your car for reckless driving, and you can end up paying massive fines for offenses that generally would be… Read More »
Virginia is Not for Speeders: Out-of-state Drivers Beware
Almost everyone you meet will admit they have received a traffic ticket at some point in their life. No doubt, most people violate minor traffic laws at some point. Some states definitely have harsher punishments than others. Virginia traffic lawyers see a lot of tickets issued to out-of-state drivers, sometimes disproportionate to the total… Read More »
Semi-Driver Charged with Reckless Driving in I-95 Turnover
The driver of a tractor trailer has been charged with reckless driving after a crash that overturned his trailer and completely blocked all southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in South Richmond, Virginia. The trailer ran off the interstate and hit the left barrier before overturning. Police believe fatigue was a factor. This seems to… Read More »
Reckless Driving, Aggressive Driving, and Improper Driving
In Virginia, there three general categories of violations commonly associated with what in other jurisdictions is known simply as reckless driving. These general categories each carry different penalties, and within the categories provided the penalties can be increased or decreased depending on the attendant circumstances. Reckless Driving Unlike many other states, reckless driving is… Read More »
Virginia One of the Strictest States for Reckless Driving
Virginia is by no means easy on those that violate traffic laws. Virginia police officers enforce these traffic rules often. However, it may surprise some to find how strict Virginia’s reckless driving law is compared to the rest of the nation. A recent study shows just how strict our law regarding reckless driving truly… Read More »
