ride home gone wrong
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From: Glen Allen VA
Re: ride home gone wrong
Piss off the judge and you can be looking at a racing charge instead of just a reckless driving and reckless endangerment charge. With 46.2-865 your car can be impounded under conviction.
Bottom line... you're going to lose your driving job, pay a fine, have problems getting car insurance payments less than rent, and will do some jail time. Bring a dictionary.
Bottom line... you're going to lose your driving job, pay a fine, have problems getting car insurance payments less than rent, and will do some jail time. Bring a dictionary.
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Re: ride home gone wrong
First and foremost, learn how to type correctly. Just a little FYI, 'c' is not a replacement for 'see'.
If he didn't sign it, he would have gone to jail right then and there.
This is correct.
Did your friend have a lawyer? Hopefully your lawyer will play 20 questions with the cop to find the out the fact that you were nowhere near your friend going 102 and the judge will see it. But I wouldn't count on it. Good luck. And if you get found guilty, keep appealing it. The money you'll spend in lawyer fees up front will be nothing compared to the fines you'll rack up and increased insurance premiums for the next five years. Take it all the way to a jury if you have to.
Actually, when I was 16 I got a ticket for 'racing' where you turn right on Cedar Road from Battlefield. It's got one lane, we weren't speeding, not following each other too closely and honest to god I was just driving home. But the cop wrote us both up and we went to court and it got dropped and wasted everyone's time. So there is some hope. My lawyer was hot and had huge boobs, so that might have played a part in the verdict.
If he didn't sign it, he would have gone to jail right then and there.
This is correct.
Did your friend have a lawyer? Hopefully your lawyer will play 20 questions with the cop to find the out the fact that you were nowhere near your friend going 102 and the judge will see it. But I wouldn't count on it. Good luck. And if you get found guilty, keep appealing it. The money you'll spend in lawyer fees up front will be nothing compared to the fines you'll rack up and increased insurance premiums for the next five years. Take it all the way to a jury if you have to.
Actually, when I was 16 I got a ticket for 'racing' where you turn right on Cedar Road from Battlefield. It's got one lane, we weren't speeding, not following each other too closely and honest to god I was just driving home. But the cop wrote us both up and we went to court and it got dropped and wasted everyone's time. So there is some hope. My lawyer was hot and had huge boobs, so that might have played a part in the verdict.
I wish I appealed my charge. I was just so fucking tired off the whole court, fines, paying my lawyer etc etc I just wanted it to be over.
2 days in jail, 28 suspended and a 300 dollar fine and 6months without my license.
Now I got it back, and boy do I enjoy it. Cruise around with my ac and my radio on. It also helps my car is dog piss slow.
-Absolutely hire an attorney, without a doubt... but it looks like you already have (although your post was hard to read).
-APPEAL the decision, as Ritz said. I'm almost willing to guarantee the judge will find you guilty the first time around. It looks bad, honestly. You know how many times they see things like this and hear the same tired excuses over and over. No one pleads guilty to it, so of course they automatically assume you're just giving yet another excuse.
Good luck! The new laws are tough. I spent time in jail for 107/55 on my motorcycle, and this was like a year and a half ago before the crazy laws. I wish I had appealed, but my attorney convinced me that I was lucky that I only got a weekend and 40 hours of community service (and a hefty fine). I wish I had just kept appealing.
Also, remember that your attorney is working for you! Don't be afraid to tell them what you expect them to do for you.
-APPEAL the decision, as Ritz said. I'm almost willing to guarantee the judge will find you guilty the first time around. It looks bad, honestly. You know how many times they see things like this and hear the same tired excuses over and over. No one pleads guilty to it, so of course they automatically assume you're just giving yet another excuse.
Good luck! The new laws are tough. I spent time in jail for 107/55 on my motorcycle, and this was like a year and a half ago before the crazy laws. I wish I had appealed, but my attorney convinced me that I was lucky that I only got a weekend and 40 hours of community service (and a hefty fine). I wish I had just kept appealing.
Also, remember that your attorney is working for you! Don't be afraid to tell them what you expect them to do for you.
112 a month for liability on a Civic.
Piss off the judge and you can be looking at a racing charge instead of just a reckless driving and reckless endangerment charge. With 46.2-865 your car can be impounded under conviction.
Bottom line... you're going to lose your driving job, pay a fine, have problems getting car insurance payments less than rent, and will do some jail time. Bring a dictionary.
Bottom line... you're going to lose your driving job, pay a fine, have problems getting car insurance payments less than rent, and will do some jail time. Bring a dictionary.
The cop told me I could have my car impounded. I woulda been hot if he did.
My car was low, had a huge downpipe and a cutout for open exhaust.
All that would be gone.
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From: HOPEWELL/CENTRAL VA
Re: ride home gone wrong
Me and a dude got pulled doing 100 on night in a 55. and the guy i was with ran for a min and finally stoped. He only got his license taken for 6 months and a big ass fine. but now if they say u are guilty for racing .. Just face it u are gonna do some time in jail. Request weekends. lol
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Re: ride home gone wrong
Me and a dude got pulled doing 100 on night in a 55. and the guy i was with ran for a min and finally stoped. He only got his license taken for 6 months and a big ass fine. but now if they say u are guilty for racing .. Just face it u are gonna do some time in jail. Request weekends. lol
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From: Virginia
Re: ride home gone wrong
IMO, it's not eluding unless the lights are on. You're not running if you don't know you're being chased, technically, right? There are different circumstances, of course. If you passed a trooper taking radar and you didn't see them come out, but you sped up to get away "just in case," then I wouldn't call that eluding...
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Re: ride home gone wrong
ok..1st i took esl in school.. lol..and i passed it with flying colors.. and i was even better in english class.. i just hated writing.. can u tell.. and to all u other haters that dont believe me .. well ask me if i give a damn...and i was goin like 70 abd 75.. round there.. u cant go 100 in a 4 speed ef..i tried it took like 3 miles 2 get out of 3rd.. so to go from 60 to 100ish in half a mile in an ef is impossible anyways i allready knew i was screwed..just sharing with the world..