BIG Speeding Ticket in VA

Buy a 1987 Honda Civic. You will be more aware of your speed when you drive that baby.

First off, consider this a lesson and don't drive so fast in the future. Second, count yourself lucky you're not a Virginia resident as there would be a hefty mandatory fine on top of whatever else the law calls for. Third, find yourself a good (local) lawyer who knows the people in the courts, he should be able to get your sentence reduced as long as you're cooperative. Where in Virginia is this btw? I imagine you were probably going on I81?

Magical things start to happen once you get over 80.

Just curious, where in Virginia did this happen?

Tight Ass-Calves wrote:

Magical things start to happen once you get over 80.

Just curious, where in Virginia did this happen?

I was going south on 81 through Rockbridge county. There was no one on the roads at all. How would I go about finding a good local lawyer?

too fast wrote:

I don't think I was actually going 90, but the cop said he had a radar on it.

There should be proof then. Ask them to provide it.

I would be very careful about selecting a lawyer, and ask a lot of questions first.

Go elsewhere if anyone is unable or unwilling to give you the answers you're looking for.

maybe not wrote:

I would be very careful about selecting a lawyer, and ask a lot of questions first.

Go elsewhere if anyone is unable or unwilling to give you the answers you're looking for.

What kind of questions should I be asking?

All I know is that I need to get the reckless driving removed at the least.

too fast wrote:

Tight Ass-Calves wrote:

Magical things start to happen once you get over 80.

Just curious, where in Virginia did this happen?

I was going south on 81 through Rockbridge county. There was no one on the roads at all. How would I go about finding a good local lawyer?

Holy shit I go to school in Rockbridge county. I got a ticket going 10 over in town (Lexington). It was my first. I decided to go to court and plea no contest because my court date was during school and I was going to be in town anyway. The judge heard my case, I told her yes I had been speeding, and she asked what my record was prior to the ticket. I told her it was clean, so she said if I go a year without any other kind of ticket she'd drop it. A classmate of mine is from Florida and he was in court the same day, for reckless. It was his 3rd or 4th ticket so she got on him pretty bad, but she still didn't give him the max sentence. I think he got a $250 fine, no jail. Hopefully you'll have the same judge.

Get a trial by jury.

I got a reckless driving charge in Virginia (Dinwiddie county) about 5 years ago. I got a local lawyer who had it pled down to speeding 1-9. I paid a fairly hefty fine (around $190) and also had to go to traffic school.

It was a good lesson. I don't speed more than 5-10 over anymore

anthrticket wrote:

I got a reckless driving charge in Virginia (Dinwiddie county) about 5 years ago. I got a local lawyer who had it pled down to speeding 1-9. I paid a fairly hefty fine (around $190) and also had to go to traffic school.

It was a good lesson. I don't speed more than 5-10 over anymore

as long as you're not the fastest guy on the road you're golden usually

I got caught on one of the country roads in a nearby county. Ended up spending 9 days in prison for speeding 20 mph over limit. Prison was hell. 100% bubbas.

As a Virginian, I say good. You're a menace to our roads. 75 MPH is plenty fast along I-81. You could have killed someone going 90. Pay up, speedy gonzalez.

90 is not that fast, especially if no one is on the road. but still stupid...

I had a bad habit of speeding, (usually 80-85 in 65) I got 3 speeding tickets and rolled through 2 stops signs, so 5 moving violations in a year....

my insurance dropped me, I now have to pay progressive $230 a month....seriously taught me a lesson, don't speed, come to a complete stop you never know who is watching.

I pay that much and in 8+ years of driving I've never had an accident or filed an insurance claim.

kartelite wrote:

Second, count yourself lucky you're not a Virginia resident as there would be a hefty mandatory fine on top of whatever else the law calls for. ?

This is not true. The civil penalties were revoked.

Sucker!

I loathe 81 through VA. The entire road is a freaking speed trap at times. I've been through counties where I've seen as many as 10 cops in the median/off the exit wherever and several cars pulled over as I drove through. Nothing happens in southwest/western VA so all cops do is give speeding tickets.

Thanks for posting this. I'm about to road trip to San Diego and needed the reminder not to open it up on I5..

too fast wrote:

Tight Ass-Calves wrote:

Magical things start to happen once you get over 80.

Just curious, where in Virginia did this happen?

I was going south on 81 through Rockbridge county. There was no one on the roads at all. How would I go about finding a good local lawyer?

Haha, I'm from Rockbridge County and I don't really appreciate it being called the middle of nowhere. It amazes me that there was no one on the roads, I81 is a mess there these days. My brother almost got a ticket for reckless driving in high school, basically racing his Z3 with a dumbass friend on a state highway, and our dad called up a friend who negotiated for him and got it down to regular speeding. I think it would be a bit weird to give out names on the internet, but what you should do is call the county courthouse (in Lexington) and ask them to recommend you a local lawyer who handles these kinds of cases. Or just do a search on the internet, I just tried one and found at least 3 traffic lawyers I know in 30 seconds.

Don't mean to be an ass, but finding a way to weasel out of responsibilities is NOT something that Flagpole is an expert in. Looks like you've got some punishment to pay -- pay that punishment and then don't speed like that again.