Case Results for Reckless Driving by Speed in Virginia

Criminal Defense Attorneys Serving Fairfax, Leesburg & Manassas, Virginia

 

It is very easy to be charged with Reckless Driving in Northern Virginia.  The consequences for a Reckless Driving conviction can be serious.  The Gordon Law Firm has been helping people with these charges for 15 years in Fairfax, Prince William, Arlington, and Loudoun counties.

THE CASE RESULTS LISTED BELOW DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE.  THESE CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE GORDON LAW FIRM.

If you have been charged with Reckless Driving in Northern Virginia, use the information below to see the case results at the speed you were accused of driving. Click on the speed to see the case results for people travelling at these speeds. 

80 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 112 people accused of travelling exactly 80 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

0 of 112 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving.

83 of the 112 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

2 of the 112 clients had their charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Improper Driving.

2 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

8 of the 112 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

2 other clients had their charges reduced to non-moving violations like Defective Equipment.  Those violations carry zero points.

To talk to Alex Gordon or Carlos Wall and learn how we can help you get on the road to the best possible outcome, please call The Gordon Law Firm at 703-218-8416 or text us a picture of your ticket to 703.591.6682 for a free consultation.

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 112 cases is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for these 112 clients.  Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

81 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 81 people accused of travelling exactly 81 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

0 of the 81 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving.  

58 of the 81 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

11 of the 81 clients had their charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Failure to Obey a Highway Sign, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia.

1 of the 81 clients had their misdemeanor Reckless Driving charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Improper Driving, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia

5 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

4 of the 81 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

2 other clients had their charges reduced to non-moving violations like Defective Equipment.  Those violations carry zero points.

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 81 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients.  Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

82 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 87 people accused of traveling exactly 82 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

0 of the 87 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving.  

65 of the 87 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

12 of the 87 clients had their charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Failure to Obey a Highway Sign, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia.

2 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

4 of the 87 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

4 other clients had their charges reduced to non-moving violations like Defective Equipment.  Those violations carry zero points.

 

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 87 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients.  Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

83 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 84 people accused of travelling exactly 83 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

0 of the 84 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving.  

63 of the 84 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

5 of the 84 clients had their charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Failure to Obey a Highway Sign, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia.

2 of the 84 clients had their misdemeanor Reckless Driving charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Improper Driving, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia

4 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

8 of the 84 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

2 other clients had their charges reduced to non-moving violations like Defective Equipment.  Those violations carry zero points.

 

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 84 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients.  Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

84 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 74 people accused of travelling exactly 84 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving by Speed under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

0 of the 74 clients accused of going 84 mph were convicted of Reckless Driving.  

46 of the 74 clients accused of driving 84 mph had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

1 of the 74 clients had their charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Failure to Obey a Highway Sign, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia.

2 of the 74 clients had their misdemeanor Reckless Driving charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Improper Driving, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia

3 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

20 of the 74 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

2 other clients charged with travelling 84 mph in Virginia had their charges reduced to non-moving violations like Defective Equipment.  Those violations carry zero points.

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 74 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients.

85 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 86 people accused of travelling exactly 85 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

Only 2 of 86 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving. 

39 of the 86 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

4 of the 86 clients had their charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Failure to Obey a Highway Sign, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia.

4 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

35 of the 86 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

2 other clients had their charges reduced to non-moving violations like Defective Equipment.  Those violations carry zero points.

 

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 86 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients.

Please consider that the two people that were convicted of Reckless Driving avoided jail time.  Only one client had their license suspended and they had a previous Reckless Driving conviction.  Many of the 84 other clients others on this list also had prior convictions for prior  speeding tickets and Reckless Driving, but avoided a new misdemeanor conviction with our help.

86 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 57 people accused of travelling exactly 86 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

0 of the 57 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving.  

25 of the 57 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

1 of the 57 clients had their misdemeanor Reckless Driving charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Improper Driving, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia

1 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

30 of the 57 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 57 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients.  Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

87 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 45 people accused of travelling exactly 87 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

Only 1 of the 45 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving.  

11 of the 45 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

2 of the 45 clients had their misdemeanor Reckless Driving charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Improper Driving, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia

1 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

29 of the 45 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

 

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 45 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients. Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

88 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 40 people accused of travelling at exactly 88 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

0 of the 40 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving.  

10 of the 40 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

2 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

28 of the 40 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 40 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients. Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

89 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 26 people accused of travelling exactly 89 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

8 of the 26 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

1 of the 26 clients had their charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Failure to Obey a Highway Sign, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia.

2 of the 26 clients had their misdemeanor Reckless Driving charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Improper Driving, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia

1 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

13 of the 26 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

1 of the 26 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving.  The one client had to pay a $400.  They did not have their license suspended.

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 26 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients. Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

90 MPH

Between January 1, 2016 until March 2020, the lawyers of The Gordon Law Firm have represented 46 people accused of travelling exactly 90 miles per hour in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county courts.  Each of those people were accused of misdemeanor Reckless Driving under Virginia Code Section 46.2-862.

Here is what our law firm was able to achieve for our clients:

19 of the 46 clients had their charges reduced to a speeding ticket at the same speed.  This would result in a 6 demerit point violation if they has a Virginia license.  If they had a Maryland driver’s license, the Virginia speeding ticket would result in zero points on their Maryland record.

4 of the 46 clients had their misdemeanor charges reduced to a regular speeding ticket.  The end result was only a traffic violation for speeds between 9 to 19 miles above the speed limit.  If the client had a Virginia driver’s license, they would have had 3 or 4 demerit points on their record.  If they had a Maryland license, they would have no points assessed.

4 of the 46 clients had their charges reduced to the traffic infraction of Improper Driving, a three demerit point traffic violation in Virginia.

2 of our client’s cases were dismissed.

Only 12 of 46 clients of the firm were convicted of Reckless Driving for driving at a speed of 90 miles per hour in Virginia.

Why are the results different?

It can be difficult to explain why one person had a different result from another person.  Every case is different.  Every one of the above clients were pulled over under different circumstances.  There could have been differences in a client’s driving record and what the client did to help our law firm be prepared for court.  The attitude of the police officer or state trooper also makes a difference.  Prosecutors and judges also play an important role in how a case may be resolved.

However, what does not change in each of these 46 cases, is that The Gordon Law Firm was the law firm fighting for each of these clients.  

Please consider that all 12 of the people that were convicted of Reckless Driving avoided jail time.  Only 4 of those 12 clients had their license suspended for a period of time.  Alex Gordon and Carlos Wall look forward to the opportunity to help you.

 

To talk to Alex Gordon or Carlos Wall and learn how we can help you get on the road to the best possible outcome, please call The Gordon Law Firm at 703-218-8416 or text us a picture of your ticket to 703.591.6682 for a free consultation.