On Jan. 6 I shared with you that I had to go to court in No. Virgina. In that state, going faster than 20 mph above posted limit or faster than 80 mph is considered a type of "reckless driving" even in the absence of aggravating circumstances. Reckless driving is a misdemeanor and would stay on my record forever.
I went to court today. Thanks to my lawyer the charge was reduced from "reckless driving by speeding" to "speeding", i.e., I went from a misdemeanor to a plain traffic infraction. Phew! I think the money for a lawyer was well spent and recommend doing so if you are ever charged with a similar offense in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Thanks to everybody for their advice. Sonny -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
