October 2023
Client was driving on Route 28 and there was a Fairfax County police officer and tow truck on the side of the road. It appeared there had been an accident and the tow truck was getting ready to transport a vehicle from the area. Client was unaware that Virginia Law requires citizens to move ove... Read On
October 2023
Client was driving on I-66 going to the gym late at night and was stopped by a Virginia State Trooper. As it happens the Trooper observed our client speeding at around 75mph and started pacing them. Pacing is when the Police Officer either drives behind another vehicle keeping equidistant their... Read On
October 2023
Client was driving on on the Express Lanes on I-66 when he was stopped for driving 91mph in a 65mph zone. Normally I-66 is a 55mph zone but the Express Lanes are designated as a 65mph zone. In this case, due to the speed, the Virginia State Trooper issued a citation for reckless driving. Clien... Read On
October 2023
Client was driving to work in the early morning and stopped for speeding by a Fairfax County Police Officer. They were cited with speeding in a school zone at 44mph in a 25mph zone due to the proximity of a school. The client did not see the blinking lights speed sign and was surprised it was c... Read On
October 2023
Client was home from college and was driving to get some food. As a police officer was writing a report for another case they observed our client go through a stop sign. Unfortunately this was not a simple "California Stop" and they went through the stop sign without slowing down because the cl... Read On
October 2023
Client was driving late one night around 11pm and got stopped for driving 91mph in a 55mph zone. There was another vehicle messing with them so they sped up since our client had a faster vehicle to get away from the other vehicle. Our client was stopped by a Fairfax County Police Officer and ad... Read On
October 2023
Client was stopped on the Fairfax County Parkway for driving 71mph in a 50mph zone. The Officer did not cite our client for reckless driving but for speeding. This is certainly important. However, in Virginia, driving in excess of 20mph over the speed limit is 6 points on the driving record fo... Read On
October 2023
Client was driving to a work event and an employee had texted them. A Fairfax County Police Officer saw the phone and cited our client for holding a cellphone while driving. This is because Virginia is a "hands free" state. Holding a cellphone is a 3-point offense for DMV purposes so client hi... Read On
October 2023
Client was stopped for driving 40mph in a 25mph zone by a Fairfax City Police Officer. They received a speeding ticket and were sent on their way. Client was simply driving to lacrosse practice at 7am and is a student at George Mason University. Client had a clean driving record and at our dir... Read On
October 2023
Client was driving on the Dulles Toll Road and was stopped for going 96mph in a 55mph zone. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Officer (MWAA) cited them with reckless driving due to the speed. Client was driving to a doctor's appointment but, admittedly, it was not an emergen... Read On
October 2023
Client was on Route 28 on a Saturday morning and got stopped by a Virginia State Trooper for driving 74mph in a 55mph zone within Loudoun County. He was cited for speeding. Client was 18 years old and wanted to avoid an increase to his insurance premiums as they were already high due to his age... Read On
September 2023
Client was driving with friends to Luray Caverns and got stopped for driving 82/65 on I-66 in the Prince William County area. The Virginia State Trooper issued a summons for speeding and client was released from the stop to continue on their way. The issue in this case was that the client was a... Read On
September 2023
Client was driving through the Town of Vienna for work and was stopped for going 42mph in a 25mph zone. Client was not from the area and was surprised at how low the speed limit was and thought driving 42mph was very reasonable. Client was cited for speeding by a Town of Vienna Police Officer. ... Read On
September 2023
Client was driving home from the store and was stopped for driving 61mph in a 45mph zone. They were issued a speeding ticket by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. They were young and wanted to avoid any impact on their insurance so they called us at the Letnick Law Firm, PLC. Client was aske... Read On
September 2023
Client was driving home after a long day at work around midnight. They work very long hours and were tired and simply trying to get home. Unfortunately they got stopped by a State Trooper for driving 96mph in a 55mph zone on I-95 and received a ticket for reckless driving. Client said the troo... Read On
September 2023
Client was driving home from work on I-66 and was stopped for driving 90mph in a 65mph zone. Due to the speed the trooper charged them with reckless driving. Client was a Registered Nurse and a misdemeanor conviction could have posed real problems for their employment. In this case they were t... Read On
September 2023
Young client was stopped on Route 28 for driving 89mph in a 55mph zone. They were stopped by a Virginia State Trooper and were surprised at their alleged speed. Then it became clear because their vehicle was 23 years old and needed a lot of repairs. Loudoun County is a very tough jurisdiction ... Read On
September 2023
Client was stopped for going through a stop sign in the Town of Vienna. They were having trouble with their brakes and had to make a decision whether to try to stop or go through the stop sign. The Vienna Town Police Officer wrote a summons for failure to yield to a stop sign. Our client res... Read On
September 2023
Client was charged with speeding at 74mph in a 55mph zone on Route 28. They were on their way back from a computer store shopping for a new laptop for college when the Fairfax County Police Officer stopped them. Our client told the officer where they were coming from and that they were simply g... Read On
September 2023
Client was stopped for speeding in the Town of Vienna and issued a speeding ticket for driving 54mph in a 35mph zone. They were a George Mason University Student and were doing very well. However, they had a relatively extensive driving record from past tickets. Client was remorseful and had c... Read On
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