[VIDEO] How Much Jail Are You facing For Virginia Reckless Driving?
Contact me so we can discuss whether or not jail is a threat in your case and what you may actually be looking at as far as how many days.
Video Transcription
Hello, my name is Andrew Flusche. I’m your Virginia reckless driving lawyer. How much jail time might you have to serve for Virginia reckless driving in Virginia? This is the question that comes up time and time again because people get a reckless driving charge in Virginia typically for speed. They start researching about what may happen and they see Jail and it’s normal to freak out. From you thought was a speeding ticket, now you’re looking at misdemeanor, what you’ll understand as a misdemeanor and you actually are facing the possibility of jail. How much jail is possible?
It definitely depends upon the facts of your case and upon your driving record and also upon the local court where your case is pending. This is why it’s critical to have a local attorney who knows the local court, the judge, the prosecutor and the local policies about what jail time you might be facing. It all depends upon the numbers for the speed and the local judge. Definitely contact me today so we can discuss the specifics of your case, where your case is pending and what the local jail policies are. There’s too many different variances around the state to go through them all in one video.
But I can tell you then, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford area, typically if you’re charged of going over 100 miles an hour, you are looking at the strong likelihood of getting some amount of jail. Now, how much is depends upon the case. It could be somewhere from a day in jail for speeds around 101, let’s say, and it could be 20, 30 or more days in jail if you’re charged of going 120 or something higher than that. Those are just some benchmark that you can look at for your case.
But definitely contact me so we can discuss whether or not jail is a threat in your case and what you may actually be looking at as far as how many days. If you’re charged of reckless driving in Virginia, give me a call today or request my free book so we can get started learning about your case.