Chesterfield County Reckless Driving Accident Dismissed

Disclaimer: Every case is unique and past results do not guarantee or predict the future.

Today I represented a client charged with reckless driving in Chesterfield General District Court in Chesterfield County, VA. Accident cases in Chesterfield are treated VERY serious. In general, accident cases range in severity exponentially from:

1. whether it was a SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT or other vehicles were involved
2. whether there were INJURIES or not
3. what the driving record looks like
4. the reason for the accident

Single vehicle accidents are serious but not as serious as accidents involving other vehicles. This case had every bad scenario:

My client ran through a 4 way stop sign and hit another vehicle. Running through a stop sign is dangerous. It isn't like my client hydroplaned or had a tire blow out. So the reason for the accident was bad. In addition, my client hit another vehicle. To make matters worse, the other driver was injured. Finally, the driving history of my client was terrible. My client just finished driving school less than three months prior and had multiple recent convictions on the driving record. So as far as accidents go, this one was very bad.

However, the officer charged my client under a code section that was difficult to convict on. I advised my client to plead NOT GUILTY and to try the case. At trial, my client entered a plea of NOT GUILTY and the prosecutor was not able to prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt and the case was COMPLETELY DISMISSED.

My client walked away with no fine or court costs. For a case like this, jail time was definitely possible, as was a license suspension. Call today for a free consultation if you have a Chesterfield reckless driving accident or other traffic case at 8048734004.