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  1. #1
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    Default Reckless Driving Ticket, Officer Made Mistake with Day of Week

    My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: VA

    I received a reckless driving ticket last week in VA, going 84 in 70. The ticket was issued on a Wednesday, but the officer mistakenly wrote in Tuesday as the date of week. If the officer made such a blatant clerical error, what's to say he read the radar correctly or even stopped the correct car? What are my options here? I have a NJ license. Thanks.

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    Default Re: Reckless Driving Ticket, Officer Made Mistake with Day of Week

    What was the actual statue charged? You are free to argue that the officer made a reading mistake .. I don't think it will win the day though.

    46.2-862. A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth (i) at a speed of twenty miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit or (ii) in excess of eighty miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit.

    (2) Driving in a manner generally endangering others;

    46.2-852. Reckless driving; general rule - Irrespective of the maximum speeds permitted by law, any person who drives a vehicle on any highway recklessly or at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person shall be guilty of reckless driving.

    Reckless is one of the two ... usually .. serious charges, not a standard speeding ticket


    https://sites.google.com/a/boselawfi...ckless-driving

    Here's what others have resulted in, above link

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    Default Re: Reckless Driving Ticket, Officer Made Mistake with Day of Week

    Clerical errors are going to amount to a hill of beans, sorry. No get out of jail free card there.

    Reckless driving is a misdemeanor in Virginia. I suspect you got caught on one of the Interstate "speed trap" counties where they offered to allow you to be tried in absentia. In that case you'll just end up with a fine and the conviction on your record (which is bad enough). You can possibly get it reduced or dismissed with by calling a local (to where you were arrested) lawyer to plead the case. It runs about $400 for the lawyer, but it's preferable to having a criminal record over speeding.

    If it isn't one of the jurisdictions where they waive the appearance (the CA gives up the jail possibility), you need to appear or have a lawyer (I strongly recommend the latter).

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