by Andrew Flusche on January 19, 2012
If you’re charged with Virginia reckless driving, you need to call an attorney. You’re facing a misdemeanor conviction that could possibly cost your driver’s license or jail time. Fortunately, the reckless driving charge might be dismissed or reduced depending upon the facts of your case and your driving record. Transcription Hello, my name is Andrew [...]
by Andrew Flusche on January 15, 2012
I’ve written before about fighting calibration certificates in reckless driving by speed cases. The other day in Stafford General District Court, I had a great opportunity to put that into action. Required notice from the Virginia State Bar: NOTE THAT CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PREVIOUS [...]
by Andrew Flusche on October 5, 2011
If you’re involved in an accident, you don’t have to tell the officer what happened. You can’t lie under oath in court, but on the scene you can and SHOULD say “I don’t know” or “I’m not sure.” Video Transcription Hello, my name is Andrew Flusche. I’m a Virginia traffic lawyer. If you happen to [...]
by Andrew Flusche on September 28, 2011
If you are accused of a traffic violation or misdemeanor vehicle offense, you may not get far with the argument that “it wasn’t my car!” Video Transcription Hello, my name is Andrew Flusche. I’m a Virginia traffic lawyer. Today I wanted to talk to you about one thing that clients tell me a lot when [...]
by Andrew Flusche on September 26, 2011
In many Virginia accident cases, the Commonwealth charges at least one driver with reckless driving. The main statute used for this charge is 46.2-853. That statute is fairly brief: A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives a vehicle which is not under proper control or which has inadequate or improperly adjusted brakes [...]
by Andrew Flusche on August 27, 2011
As of 4pm today, Hurricane Irene had already caused 152 vehicle crashes on Virginia’s roadways. And those are just the ones handled by the Virginia State Police. The Fredericksburg area is in Division II, which had 17 of those 152 crashes. I’m sure there are many more by now and other incidents that were handled [...]
by Andrew Flusche on July 28, 2011
If you’re charged with reckless driving in Virginia, you may be wondering about the possible demerit points on your driving record. Frankly, it’s confusing. And there’s lots of conflicting information in the internet. Let me clear up the subject for you. For Virginia license holders If you have a Virginia driver’s license, a conviction of [...]
by Andrew Flusche on June 8, 2011
One of the main services I provide for clients is defending reckless driving tickets. I’m your Virginia reckless driving lawyer. If you have a reckless driving ticket in Spotsylvania, Stafford, Fredericksburg, King George, or Caroline, we need to talk. What is reckless driving? There are many varieties of reckless driving in Virginia. The most common [...]
by Andrew Flusche on April 11, 2011
If you are charged with reckless driving in Virginia, you need to know about improper driving. It’s a statute that enables the judge to give you a break down to a traffic infraction, instead of a class 1 misdemeanor. Transcription Hello, I’m Andrew Flusche. Today I wanted to talk to you about improper driving. Improper [...]
by Andrew Flusche on March 23, 2011
Yep. You read that correctly. Apparently some Loudoun County volunteer firefighters thought it would be a good idea to drink and then hop in a fire engine. If that’s not bad enough, they also had on board a member of Leesburg’s finest and someone from the Loudoun County Fire Rescue Commission. But wait, it gets [...]