my moron friend who does not live in the area was ticketed by the state police in the county of botetourt for going 88 in a 65.

her court date is coming up. if she cant make it to the court date, what is she looking forward to as far as fines, points, etc?

what is the actual charge

Can anyone charged with reckless driving ever spell the term correctly? That is the real question at hand.

I'm always amazed at how many people think it is actually called "wreckless driving".


RESton Peace Wrote:
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> what is the actual charge

maybe she can. until they start handing out spelling tickets, im not going to lose much sleep. great observational skills though. i dont know what would kind of chaos would ensue had you have not taken valuable time out of your day to point out my error.

ba Wrote:
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> Can anyone charged with reckless driving ever
> spell the term correctly? That is the real
> question at hand.

If the Judge's name is Maximum Bob or Hangin' John, she might get
the death penalty.

RECKLESS driving, i believe.
88/65
cannot be prepaid.
she is in nyc and the court is in bumfuck.

RESton Peace Wrote:
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> what is the actual charge

TheMeeper Wrote:
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> I'm always amazed at how many people think it is
> actually called "wreckless driving".

I'm always amazed that these posters can't read "Fairfax" at the top of their screen.
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pgens Wrote:
> I'm always amazed that these posters can't read "Fairfax" at the top of their screen.


yeah, this thread sorta sucks actually

The perfect thread to PWN!!! PWN TEH THREDZ!!!

bumfuck

fucktown

hillbillyburg

hickville

:laughing:

pgens Wrote:
>> PWN TEH THREDZ!!!

That's sorta like a bat-signal for Alias to show up and do his whole tired schtick.

Oh yeah... oops. But the thread already sucks anyway, why not give him somewhere to post? If he's posting here he isn't posting elsewhere.

No, I think it'd be funny if he showed up because of your signal and just started pwning everyone

She does have to appear for court. I'm sure she was advised of that by the officer. Reckless is not a pre payable offense. In VA reckless driving is a criminal offense and not just a traffic offense. It is a class one misdemeanor which means it the maximum punishment is 12 months incarceration and/or a $2,500 fine and/or 6 months license suspension.

And from what i have heard about Botetourt County, they are VERY strict. They catch all the college kids from Tech and Radford who are speeding on 81 and throw the book at them.

Going 88 mph is fast. She almost hit 90 which means automatic jail time. I'm sure she will get her license suspended for 6 months.

Agreed. Botetourt is bad news for speeders. Seriously, prepare to write a very healthy check....



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First, Botetourt County DOES suck when it comes to this. I got a ticket from going 73 in a 65 on 81, fortunately I was able to prepay and have it done with.

Second, if your friend does not show in court they will issue a bench warrant for her arrest so if she were to get pulled over or stoped at a check point in the state in the future she would be arrested and processed. This happened to me before and it isn't the worst thing, they usually dismiss the bench warrant charge once they get you in court as long as you have a reasonably valid reason for missing the court date.

Bottom line is that your friend needs to come back. It may be in her best interest to hire a local attorney for a few hundred bucks who knows how things work there and can talk down the charge with the ADA and/or Judge. It is better to spend the couple hundred and save $2K and still be able to drive then to show up empty handed and leave it to the courts.

The whole strech of 81 that goes through Botetourt is a speed trap.

Yep, there is nothing else for the VSP or the sheriff to do down there. So they sit on the side of 81 near Buchanan (or Route 11) and nail truckers, pass through drivers, and college kids (W&L, VMI, Hollins, Tech, JMU, etc., etc.). The bridge area near the James River is a prime hot spot.

Where can I watch the Olympics in HD? Any good bars around here?

thank you all for the good information. i will link her to the thread.