from WTOP

Friday - 12/5/2014, 2:13pm ET

WASHINGTON - Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth was found guilty of reckless driving in a Fairfax County courtroom Friday and will spend at least five days in jail.

Werth was charged with driving in excess of 100 mph on July 6.
He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, with all but 10 of those suspended. Prosecutors say Werth likely will only serve about half that time. The judge also suspended Werth's license for six months.

Read rest of article: http://www.wtop.com/41/3757102/Werth-to-serve-jail-time-for-reckless-driving-conviction#ixzz3L3KsCr28

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I'm not sure that the title is correct, i.e., that he is definitely going to jail.

The article doesn't say if he pled "guilty."

If he pled "not guilty," he could appeal and get a whole new trial at the Fairfax Circuit Court. He might even have the option to appeal if he pled "guilty," but thinks the sentence is too harsh. At any rate, that's how the VA court system worked a couple decades ago.

Even with a new trial at the Circuit Court, I'm guessing that he probably would get some jail time.

He may just take his punishment soon so that an appeal & punishment don't interfere with spring training.

Holy shit! Fairfax county cops nailed him!

That woulda been some pretty funny sh*t if he appeared in the airing of FFX County Lockup edition.

This was on the Beltway I believe. Anybody that can go over 100mph on the Beltway and not kill himself and a few others should get a contract driving an F-1 car.

Al Sharptons employer Wrote:
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> This was on the Beltway I believe. Anybody that
> can go over 100mph on the Beltway and not kill
> himself and a few others should get a contract
> driving an F-1 car.


It's easy to wick up a motorcycle to that speed on the Beltway. Hit the throttle on an open stretch and next thing you know you're doing 120 or so. It's no big deal, happens every day (to me). I'm sure Werth can maintain control of his sports car at that the speed that he peaked out at. Its not as if he were going 160. There's a big difference.

brief burst of speed Wrote:
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>
>
> It's easy to wick up a motorcycle to that speed on
> the Beltway. Hit the throttle on an open stretch
> and next thing you know you're doing 120 or so.
> It's no big deal, happens every day (to me). I'm
> sure Werth can maintain control of his sports car
> at that the speed that he peaked out at. Its not
> as if he were going 160. There's a big
> difference.

With no one else on the road I can see this. But with the idiots that clogg the beltway all day every day.....suicide.

GW Parkway people, try to read articles in order to intelligently comment on them please.

In Texas he would have gotten a fine and his license suspended for 30 - 90 days.

It's not hard at all to reach 100 on 495, especially in a newer car.

a reader Wrote:
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> GW Parkway people, try to read articles in order
> to intelligently comment on them please.


From the article:
"Werth was caught speeding in his 2011 Porsche GT3 as he entered the Capital Beltway near Georgetown Pike. He was pulled over on the George Washington Parkway for traveling 105 mph in a 55 mph zone."

Poor writing on the Post's part then... for one thing, the speed limit on the GW Parkway is 45, not 55.

From ESPN:

"During the trial, state trooper P.L. Green testified that on July 6, he followed Werth for about half a mile on the Beltway at 105 miles an hour before pulling him over on the exit to the George Washington Parkway. Green said he drew his weapon as a precaution as he approached Werth, though he quickly holstered it and said the conversation they had during the stop was cordial. Green said he asked Werth what he was doing and Werth said "he was pushing his luck.""

So The Post is partially correct incorrect. They meant to say that he was speeding as he EXITED the Capital Beltway. The speeding was on the Beltway, and bu the time he was pulled over he was off the Beltway and on the parkway.

a reader Wrote:
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> GW Parkway people, try to read articles in order
> to intelligently comment on them please.


You need to go back to middle school. The place he was stopped is not the place that the crime was committed.

Of course he's being a bitch and appealing it. It's just 5 days, you did the crime now serve your time.

Channel 4 confirms that Werth has appealed http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Nationals-Right-Fielder-Jayson-Werth-Found-Guilty-of-Reckless-Driving-in-Virginia-284892741.html

Now, the question is:

whether Werth maintains the appeal to get a new trial in Circuit Court, a jury trial if he asks for it, as is likely,

or

does he simply drop the appeal to get the sentence served before spring training starts.

BTW, it was an unmarked Virginia State Trooper who spotted Werth and pulled him over.

I am pretty sure I know what and where this went down, the issue is the VSP could not have pulled a very accurate speed figure as they would have had to pace him. The problem is this was likely on about a 1/2 mile stretch of the Beltway before Worth would have exited onto the GW Parkway. Worth was only on the Beltway for 1/2 mile at the most!

Worth lives kind of near where I do. He was gassing up his Porsche Panamera one day last year next to me and I ended up following him on his way to work.

He turns left to get onto the Beltway and then exits onto the GW Parkway heading to the Stadium. Worth does hot dog quite a bit as the day I was behind him, he launched his Panamera down the on ramp to the Beltway which is about 1/4 long. He then goes about 1/2 mile before he exits on to the GW Parkway.

If he would have wound out his GT3 that day, he likely was going close to or over 100 MPH when he merged onto the Beltway and he would have only been on the Beltway for about 25 seconds at the most before he exited onto the GW Parkway. So how could a VSP Trooper going 55-60 MPH be able to get his Chevy Impala or Dodge Charger up to over 100 MPH in less than 20 seconds to pace Worth before he had to slow down a bit to exit onto the GW Parkway? Maybe the VSP Trooper was planning to loop around and ended up going down the ramp behind Worth but the VSP Trooper would have been stopped or coming to a stop as Worth would have been heading down the on ramp.

I am not defending Worth and I am pretty sure he was doing 105 MHP or probably more, but I also do not see how the VSP could have accurately been able to come up with the 105 MPH figure.

Unless the VSP Trooper was right almost at the bottom of the on ramp when the GT3 popped on the Beltway, but there is no way the VSP Trooper could have obtained an accurate value of Worths speed.

I would say Worth probably was going over 105 MPH somewhere along this route, but I also do not see how the VSP Trooper could have accurately "clocked" Worth along this stretch as it curves a bit.

Also why was the VSP Trooper doing 105+ MPH trying to catch up to someone that he had not even been able to accurately determine the speed of?

Again, not defending Worth's behavior or decision as my guess is he had his GT3 going about 125 before he exited the Beltway.

Oh well, Jason will likely get off and not have to spend any time in Jail, but hopefully he keeps it toys and his right foot in check.

Will be fun to see how this all pans out at the end of the day.

UseToBeAWerthFan Wrote:
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> Of course he's being a bitch and appealing it.
> It's just 5 days, you did the crime now serve your
> time.


Are you so stupid that if you were allegedly traveling over 100 MPH and the judge said you had to serve jail time, that you would no appeal?


VA needs to get off it's high horse and stop trying to hand out jail time like candy. Any other state you would maybe loose your license and pay a fine.

Many years ago I got pulled over in MD for doing almost 100. It was considered "general speeding" and I payed a low fine.

I drove from Roanoke to DC and back a few times in under 3 hours back in the day, glad I was never stopped!

105+ Wrote:
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> I am pretty sure I know what and where this went
> down, the issue is the VSP could not have pulled a
> very accurate speed figure as they would have had
> to pace him. The problem is this was likely on
> about a 1/2 mile stretch of the Beltway before
> Worth would have exited onto the GW Parkway. Worth
> was only on the Beltway for 1/2 mile at the most!
>
> Worth lives kind of near where I do. He was
> gassing up his Porsche Panamera one day last year
> next to me and I ended up following him on his way
> to work.
>
> He turns left to get onto the Beltway and then
> exits onto the GW Parkway heading to the Stadium.
> Worth does hot dog quite a bit as the day I was
> behind him, he launched his Panamera down the on
> ramp to the Beltway which is about 1/4 long. He
> then goes about 1/2 mile before he exits on to the
> GW Parkway.
>
> If he would have wound out his GT3 that day, he
> likely was going close to or over 100 MPH when he
> merged onto the Beltway and he would have only
> been on the Beltway for about 25 seconds at the
> most before he exited onto the GW Parkway. So how
> could a VSP Trooper going 55-60 MPH be able to get
> his Chevy Impala or Dodge Charger up to over 100
> MPH in less than 20 seconds to pace Worth before
> he had to slow down a bit to exit onto the GW
> Parkway? Maybe the VSP Trooper was planning to
> loop around and ended up going down the ramp
> behind Worth but the VSP Trooper would have been
> stopped or coming to a stop as Worth would have
> been heading down the on ramp.
>
> I am not defending Worth and I am pretty sure he
> was doing 105 MHP or probably more, but I also do
> not see how the VSP could have accurately been
> able to come up with the 105 MPH figure.
>
> Unless the VSP Trooper was right almost at the
> bottom of the on ramp when the GT3 popped on the
> Beltway, but there is no way the VSP Trooper could
> have obtained an accurate value of Worths speed.
>
> I would say Worth probably was going over 105 MPH
> somewhere along this route, but I also do not see
> how the VSP Trooper could have accurately
> "clocked" Worth along this stretch as it curves a
> bit.
>
> Also why was the VSP Trooper doing 105+ MPH trying
> to catch up to someone that he had not even been
> able to accurately determine the speed of?
>
> Again, not defending Worth's behavior or decision
> as my guess is he had his GT3 going about 125
> before he exited the Beltway.
>
> Oh well, Jason will likely get off and not have to
> spend any time in Jail, but hopefully he keeps it
> toys and his right foot in check.
>
> Will be fun to see how this all pans out at the
> end of the day.

You make make a key point very well.

If Werth was going 105, it's hard to believe (maybe it's impossible?) that the State Trooper could have accelerated fast enough to pace him & get an accurate reading of Werth's speed in that short a distance.

Also, unless the trooper was already going fast, maybe 70, in the same direction as Werth and was passed by Werth, how does the officer ever catch him? I guess it's possible, but we don't know the details of the officer's initial speed and position when he first noted Werth's vehicle speeding.

None of this means that the officer is lying. Just that the adrenaline is flowing at high speeds & it messes up memories, among all parties.

I'm a fan of Werth, but still hope that he doesn't get a special bargain that the rest of us would not get.

Why do the arrest search say his offense was 01/15/2005?

WTFR Wrote:
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> Why do the arrest search say his offense was
> 01/15/2005?

I'm not sure where you get that date. Offense was 07/06/2014.

See if I can get screen shot to upload.
Attachments:

as well. Richmond, over run by democrats, has allow FAIRFAX COUNTY DEMOCRATS

to go into YOUR PERSONAL bank account and just take money out, on their own word and own pay scale "you owed it"

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absolute fucking criminals

they are doing anything they can to steal cars as well. how do you think china gets so much steal to build cities so quick ? china city: 40 million pop. NY: 4 million pop - hundred years head start in building, short on steel.

they are a ring of auto theives / theives in general

try and tell a fairfax county judge

they will imprison you for simply wishing to speak pertinent information

at the same time the democrats are allowing foreigners to work in DMV and flood the area with "legitimized" illegals

democrat sacks of shit. obama will throw money at anyone who hates whites

105+ Wrote:
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>
>
>
> If he would have wound out his GT3 that day, he
> likely was going close to or over 100 MPH when he
> merged onto the Beltway and he would have only
> been on the Beltway for about 25 seconds at the
> most before he exited onto the GW Parkway. So how
> could a VSP Trooper going 55-60 MPH be able to get
> his Chevy Impala or Dodge Charger up to over 100
> MPH in less than 20 seconds to pace Worth before
> he had to slow down a bit to exit onto the GW
> Parkway? Maybe the VSP Trooper was planning to
> loop around and ended up going down the ramp
> behind Worth but the VSP Trooper would have been
> stopped or coming to a stop as Worth would have
> been heading down the on ramp.
>
> I am not defending Worth and I am pretty sure he
> was doing 105 MHP or probably more, but I also do
> not see how the VSP could have accurately been
> able to come up with the 105 MPH figure.
>
> Unless the VSP Trooper was right almost at the
> bottom of the on ramp when the GT3 popped on the
> Beltway, but there is no way the VSP Trooper could
> have obtained an accurate value of Worths speed.
>
> I would say Worth probably was going over 105 MPH
> somewhere along this route, but I also do not see
> how the VSP Trooper could have accurately
> "clocked" Worth along this stretch as it curves a
> bit.
>
> Also why was the VSP Trooper doing 105+ MPH trying
> to catch up to someone that he had not even been
> able to accurately determine the speed of?
>
> Again, not defending Worth's behavior or decision
> as my guess is he had his GT3 going about 125
> before he exited the Beltway.
>
>

Guess what shit for brains...your opinion is worthless.

Cecil B. Demill Wrote:
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> 105+ Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> >
> >
> > If he would have wound out his GT3 that day, he
> > likely was going close to or over 100 MPH when
> he
> > merged onto the Beltway and he would have only
> > been on the Beltway for about 25 seconds at the
> > most before he exited onto the GW Parkway. So
> how
> > could a VSP Trooper going 55-60 MPH be able to
> get
> > his Chevy Impala or Dodge Charger up to over
> 100
> > MPH in less than 20 seconds to pace Worth
> before
> > he had to slow down a bit to exit onto the GW
> > Parkway? Maybe the VSP Trooper was planning to
> > loop around and ended up going down the ramp
> > behind Worth but the VSP Trooper would have
> been
> > stopped or coming to a stop as Worth would have
> > been heading down the on ramp.
> >
> > I am not defending Worth and I am pretty sure
> he
> > was doing 105 MHP or probably more, but I also
> do
> > not see how the VSP could have accurately been
> > able to come up with the 105 MPH figure.
> >
> > Unless the VSP Trooper was right almost at the
> > bottom of the on ramp when the GT3 popped on
> the
> > Beltway, but there is no way the VSP Trooper
> could
> > have obtained an accurate value of Worths
> speed.
> >
> > I would say Worth probably was going over 105
> MPH
> > somewhere along this route, but I also do not
> see
> > how the VSP Trooper could have accurately
> > "clocked" Worth along this stretch as it curves
> a
> > bit.
> >
> > Also why was the VSP Trooper doing 105+ MPH
> trying
> > to catch up to someone that he had not even
> been
> > able to accurately determine the speed of?
> >
> > Again, not defending Worth's behavior or
> decision
> > as my guess is he had his GT3 going about 125
> > before he exited the Beltway.
> >
> >
>
> Guess what shit for brains...your opinion is
> worthless.


And yours is even werthless. Go suck a dick, troll.

RG Ouch My Knee x 3 Wrote:
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> brief burst of speed Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> >
> > It's easy to wick up a motorcycle to that speed
> on
> > the Beltway. Hit the throttle on an open
> stretch
> > and next thing you know you're doing 120 or so.
>
> > It's no big deal, happens every day (to me).
> I'm
> > sure Werth can maintain control of his sports
> car
> > at that the speed that he peaked out at. Its
> not
> > as if he were going 160. There's a big
> > difference.
>
> With no one else on the road I can see this. But
> with the idiots that clogg the beltway all day
> every day.....suicide.

That's just what "riders" do. :-) In order to feel worthwhile and alive, they have to do things like go 100mph on the Beltway in traffic.

Darwin tries his best, but medical care is just too good nowadays.