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Fairfax County Reckless Speeding Lawyer Paul McGlone Recommends this Article from The Baltimore Sun, Discussing the Strict Enforcement of High Speed Cases in Northern Virginia
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Traffic Violations--Reckess Driving and other Serious Traffic Offenses
Virginia's "Move Over" Law
Virginia has a relatively new "move over" law, requiring motorists to change lanes or slow down (if they cannot change lanes) when an emergency vehicle is stopped along a road. Violations can be punishable by large fines and/or jail time. Paul McGlone is an experienced traffic and criminal defense lawyer in Fairfax County, Virginia, and may be reached at 703-273-2750 or toll-free at 888-273-2750.The Impossibility Defense in Speeding Cases
I talk to clients every day about Reckless Speeding cases in Virginia. One of the most common complaints they have is that the cop must have it wrong because they couldn't go that fast in their car, or they couldn't go that fast on that road. In Fairfax County Reckless cases, clients often make these claims when they are accused of speeds in the mid 80's.Don't Drive Like a Turkey-- At least not in Sully District of Fairfax County!!
Fairfax County Police in the Sully SubStation have offered this Clever Advice for the Holidays:Virginia Reckless Speeding Laws Praised in Baltimore Sun
Fairfax Reckless Attorney Paul McGlone recommends this article explaining how Virginia punishes high speed cases much more than Maryland. The article references an article by Bob Battle, a top attorney in Richmond, Virginia.
Link to Sun Article
The Fairfax Criminal Defense firm McGlone Law Firm, P.C., works directly with Bob Battle in Richmond, helping Mr. Battle and his clients here in Fairfax. Attorney Bob Battle has worked to put together a statewide network of hand-picked attorneys and has chosen Fairfax Attorney Paul McGlone to help with defense of traffic and criminal cases in Fairfax County.
As pointed out in the Sun article, Fairfax County Reckless is one of the harshest jurisdictions, and folks are routinely sent to jail for speeds in excess of 90 mph. Dresser, the Sun reporter, actually calls for harsher laws in Maryland, holding Virginia as an example to promote community safety.
For questions about Fairfax County Reckless or DWI, contact Fairfax Traffic Attorney Paul McGlone pmcglone@mcglonelaw.com
Paul McGlone
Fairfax Traffic Attorney
Since graduating from George Mason University School of Law in 1988, I have had over 20 years of trial experience, defending citizens accused of a wide variety of misdemeanor and felony offenses in Northern Virginia. Since 1999, my practice has been almost exclusively focused on the Fairfax County Courts, allowing me to gain an increasing familiarity with the Courts, Prosecutors and Judges here in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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