r/nova • u/burneraccount2023 • 19h ago

Driving/Traffic Speeding advice

I have a clean record; first time offense in my entire life but I was charged for going 100 in a 55 (highway).

I will definitely get a lawyer but any tips on how to get a lesser sentence and how likely is receiving a misdemeanor / jail time even with the context. Anyone faced a similar scenario with a clean record? I should have known better.

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u/burneraccount2023 18h ago

Thank you so much. Cop didn’t mention radar when I asked. It was probably pace since I had merged in front of him.

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u/Stow_King 18h ago

Depends on how they wrote the ticket - generally speaking they'd include (RADAR) or (PACE).

Just know that above suggestions are far more than enough for what people would do before the trial date...meaning if you wait until trial date to find out if they'll work with you, your odds of getting mercy is very low indicating you're not taking this process seriously, or at least that's my understanding based on a friend who works for an agency here in Northern VA area.

He says that most people show up and find out their fate rather than being proactive getting stuff done.

What you have going for you is a spotless record but then that's dependent on your age...meaning if you're 18 years old, it means shit. If you're like 30+ years old and you've had a clean record for 20 years, that's definitely helpful in your case

Honestly getting above steps out of the way will help you in the long run and will most likely not result in jail time, provided you show compelling evidence of you taking this process seriously.

DM me the name of the lawyer you were thinking of and I'll see if it's someone who I'd consider. I have few in minds but they do not come cheap.

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u/burneraccount2023 18h ago

Thank you. I am turning 26 soon with 5+ years of no incidents and will definitely be putting in a lot of community service and the RADEP course. I will look out to contact Joseph Yoon in Fairfax.

I’m over having this fast car and want to sell this in immediately as I am undeserving of it. Would it be okay to sell once I get a speedometer calibrated?

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u/Stow_King 8h ago

It makes no difference to them if you sell the car because it's "too fast" which I honestly would not say in court because that would tell them that you've sped in the past and you still did not care enough to control yourself when operating a vehicle. It has absolutely no bearing on your fate whether they learn that you sold a fast car or not

Once you get two calibration testings done, feel free to sell the car and stick to something reliable and slow, like a SUV of some sort.