Informative Blog Posts About GA Traffic, DUI, Misdemeanor, Felony & Probation Violations

Texts cause wrecks! Texting while driving is illegal in Georgia. Texts cause wrecks! Always be safe, place your mobile device in your vehicle’s console and do not touch it until you end your journey. Distracted driving is the number one cause of traffic fatalities in the US. Distracted driving can cause your death! Texting while driving is distracted driving and in Georgia it is a violation of GA code 40-6–241.2 www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

School is in session in Georgia, make this a school year of safety! Thousands of elementary school children are attending school for the first time now. Many are walking to and from school and may be in unfamiliar surroundings. Law enforcement agencies protect our school children by aggressive patrolling in and around school zones. GA code 4–6–163 makes it illegal to pass a school bus that is loading or unloading passengers. If you see a school bus that is stopped or slowing with it’s stop signs extended and it’s red lights flashing you must come to a complete stop before passing the school bus. Speed limits are reduced during school hours in and around school zones. For school year safety the following tips are recommended: A- Allow extra travel time to and from your destination during school hours. B- Watch for crossing guards and follow their instructions. C- Be alert to the requirements of GA code 4–6–163: C,1- Vehicles must stop in both directions for school buses with red lights flashing and stop signs extended. Be alert, save our children!

Fighting client’s speeding in a work zone ticket. Georgia code 40–6–188 covers Highway work zones, reduction of speed, and signage. A highway work zone is defined as a segment of highway or road, where the department of transportation is performing construction or repair of that roadway. The department of transportation must provide adequate signage, at the beginning and end of the work zone, with adequate signage of the reduced speed limit. A person convicted of exceeding the speed limit in a work zone shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of at least $100 and not more than $2000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 12 months. I have defended many clients charged with speeding in highway work zones, and I’ve been able to get most of their charges dismissed.

What is a hit and run in GA? GA 40-6-270 There are two types of hit and runs in Georgia. The first is a misdemeanor charge, if no one suffered serious injury or death. The other is a felony charge if someone other than yourself is injured or killed. Both are criminal charges and could affect you adversely for years to come. Georgia code 40-6–270, Defines the drivers duty to stop at or return to the scene of an accident. It is the duty of the driver who caused a hit and run to stop their vehicle and give his or her name and address and registration number the vehicle she is operating to the other driver. The driver is required to remain on the scene of the accident until fulfilling this requirement. If a driver doesn’t stop his or her vehicle at the scene of an accident, he or she will have committed a misdemeanor or a felony if convicted of leaving the scene of an accident.

GA code 40 –6–163, school bus may have video recorder. Georgia code 40– 6–163 may be supported by video evidence of the violation, passing a stopped school bus which is loading or unloading passengers. Always use caution, stop your vehicle immediately when you see a stopped school bus. This word of caution comes to you from the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller. Attorney Scott Miller has over 15 years of success defending clients against school bus violations. If you have been charged with passing a stopped school bus, you may contact the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation. www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

School starts soon in Georgia, GA code 40-6-163 Georgia Code 40–6-163 requires that the driver of any vehicle meeting or overtaking a school bus with its red light’s flashing and stop signs extended, must stop before reaching the school bus. Also, every school bus driver who observes this violation is authorized and directed to record the offending vehicle’s description, license number, and time and place of the concurrence. This report shall be submitted to the local law-enforcement agency. Do not pass a stopped school bus that is loading or unloading passengers. The start of school signals the heavy enforcement of GA code 40–6–163 by law enforcement officers.

Georgia code 40 –6–181 sets reasonable speed limits on roads in Georgia. Exceeding the posted speed limit is a violation of this code. If you are found guilty in court of speeding, it is punishable by a fine and points are added to your driving record. Drive safely, do not exceed the speed limit. The life you save may be your own! This information is provided to you by the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller. If you were given a traffic ticket for speeding, contact attorney Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation. www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

Georgia code 40-8-76 requires that occupants of a vehicle must be restrained by a seatbelt. If you are found guilty in a court of driving a motor vehicle without the use of a seatbelt, you will receive a monetary fine and points will be added to your driving record. If you have a traffic ticket for driving without a seatbelt, contact the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation. www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for children 1 to 13 years of age. Drive like your child’s life is at stake. When driving with children in your vehicle, the number one requirement is to keep your children safe. Your child’s life is dependent upon your safe actions while you are driving. Use extreme caution and arrive alive and safe at your destinations. This plea for safer driving comes to you from the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller. If you received a traffic ticket, contact attorney Scott Miller today at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation. www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

My third client of the day was pulled over for driving 103 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. He was arrested and taken to jail after he was charged with reckless driving and speeding.