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

Smart phone use increases car insurance rates. According to the Wall Street Journal, smart phone use increases car insurance rates. In an article which appeared Tuesday, February 21, 2017, the costs associated with vehicle crashes outpaced the premium increases for some companies. The article goes on to state "this is an epidemic issue for this country." Distracted driving by cell phone use, and Internet devices, has caused the average US car insurance premium to rise to an estimated $926 per year in 2016.

Getting client's expired registration charge dismissed in Milton, GA. I recently had a client who had been charged in Milton, Georgia with an expired vehicle registration violation. The Georgia law states that a vehicle without current and proper registration may not be operated on any road, street, or highway, within the state. The officer issued my client a citation but fortunately did not impound his car. After the client hired me, I went to work by contacting the prosecutor and asking for a pretrial discussion. During the pretrial discussion, I reviewed my client's situation. When I appeared in court, I got the prosecutor to agree to dismiss his charges.

Speeding tickets are costly, fight them, don't pay them! If you have been issued a speeding ticket in Georgia, simply paying the ticket can be more expensive than you may think. If you do not fight the ticket it in court, and simply pay the ticket, you are pleading guilty to the violation. After you pay the ticket, the Georgia Department of driver's services will have access to the guilty plea, and a certain number of points will be added to your record. These additional points may affect your driving privileges. Your insurance company who has access to this record, may increase the cost of your insurance. Do not simply pay a traffic ticket, it may be much more costly than you think. By fighting each and every traffic ticket in court, you will have the best chance of avoiding points on your drivers license, and avoiding an increase in your insurance premium.

Defending Alpharetta client against following too closely I appeared in Alpharetta Municipal Court to defend my client, who had been charged with a following too closely-accident ticket. My client was in heavy traffic going home after work and the car ahead of him stopped suddenly. I presented evidence to the court that the other driver's vehicle had been satisfactory repaired. Because my client has a clean driving record, I was able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss this charge against her.

Getting client's super speeder ticket dismissed in Alpharetta. On February 18, 2017, I appeared with my client in the Alpharetta Municipal court to fight his super speeder traffic ticket. Following lengthy negotiations with the prosecutor, I got the court to agree to dismiss the charge by reducing my client's speed to 14 mph over the limit. He will be required to pay the court a fine of $187.50 plus attend a defensive driving class.

Reasons to not drive aggressively in Georgia Aggressive driving in Georgia is defined as the intent to annoy, harass, molest, intimidate, injure or obstruct another person, while overtaking or passing another vehicle. Violating traffic lane markings; following too close; violating signal, lane change; slowing or stopping law; impeding traffic flows; reckless driving. If convicted aggressive driving is a misdemeanor of a high or aggravated nature. If convicted you may face jail time, a high monetary fine, community service, six points on your drivers license, and if you are under 21, you may have all driving privileges suspended.

Do not pass a stopped school bus! A school bus that is stopped with its red light blinking and stop signs extended, is considered a safety zone for its passengers. The blinking red lights and extended stop signs, announce that, children are either loading in the bus or unloading from the bus. You must stop your vehicle behind the school bus, and remain stopped until the stop signs have been retracted and the red lights have stopped blinking. Law enforcement officials, aggressively patrol the areas around school zones. Drive slowly with caution in and around school zones.

: These are the reasons to drive slowly in a school zone. (1) Our children are busy focusing all of their attention in conversation with other children. They are, for the most part, unaware of the drivers passing by. The slightest inattention but a driver in a school zone may have tragic consequences. (2) Remember, that school zones are intended to be protective areas where our children can walk safely. (3) Traffic fines in school zones can be double or triple the cost of the same ticket in a non-school zone. (4) Any traffic ticket issued in a school zone is usually prosecuted aggressively.

Defending client's commercial drivers license in DeKalb On February 2, 2017, I appeared in the DeKalb recorders court to defend my client. He had been charged with driving on an unauthorized access road. Following considerable negotiations with the prosecutor, I was unable to get him to agree to reduce the charge. I decided that it would be in my client's best interest, to have this case bound over to the State Court of DeKalb County.

Getting client's lane change violation with accident dismissed in DeKalb On January 20, 2017, I appeared in the DeKalb Recorders Court for my client, who lives in the State of Washington. This client, who is a professional truck driver, was making a delivery in Decatur, Georgia. While my client was moving his truck from one lane to another, he was involved in an accident, and he was ticketed for improper lane change with accident. Prior to my appearing in court for him, I got the client to provide me with a statement from his insurance carrier stating that the damage to the other party's vehicle had been repaired satisfactorily. Based on this information, and the fact that my client has a negative driving history, I was able to close the case with a dismissal, and my client did not have to return to Georgia to attend the court proceedings. There will no record of this made with the State of Georgia, and no points will be added to his driver's license