Vehicle – Traffic Crimes in Pennsylvania – Reading PA Traffic Crime Defense Lawyer
Our Reading attorneys handle the following traffic offenses in Pennsylvania:
- Speeding
- Drunk driving
- DUI
- Hit and Run
- Driving on a suspended license I
- mproper movement
- No registration
- No license
- The PA Point System
- Traffic Offenses
- Aggressive Driving
- Reckless Driving
- Road Rage
- Running red light
- Fleeing & Eluding
- Driving Without a License
- Driving With No Insurance
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident
- Serious Injury By Vehicle
Crimes that involve vehicles and violate traffic rules are termed as traffic crimes. Some of the common traffic crimes include:
- Driving on a revoked license, driving while suspended, driving without valid insurance, driving under the influence (DUI).
- Hit and run or leaving the scene of an accident.
- Criminal vehicular assault
- Vehicular homicide is an accident that results in the death of another person. The deceased person may have been in the same vehicle or in another vehicle or a pedestrian. In order to be charged with vehicular homicide, the police and the prosecution must establish that you were operating the vehicle illegally or driving in an illegal manner under the influence of drugs or alcohol/speeding/driving extremely recklessly/other illegal actions.
Traffic crimes like jumping lanes are considered infractions which can add points that count against your driver’s license, and too many points can result in suspension of your driver’s license. In cases when the violations are extreme in nature, the courts or the DMV can suspend or revoke your driver’s license. Too many points and your insurances rates will go up significantly.
A traffic crime can become a misdemeanor or felony if it causes injury to a person or creates a real threat of injury or causes destruction of property. Driving without a license or valid insurance, drag racing, reckless driving and DUI are considered a misdemeanor traffic crime. A misdemeanor can be punishable by a fine, jail time, or both if jail is less likely you can still be incarcerated, you will be taken into custody and be required to post a bail bond just as one would for non-traffic crimes. Felony traffic crimes include hit and run cases, repeat DUI offences and vehicular homicide. They are punishable by prison sentence and in serious cases death penalty can be invoked.
Conviction of a traffic crime charge carries the possibility of significant point assessments on your driver’s license, higher insurance rates, suspension of your driver’s license, loss of your driver’s license, one may be sentenced to a prison term and in some cases even death penalty.
If you are facing a traffic crime charge, contact our experienced Reading, PA criminal defense lawyers now. Our traffic crime defense attorneys will aggressively defend your legal rights. Our traffic crime attorneys can get your case dismissed, reduce your penalties, negotiate alternative punishments, gather evidence in your favor, and devise other strategies to improve the outcome of your case.
From our offices in Reading, PA, we represent clients all over Pennsylvania. Based on your circumstances, there may be defenses available to you to contest the traffic crime charge.
