Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway or any public vehicular area carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others shall be guilty of reckless driving. Reckless driving is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Reckless driving is a “catch all” charge that oftentimes involves high speeds or speeding coupled without other moving violations. In many instances the officer will charge a person with both speeding and reckless driving when the speeding exceeds 25 miles per hour above the speed limit. In the essence the officer is piling on the driver by charging two different offenses on the same occasion. This causes a problem when attempting to resolve the case because a conviction of reckless driving and speeding over 55 on the same occasion causes a license suspension.

If you have been charged with a reckless driving charge then please give me a call to discuss your case. I have over 20 years experience in resolving these cases. I can pull your record and determine the best course of action to deal with the charge and get your case resolved to lessen the impact on your license privilege and your insurance.

If you have a traffic ticket you would like to discuss with us please call 919-729-9000 for a free consultation and get a raleigh traffic ticket lawyer for your case.