Reckless driving...failure to maintain control (lawyer, to buy, school)

[silverman6602]

I was leaving school the other day in the rain, it was the day after a big ice storm in my car, 89 vette 6spd RWD about 365 torque, my tires are almost completely bald on the back maybe 1-1.5 32nds of tread, id been saving up to buy one more tire. anyways in middle of the intersection where there is the most centrifugal force I gave it a hair to much gas by accident and the back end drifted around, i corrected the car and stayed in my lane, and no other cars were affected. the cop coming the opposite way down a divided 4 lane road, cut people off to wait to get behind me, then he pulls me over a mile later and gives me a reckless:failure to maintain control, and faulty equipment(tires).to me that seems a little excessive to give someone with a clean record under the given circumstances. anyone have any experience or advice with this sort of thing? also any good lawyer suggestions in the cville area?

[momscookingtofu]

Good luck, silverman 6602. VA cops love to give out reckless driving tickets. The judges seem to usually reduce it and offer driving school if you have a clean record. See if you can get the reckless dismissed (no accident) and get the new tires before your court date to show that you corrected the faulty equipment.

[vwteckit]

i past a car doing 30 down a back road and the speed limit is 55 i past him doing 45 when i got almost all the way around him he hits the back end of my car i slide out hit the ditch he drives a mile down the road and stops i call the cops they go down to him and talk to him come back to me look at the marks see his mark a little on my side see my slide marks gives him no ticket and gives me reckless driving failure to maintain my driving record is good i got a ticket a year ago for improper driving should i be worried