Aggresive Driving Ticket Facts
Driving can be quite a stressful experience. We’re all busier than ever and always have somewhere important to go…and we needed to be there minutes ago. The result is potentially dangerous emotions and feelings of impatience boiling over while driving.
As a licensed driver in Arizona, you are expected to follow the rules of the road. This ensures the safety of not only yourself, but others on the highway, too. When you’re operating a vehicle weighing two tons, you should always take great care. In fact, a major contributing factor of many accidents is the disregard for the safety of others. Of the accidents where injuries or property damaged occurred, 90% of the accidents were caused by aggressive driving. Every year three million injuries are caused by accidents. This is why Arizona, like other states, penalizes anyone convicted of aggressive driving. So if you’ve been charged with aggressive driving you need to hire a lawyer right away.
What types of aggressive driving are there?
From speeding to driving at a speed not warranted by conditions (i.e. weather), aggressive driving is an umbrella term. Other types of aggressive driving include driving after consuming alcohol or drugs, cutting in and out of traffic and failing to yield to other vehicles.
Penalties for aggressive driving
An aggressive driving conviction is considered a serious moving violation. It can result in expensive fines, increased insurance rates and possible jail time. It will also add 6 points to license, and if you have 15 points in a 24 month period your license will be suspended. If you are under 21 and are convicted of aggressive driving, your license will automatically be suspended.
Why you need a Willcox aggressive driving lawyer
Perhaps you were charged with aggressive driving due to false witness statements or because you simply couldn’t remember in the confusion of the moment what exactly happened. What you didn’t realize was that the other driver was the one that caused the accident. There are many defenses to an aggressive driving charge and the lawyers at Jeffrey S. Siirtola, P.C. want to defend your case. From interviewing witnesses to thorough investigations, we’re qualified to serve you!