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• New Red Light Cameras Coming to Arlington 2012 | Arlington Traffic Attorney
  Mar 15, 2012

  Guess what Arlington? You are getting more red light cameras. So look forward to saying cheese at the following intersections soon:
  

  • Jefferson Davis Highway and 23rd Street S.
  • Columbia Pike and S. Glebe Road
  • N. Glebe Road and Washington Boulevard
  • Columbia Pike and George Mason Drive
  • Four Mile Run Drive and George Mason Drive
  • Lee Highway and George Mason Drive
  Arlington County is actually authorized to install up to 20 PhotoRed cameras. You can already find red light cameras at the following intersections:
  
  • Northbound North Lynn Street at Eastbound Lee Highway
  • Southbound Fort Myer Drive at Westbound Lee Highway
  • Westbound Washington Boulevard at Lee Highway
  • Northbound North Glebe Road at North Fairfax Drive
  For being so photogenic at these red light cameras, you will be awarded a pretty piece of paper in the mail with your photo, a $50 fine, and no points on your driving record.
  Did you get a ticket for speeding, suspended license, reckless driving, drunk driving DUI / DWI, or other serious driving offense in Arlington, Virginia? Contact the Parrish Law Firm for a free evaluation of your traffic case. Click here for your free copy of our guide Faced with Reckless Driving and don't know what to do? for helpful tips on how to handle your reckless driving charge.
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  • Arlington County Government: At an Intersection Near You: PhotoRED Light Cameras
  • WJLA ABC 7 Washington, DC: Arlington red light cameras coming
  • CBS DC - Arlington Adding Eight New Red Light Cameras In Near Future
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Speeding

• Speed and Alcohol were factors in Car Accident killing Michael Clawson on Route 7100 | Herndon DUI Lawyer
  Jan 25, 2012

  Fairfax County Police are investigating a fatal car accident that occurred Tuesday night January 24, 2012 near Route 7100 Fairfax County Parkway and Route 7. According to the Fairfax County Police news release, a 2005 Hyundai Elantra first headed north on Route 7100 / Fairfax County Parkway then turned onto the ramp leading from eastbound Leesburg Pike to Route 7100 into westbound traffic. The Hyundai then got onto Route 7 east into opposing traffic and struck the median barrier on the bridge over Sugarland Run Stream and continued to travel against oncoming traffic when it crashed into a Ford Explorer.
  The operator of the Hyundai Elantra was 33-year-old Michael Clawson and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford Explorer luckily only sustained non life-threatening injuries.
  Fairfax County Police are still investigating this accident and believe that speed and alcohol are factors. They are asking that if anyone has any information about this fatal car crash to call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477 or Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
  If you have been charged with speeding, reckless driving, suspended license, drunk driving DUI / DWI, or other serious traffic offense in Herndon, Virginia, contact the Parrish Law Firm for a free evaluation of your traffic case.
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  • WJLA ABC 7 - Michael Clawson, 33, killed in crash on Rt. 7100
  • WUSA 9 - Michael Clawson Killed In Herndon Virginia Crash
  • Washington Post - Man killed in Tuesday night Leesburg crash
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Reckless Driving

• Man Faces Reckless Driving, Other Charges, After Crash Near Manassas
  May 08, 2012

  A 21-year-old Oakton man has been charged with reckless driving, destruction of property under $1,000, pedestrian on the interstate, and interfering with passing vehicles on a highway after being involved in an accident near Manassas on I-66, Monday, May 7^th, reports the Manassas Patch.
  
  Corbin Shannon, 21, then ran out in front of oncoming Monday rush-hour traffic after the two-vehicle crash.
  
  To view our original report of the accident, click here.
  
  Virginia State Police report that Shannon’s Honda had been stopped on the right shoulder of the westbound lanes on I-66, when he swerved into the travel lane and struck a cargo van. He then exited his vehicle and attempted to cross the westbound lanes of the interstate, jumping onto four vehicles and breaking the windshield of one.
  
  There are no serious injuries to report, but Shannon was held at Fairfax Inova Hospital overnight for observation.
  
  Alcohol and drugs were not factors in the accident, says Virginia State Police Spokeswoman Corrine Gellar.
  
  If you have been charged with reckless driving in Virginia, you need a dedicated defense team to protect your driving rights. The reckless driving defense lawyers at The Parrish Law Firm are prepared to take on your case today. Call us now at 703-906-4229, or email us for a free initial case consultation.
  

• Fairfax, Virginia Woman Killed In Possible Hit and Run Road Rage Attack
  May 06, 2012

  For an update to this story, click here.
  
  A Fairfax, Virginia woman has been killed in what could possibly be a hit and run road rage attack after she stepped out of her vehicle to confront another driver, and was run down by the driver’s vehicle, reports NYDailyNews.com.
  
  Shelinda Arrington, 21, was struck and killed by a vehicle on Friday, May 4^th sometime around 11 a.m.  The vehicle, described to be a dark-colored SUV then fled the scene.
  
  The accident occurred on Harrison Lane, a few blocks from Arrington’s apartment that she shares with her mother. Arrington was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
  Police have yet to confirm that it is a case of road rage, but are not ruling it out.
  
  "We don't know if the two knew each other, we don't know what they were exchanging words or got into an altercation about," said Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings.
  
  Arrington’s mother, Tanya Arrington, pleaded for the public to come forward with any information of her daughter’s death.
  
  Fairfax locals say that speeding is the norm on Harrison Lane, and that vehicles often reach 50mph in the 25mph zone.
  
  Fairfax police have put up billboards in an effort to bring the public forward with information into the accident.
  
  We will update this story as it develops.
  
  The Parrish Law Firm wants to remind you that reckless driving is a serious charge, and that you need the experience of our criminal defense attorneys on your side. Contact us today for a free consultation, or call us at 703-906-4229.
  

Traffic Offenses

• VDOT wants to hear from you about proposed I-66 improvements February 2, 2012 | Prince William County Traffic Attorney
  Jan 31, 2012

  If you want to throw in your opinion on how to improve I-66, the Virginia Department of Transportation actually wants to hear from you at a public hearing to be held on February 2, 2012 at VDOT at 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax between 5:00 p.m. and 8 p.m. Up for discussion are potential changes to improve the madness on I-66 between U.S. 15 in Prince William County to I-495 in Fairfax County.
  Let your voice be heard! Who knows this road better than the folks that sit on it for hours during the week in peak traffic? YOU!
  Click here to see the details about the proposed I-66 improvements.
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• District of Columbia Traffic Ticket Amnesty Ends January 27, 2012 | Northern Virginia Traffic Attorney
  Jan 26, 2012

  Attention Virginia drivers with old unpaid traffic tickets from D.C., you have one more day to take care of this ticket without penalty! The District of Columbia is giving anyone with a parking ticket, moving violation ticket, or photo enforcement ticket issued before January 1, 2010 a break and will allow these traffic ticket holders to pay up without late fees. This ticket amnesty program started August 1, 2011 and will end close of business at 4:00 p.m. on January 27, 2012. If you have an old ticket that involved a moving violation, you will not be assessed points under the amnesty program unless you have already been found liable of the violation and points were assessed. Even if your ticket has been referred to collections at Professional Account Management, you will be able to clear an eligible traffic ticket without penalty.
  
  There is no need to worry about standing in line to take care of your old ticket. You can pay your tickets online on the Online Ticket Payment page on the DC DMV site. You do have the option to go in person at 301 C Street NW, Room 1157 between 8:15 a.m and 4 p.m. but you can expect very long wait times due to the crunch of this deadline.
  
  For full details on the DC ticket amnesty program, please go to Ticket Amnesty Program Quick Facts.
  If you have been charged with speeding, reckless driving, drunk driving DUI / DWI, driving on a suspended license or other serious driving offense in Northern Virginia contact the Parrish Law Firm for a free evaluation of your traffic case.
  Sources:
  

  • WJLA ABC 7 - D.C. DMV ticket amnesty program ends Friday
  • CBS DC - DC Ticket Amnesty Ends Friday, Unpaid Fines Will Double
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DWI Defense

• Safe December 2011 Busted 358 Drunk Drivers in Fairfax County | Fairfax DWI Attorney
  Jan 17, 2012

  During Safe December 2011, Fairfax County Police are reporting that DWI arrests were up 12 percent for December 2011 with 358 drunk drivers busted versus 317 arrested in December 2010.
  Fairfax County Police took to the roads and increased alcohol enforcement efforts with extra DWI patrols and sobriety checkpoints. Since there was a recorded 28 drunk drivers in December between 15 and 20 years old, police also increased underage alcohol stings.
  "Despite all our Safe December education and enforcement efforts, hundreds of drivers chose to drink and drive in Fairfax County, presenting an unacceptable safety risk to us all. Clearly, impaired driving remains a threat and our officers will continue to aggressively pursue violators... We want the public to know that it continues to be a serious problem and police are out there targeting reckless, illegal driving behaviors."- Captain Susan Culin, Commander of the Fairfax County Traffic Division.
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  • Fairfax Times - Public Safety Notes: Fairfax County Police say arrests for driving while intoxicated were up 12 percent in December from the same time period in 2010
  • Alexandria News - December DWI Arrests Up 12 Percent
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DUI Defense

• National Transportation Safety Board Holds Drunk Driving Forum in D.C.
  May 18, 2012

  The National Transportation Safety Board held a two-day forum from May 15-17th in Washington D.C., titled “Reaching Zero,” that explored the many issues of impaired driving, reports ohsonline.com.
  
  The forum focused on a wide range of topics, including the different substances involved, education, enforcement, other countries and their impaired driving strategies, and even the different types of people who drive impaired.
  
  The forum was free with no required registration, and included such speakers as the president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Jan Withers and president of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Dr. Robert L. DuPont, M.D.
  
  For a full overview of the events of the forum, click here.
  
  If you have been charged with DUI (Driving Under the Influence) in Virginia, you need the experience of The Parrish Law Firm on your side to defend your right to drive. Submit your free case consultation today, or call us now at 703-906-4229.
  

   

   

• Fairfax, Virginia Judge Dismisses Drunk Driving Case Of Former FAA Head
  May 11, 2012

  A Fairfax, VA judge has dismissed the drunk driving case against former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head, J. Randolph Babbitt, reports UPI.com.
  
  Fairfax City General District Court Judge Ian O'Flaherty dismissed the case on Thursday, May 10^th, after seeing a video of the alleged traffic violation and deciding that the officer had pulled Babbitt over on a “mere hunch.”
  
  Babbitt had been head of the FAA since 2009 until he was forced to resign in December after the incident in Fairfax.
  
  The officer that pulled Babbitt over, Fairfax City Officer Mike Morris, reported that he witnessed him driving on the wrong side of the road. However, the important video that led to the case’s dismissal shows Babbitt making a left turn and crossing a double yellow line to do so, but never driving in the lane of on-coming traffic.
  
  A prosecutor argued that tests would show Babbitt was over the legal limit of 0.08 after his arrest, but the judge dismissed the case before seeing test results.
  
  Babbitt, an Eastern Airlines pilot of 25 years before becoming chairman of the FAA Management Advisory Council and finally head of the FAA, said that we he will move on from the incident will no ill will against Morris.
  
  If you have been charged with drunk driving in Fairfax, or elsewhere in Virginia, you need the expert DUI / DWI lawyers at The Parrish Law Firm to protect your driving rights. Call us today at 703-906-4229, or email us now.
  

• Lost Star Mathew Fox Charged With Driving Under the Influence In OR
  May 11, 2012

  Lost actor Mathew Fox has been charged with DUI (Driving Under the Influence) and driving without a license after being pulled over in Oregon on May 4^th, reports NYDailyNews.com.
  
  Fox was stopped for failing to drive within his lane and failing to use the appropriate signal, and was then arrested after the officer determined that he was intoxicated. He was taken into custody and released hours later.
  
  Fox lives with his wife and two kids in Oregon.
  
  His arraignment hearing is scheduled for June 7^th.
  
  If you have been charged with drunk driving in Virginia, you need the expert DUI / DWI lawyers at The Parrish Law Firm to protect your driving rights. Call us now at 703-906-4229, or click here for a free case consultation.
  

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