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Georgia Criminal Traffic / Driving Offenses

There are several traffic offenses in Georgia that are far more serious than a simple ticket. You could be facing jail time for offenses committed behind the wheel. When you need help with your case it is vital you have professionals with experience on your side. Contact us today to talk about your case.

Georgia traffic charges we defend include:

Reckless Driving

Reckless driving is defined by Georgia law as driving in reckless disregard of property or other people.

Unlike in some states, Georgia does not specify how fast or what circumstances demonstrate “reckless regard”. This would be up to the discretion of the officer at the time of your arrest/citation and up to the judge at trial.

Potential Sentence

If convicted of reckless driving, a misdemeanor, you are facing a fine of up to $1,000 and jail time up to one year.

Aggressive Driving

Aggressive driving is defined as driving with the intent to annoy, harass, intimidate, molest, injure, or obstruct another person. This would be the equivalent of road rage laws in other states.

Potential Sentence

Aggressive driving is considered a misdemeanor of high and aggravated nature and if convicted, you would be facing fines up to $5,000 and jail time of up to one year.

Fleeing or Attempting to Elude an Officer

It is against the law to not stop for a police officer after they have given you a visual or auduible signal to pull over. They could turn on their lights, sirens, or simply wave you to the side of the road.

If you fail to stop or in any other way, attempt to flee or elude an officer while driving, you could be found guilty of a high and aggravated misdemeanor.

Potential Sentences

If this is your first charge of fleeing or attempting to elude, you are facing fines of $500 to $5,000 and jail time no less that 10 days and no more than 12 months.

If this is a second charge, you will face potential fines of $1,000 to $5,000 and jail time of at least 30 days and no more than 12 months.

For your third and any subsequent charges of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, you may end up paying fines from $2,500 to $5,000 and jail time of at least 90 days and no more than 1 year.

Serious Injury by Vehicle

If you, without malice, and while operating a vehicle, injure someone to the extent that they lose use of a portion of their body, lose a member of their body, are seriously disfigured, or have brain damage that causes the loss of use of one of their member, you may be charged with and found guilty of serious injury by vehicle.

Potential sentences

Serious injury by vehicle is a felony and if convicted you are facing imprisonment of at least one year and no more than 15 years.

Homicide by Vehicle

First Degree

If you, without malice caused the death of another person while operating your vehicle while:

  • Overtaking a school bus stopped to allow the boarding and unloading of children,
  • Leaving the scene of an accident (hit and run),
  • Reckless driving,
  • DUI, or
  • Fleeing from the police

You will be charged with first degree homicide by vehicle and will face felony charges and a potential sentence of 3-15 years.

Second Degree

If you, without intending to do so, cause the death of another person while in operation of your vehicle, and the above (first degree) situations don’t apply, you will be charged with misdemeanor second degree homicide by vehicle and face fines up to $1,000 and prison time up to one year.