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He is known to have signed the 14th richest contract in baseball history, back in 2010, when he dropped a seven-year agreement with the Washington Nationals worth $126 million. But outfielder Jayson Werth wasn’t that good at keeping himself out of prison, as he is at throwing the baseball.
Werth was cited with misdemeanor reckless driving in Virginia after he was cought doing 105 mph in a 55 mph zone at the wheel of his Porsche. That would normally leave a man without his driving license and some penalty points, for the worse, but in the state of Virginia speeding is taken quite serious.
Originally sentenced to 180 days in jail, the baseball player managed to avoid to be in jail in the 2015 MLB season, as he had 170 of them suspended. However, the 35-year old all-star will appeal the judge’s call on Friday, who found him guilty. Reports are he has a good shot at getting out of this situation, as a jury is much less likely than a judge to give an offender prison time for breaking the speed limit.
Whatever the case might be, let us take a closer look at Virginia’s laws, just in case we ever get in a similar situation.
Reckless Driving by Speed (which reads: speeding more than 20 mph over the limit or going faster than 80 mph) is an extremely common criminal charge that can result in up to 12 months in jail, $2,500 in fines and a six-month loss of license. In case your deed is not that bad, simple speeding will carry up to six DMV demerit points, stays on the driver’s record for five years and costs up to $312 (double if ticketed in a Highway Safety Corridor).
So, be careful when driving in Virginia, people!
Originally sentenced to 180 days in jail, the baseball player managed to avoid to be in jail in the 2015 MLB season, as he had 170 of them suspended. However, the 35-year old all-star will appeal the judge’s call on Friday, who found him guilty. Reports are he has a good shot at getting out of this situation, as a jury is much less likely than a judge to give an offender prison time for breaking the speed limit.
Whatever the case might be, let us take a closer look at Virginia’s laws, just in case we ever get in a similar situation.
Reckless Driving by Speed (which reads: speeding more than 20 mph over the limit or going faster than 80 mph) is an extremely common criminal charge that can result in up to 12 months in jail, $2,500 in fines and a six-month loss of license. In case your deed is not that bad, simple speeding will carry up to six DMV demerit points, stays on the driver’s record for five years and costs up to $312 (double if ticketed in a Highway Safety Corridor).
So, be careful when driving in Virginia, people!
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