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Guaranteed Auto Service, Inc. (Newport News, VA)
(757) 247-0220
5800 Warwick Blvd.,
Newport News, VA 23607

Website: www.guaranteedautoserviceinc.com

Auto Electric Service, Inc. (Norfolk, VA)
800-695-1474
2900 Church Street,
Norfolk, VA 23504

Website: www.autoelectricservice.net

Chesapeake Auto Center, Inc
119H Tilden Avenue
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Website: www.chesapeakeautocenter.com
757-436-2537

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Lester Bros. Service and Repair (Suffolk, VA)
(757) 539-8521
1156 Portsmouth Blvd.
Suffolk, VA 23434

Southern Electronics, Inc. (Richmond, Virginia)
Local: (804) 423-1100, Toll Free: 1-800-446-2880
730-A Research Rd, Richmond, VA 23236
Website: www.instrumentclusters.com

Auto Electric Service, Inc.
https://autoelectricservice.net

2900 Church Street
Norfolk, VA 23504
Website: autoelectricservice.net

757-627-5187

Carlton's Auto Service
116 Taswell Avenue
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Phone: 804-520-9111
Website: carltonsautoservice.com

Fink's Auto Service
2700 Victory Boulevard
Portsmouth, VA 23702
757-485-4022

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What happens if the officer does not appear for court?

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It depends. If the officer is on a list for an approved absence, then the judge will usually continue the case to the officer’s next available date. This applies to officers who are in training, called up for military duty, or sick.

However, sometimes a judge will dismiss a case even when the officer is on an approved absence list if the officer was not available for court previously. For example, in one Newport News case this month the judge dismissed the charge of reckless driving by speed, 56/35, when the officer was on sick leave for two separate court dates.
When police officers leave their police departments, their cases are usually dismissed. This week a Hampton officer’s departure resulted in the dismissal of Reckless Driving – Accident and a Newport News officer’s resignation resulted in the dismissal of Reckless Driving - Parking Lot.

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5 Steps to Succeed With Your New Year's Resolutions

Posted by Mark Matney of Holcomb Law, PC Newport News VA
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Did you set financial goals for the New Year? As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2020 are you on track? Many people use the change of year to start something new. Unfortunately, few follow through. Think of all the new gym memberships and budgets that end up unused as January rolls into February. Here are 5 steps to success:
1. Choose Reasonable Goals: The best first step to accomplishing a new goal is to set a target you can reach within a reasonable period of time. If you are in debt, tackle the smallest one first. If you are starting or building your retirement savings, then set a monthly goal. Setting up an automatic investment plan is a worry-free way to keep you on track.

2. Write Your Goals Down: When you write down what you want to accomplish, you are 200% more likely to achieve it. When it is just a thought, then it is only a wish. Working with a financial coach will help you identify how much money is needed to reach your goals. A good coach will make sure you account for inflation and estimated rates of return.

3. Don’t Judge Yourself Too Severely. There will be ups and downs as you work toward your goal, don’t be discouraged. Maybe you had to use all of your emergency fund savings. Be excited that you had the money available and recommit to your original plan.

4. Focus On How You Will Feel When You Succeed. How will you feel when you become debt free, fully fund your emergency savings, or save enough to have the option to stop working? Imagine crossing the finish line! It will be 100 times better than you think!

5. Reward Yourself Along The Way. Did you pay off your first debt, finish building your emergency account, achieve a milestone in your retirement savings? Congratulate yourself and share with others what you achieved. You will be amazed how you can encourage others.

Mark Matney is a financial and legal services professional who helps families and businesses throughout Hampton Roads to get their money working for them so they can worry less about money and enjoy their lives more. Call him for a free consultation at (757) 703-4556.

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Widespread Problems With Breath Tests

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Post by Attorney Mark Matney - Holcomb Law, PC, Newport News, Virginia...  Great article about breath testing.  Raises good issues regarding Virginia's presumption of reliability of the machines.  I participated in a breath science class led by John Fusco, who is quoted in this article.  New York times " We investigated widespread problems with breath tests for suspected drunk driving - and found that the closely guarded machines have helped convict thousands of Americans of a crime they may not have committed.  Here's what we found."

A million Americans a year are arrested for drunken driving, and most stops begin the same way: flashing blue lights in the rearview mirror, then a battery of tests that might include standing on one foot or reciting the alphabet.

What matters most, though, happens next. By the side of the road or at the police station, the drivers blow into a miniature science lab that estimates the concentration of alcohol in their blood. If the level is 0.08 or higher, they are all but certain to be convicted of a crime.

But those tests — a bedrock of the criminal justice system — are often unreliable, a New York Times investigation found. The devices, found in virtually every police station in America, generate skewed results with alarming frequency, even though they are marketed as precise to the third decimal place.

Judges in Massachusetts and New Jersey have thrown out more than 30,000 breath tests in the past 12 months alone, largely because of human errors and lax governmental oversight. Across the country, thousands of other tests also have been invalidated in recent years.

The machines are sensitive scientific instruments, and in many cases they haven’t been properly calibrated, yielding results that were at times 40 percent too high. Maintaining machines is up to police departments that sometimes have shoddy standards and lack expertise. In some cities, lab officials have used stale or home-brewed chemical solutions that warped results. In Massachusetts, officers used a machine with rats nesting inside.

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Leniency for Suspended License Cases
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The new Virginia law making it easier for people to reinstate their driving privileges is resulting in increased leniency for people charged with driving while their license is suspended. This morning as I waited my turn, the judge granted a continuance to every person who requested more time to reinstate his or her license. The benefit of this is that when someone obtains a valid license before the final hearing it is typical for judges to amend the charge to a less serious offense.

For example, a client in one recent case reinstated his license before the initial court date and the judge amended the charge from a Class 1 Misdemeanor, which would have resulted in a mandatory additional license suspension of 90 days, to a Class 2 Misdemeanor with no license suspension and only a $50 fine.

Notably, in a similar case in a different local city, the judge amended the Class 1 Misdemeanor of driving with a suspended license to the traffic infraction of Driving Without a License in Possession. This avoided a misdemeanor conviction and a license suspension.

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DUI Not Guilty & Dismissal

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During the past month, I achieved two DUI Not Guilty & Dismissal case results. During this time I also helped other clients by negotiating the amendment of a DUI to reckless driving, the dismissal of other charges, the avoidance or reduction of jail, and other positive sentencing outcomes.  Mark Matney Avvo Reviews...

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The Dismissal

The dismissal by nolle pros was exciting for my client, but it was not extraordinary. By showing up ready for trial, I was able to take advantage of a difficulty with the prosecution’s evidence. This resulted in the prosecutor asking the judge to dismiss the case with the hope that he can possibly obtain the necessary evidence in the future.

lawyer Mark Matney has a top 10 AVVO rating for 2018

Not Guilty Decision

The not guilty decision was exhilarating. DUI trials are hard fought, with most of my clients presumed to be under the influence as soon as we walk into the courtroom. In this case, I argued a legal issue to challenge the admissibility of the breath certificate and the judge agreed to exclude the breath certificate with my client’s blood alcohol level. This decision removed the presumption that my client was under the influence and left both sides to argue about the field sobriety tests. After the officer described what he remembered happening, I asked him clarifying questions and gave him the opportunity to explain how poorly he thought my client performed on the tests. The problem for the prosecution was that I then played the officer’s video of my client’s field sobriety tests and the judge was able to see that my client did not make the errors that the officer described. With the breath certificate excluded and the video demonstrating that my client did well on the field tests, the judge disregarded the officer’s testimony and found my client not guilty of driving under the influence (DUI).

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Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP)

General Information, State Directory
Phone: 804-786-5895
Website: www.vasap.state.va.us/index.html

Chesapeake Bay ASAP
757-552-1800
868North Newtown Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
http://www.vasap.org/chesapeakebay/
Serving: Accomac, Northampton, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach

Peninsula ASAP
757-594-8970
216 Village Parkway
Newport News, VA 23601
http://www.peninsulaasap.com/
Serving: Charles City County, Hampton, James City County, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, and York County

Southeastern Virginia ASAP
Portsmouth location:
757-396-6980505
Washington Street,
Suite 710
Portsmouth, VA 23704

Suffolk location:
757-925-1597
140 West Washington Street,
Suite 104
Suffolk, VA 23434
http://www.vasap.state.va.us/locateanasap/southeasternvirginia.html
Serving: Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Southampton and Suffolk

Driver Improvement Courses

Budget Driver Improvement
(757) 969-1096
Multiple locations
www.vadmvclass.com

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Computer based driver improvement clinics
http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/drivers/#pcbased.html

La Escuelita DIP – Escuela de Manejo en Virginia
Spanish Speaking Driver Improvement Course
703-928-6852
Providing the driver improvement course in Spanish in Richmond, Virginia Beach and Northern Virginia
La Escuelita DIP somos una escuela certificada por el DMV, con instructores altamente certificados para enseñarte los diferentes cursos, convirtiéndose los estudiantes en conductores mejorados y más seguros
laescuelitadip.com

RADEP Providers (Reckless and Aggressive Driver Education Program)

This program requires both the standard 8 hour driver improvement course and a separate 4 or 6 hour RADEP course.  Some RADEP providers require you to take both classes with them, but others allow you to take any 8 hour class and then complete their RADEP class.  Contact the provider before you begin a class.

  1. A&AAA Be Better Drivers, 804-748-2851, https://www.bebetterdrivers.com.
  2. All Wise Driving School, Richmond, Tel. 804-218-7350, https://www.allwise-drivingschool.com
  3. AcciDon’t Driver Training Solutions LLC, Damon Hogan, Tel 757-235-4994, [email protected], website: https://www.varadep.com.  The primary location is 138 S. Rosemont Road, 2nd floor suite #203, Virginia Beach, VA 23452.  They also offer classes at other locations in Hampton Roads.
  4. Road Rage and Aggressive Driving Course https://angerclass.com
    Take any provider’s standard 8-hour driver improvement course and then complete the 4-hour aggressive driving course here.
  5. American Safety Institute Online Aggressive Driving Course https://americansafetyinstitute.com
    Complete the entire 12 hour program, the basic and aggressive driving sections, with one provider.
    This is a good option if you do not need positive points for DMV (i.e. you are already +4 or +5).
    However, if you need the 5 points from a driver improvement course, check with the provider first.
    I have not been able to confirm that this course provides points for Virginia drivers.
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Referral Attorneys

Referral Attorneys Information. Holcomb Law, PC, assists clients with DUI / DWI, reckless driving, speeding and other serious traffic charges in Newport News, Hampton, York County, Williamsburg, Gloucester, New Kent, Isle of Wight, Surry, Charles City, Norfolk and the neighboring cities and counties.

For other legal matters or locations, please contact:

Bob Keefer, Esquire
Keefer Law Firm, PLC
540-433-6906
[email protected]
578 East Market Street #102
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Harrisonburg / Woodstock

Brian Gillette, Esq.
Gillette Law Group, PLLC
Tel. 757-220-4529/ 757-2209451
www.gillettelawgroup.com
1315 Jamestown Rd, Suite 102, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Disability Benefits, Chair, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Social Security Law Section

Chris Woodfin, Woodfin Law
757-808-5236
[email protected]
Traffic charges from Williamsburg to the Richmond area.
Estate planning.

Jeremy Forrest, Esq.
Forrest Law Center
Tel. 757-273-0700
[email protected]
https://www.forrest.law/

1313 Jamestown Road, Suite 202
Williamsburg, VA 23185

Business Law, Real Estate Settlement Services, Estate planning and administration.

Kevin Wilson, Esquire
The Wilson Law Firm
703-361-6100

https://www.tkevinwilsonlawyer.com/
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 301
Manassas, VA 20110

Melissa Howell, Esquire
Howell Law Group, PLLC
757-630-4030
[email protected]
4669 South Blvd., Suite 107
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Howell Law Group, PLLC – Hampton Roads Employment Law (howellhrlaw.com
Employment Law

Paul McGlone, Esquire
McGlone Law Firm, P.C.
703-273-2750
https://www.mcglonelaw.com/home
4085 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 400
Fairfax, VA 22030
Northern Virginia

Reed N. Noble, Esquire
The Reed Noble Law Firm PLLC
910-302-7862

[email protected]
5114 Yadkin Road, Suite 100

Fayetteville, NC 28303
North Carolina

Travis N. Wheeler, Esquire
Law Office of Travis N. Wheeler, PLLC

919-989-8990
P O Box 1598
Smithfield, NC 27577-1598

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Counseling and Substance Abuse Treatment

The Lawyers at Holcomb Law PC – counseling and substance abuse treatment information. Attorney Mark Matney defends people against reckless driving, speeding, expired license, running a red light, DUI, DWI, driving without license, passing a stopped school bus. Our attorneys serve Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton, Yorktown, Gloucester, Surry, Toano.

Clients of Holcomb Law, PC have received counseling and substance abuse treatment from the following programs. We welcome your input on these programs and your suggestions for providers of similar services.

Recovery for Life – Dr. Paul Hardy
Virginia Beach
757-456-0093
https://www.myrecoveryforlife.com

Edgehill: A Recovery Retreat Center
540-662-8865
315 East Cork Street
Winchester, VA 22601
https://edgehillrecovery.org

The Farley Center at Williamsburg Place
757-565-0106 / 800-582-6066
5477 Mooretown Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188
https://farleycenter.com

Iron Bridge Recovery Center
67-1 Court Yard Rd., Chester, VA 23881
888-709-4441
https://ironbridgerecovery.com