A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who exceeds a reasonable speed under the circumstances and traffic conditions existing at the time, regardless of any posted speed limit.
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-861
Driving too fast for highway and traffic conditions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Chesapeake v. Evans (2015)
Most recently applied in City of Chesapeake v. Evans (September 2015)
Code 1950, §§ 46-209, 46-209.1; 1950, p. 880; 1952, c. 671; 1954, cc. 225, 401, 458; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-190; 1960, c. 510; 1964, c. 266; 1966, c. 694; 1968, c. 575; 1970, c. 5…
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