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Have You Been Accused of Reckless Evading? - California Vehicle Code 2800.2(a)

By Walin & Klarich

Carlie Shultz, an 18 year old Spring Valley woman, was recently arrested and charged with reckless evading a peace officer. San Diego 10 News reported that a California Highway Patrol officer initially pulled Shultz over for a traffic violation when he observed her speeding on Highway 54. The patrol officer reported that she had been traveling over 120 miles per hour. Shultz, however, did not comply with the patrol officer?s request and led the officer on a high speed chase which ended on Interstate 5 when Shultz lost control of the vehicle and crashed. She walked away from the crash uninjured. Under California Vehicle Code 2800.2(a), reckless attempts to flee from or evade a peace officer is a crime that is punishable by fines of up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment in state or county jail for up to one year...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 05, 2010 (boomark / email).