SB909 will be heard in the Senate Courts of Justice Committee in the near future. Now is the time to write the committee members and ask them to support SB909!
To refresh your memory:
SB909 - Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way resulting in death of another. Provides that a person is guilty of reckless driving if he violates the right-of-way of any motor vehicle causing the death of another. The court must sentence the driver to 90 days in jail and suspend his driver's license for not less than six months or more than three years, although the court may suspend the penalties if the person completes 24 or more hours of community service.
Full text of the bill can be found at http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB909
Some points you may want to address in your letters are:
- Makes a reckless driving charge mandatory in a crash where there is a fatality
- Through the proper community service there will be an aspect of prevention to this bill
- Many people that kill on Virginia’s highways get off with a simple right of way violation that carries a $35 fine and 2 points
- Doesn’t interfere with civil remedies in any way
Below are a list of the committee members and email addresses:
Senator Kenneth W. Stolle district08@sov.state.va.us
Senator Richard L. Saslaw district35@sov.state.va.us
Senator Henry L. Marsh III district16@sov.state.va.us
Senator Frederick M. Quayle district13@sov.state.va.us
Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. district03@sov.state.va.us
Senator Janet D. Howell district32@sov.state.va.us
Senator L. Louise Lucas district18@sov.state.va.us
Senator John S. Edwards district21@sov.state.va.us
Senator W. Roscoe Reynolds district20@sov.state.va.us
Senator Linda T. Puller district36@sov.state.va.us
Senator Nick Rerras district06@sov.state.va.us
Senator Harry B. Blevins district14@sov.state.va.us
Senator Ken T. Cuccinelli, II district37@sov.state.va.us
Senator Ryan T. McDougle district04@sov.state.va.us
Senator Obenshain is the Patron of this bill, and is also on the Courts of Justice Committee. Please be sure to send him a thank you note for patroning this bill:
Senator Mark D. Obenshain district26@sov.state.va.us
Please write each committee member and spread the word!
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Penny Adams
Virginia Freedom Riders - Legislative Officer
