Street Racing Attorney In Los Angeles – Vehicle Code Section 23109(a)
This serious offense under California Vehicle Code 23109(a) and it's one that the police, prosecutors and judges punish extremely severely in Los Angeles County. If the police catch anybody involved with street racing, they will arrest everyone. That includes the drivers who were involved in the race, the spectators and the flag person who's actually starting the race.
I've handled a number of these cases recently, and the prosecutors – because of all of the deaths on the road – are looking to put people in jail and give them severe punishments that can cause them to lose their licenses for an extended period of time.
You better get an attorney if you're charged with street racing in LA. You had better figure out exactly what happened so that your attorney has a version of
the events that gives you a mitigating position. In other words, it's time to do damage control.
It's time to show that you have a clean driving record, a clean criminal record, that you've got a job, and that you will never get involved with something like this again. With that under the attorney's belt, we can try convincing the prosecutors to give you a break.
Nobody wants to go to jail, and rightfully so. But when it comes to street racing, the prosecutors want to put a mark on your record, put you in jail, and punish you to the point that you will never do it again.
When it comes to punishments for street racing, the prosecutors and judges are looking at a deterrent to ensure that you never engage in this type of activity again and to punish you for being an example for others who might think about engaging in street racing.
There are thousands of deaths each year that are directly linked to people racing on the street. Sometimes, it's a formal race where they're going to a specific location. People know it will be a race, and there's a flagger.
Other times, people see cars on the road and race with that person, revving their engines. A race ensues, and what ends up happening is that people die. People are hitting curbs; they're going on the wrong side of the road, ramming the back of people, running over pedestrians, or running over bicyclists.
Can Vehicle Code Section 23109(a) Become A Felony?
Street racing in Los Angeles and throughout California is known as a wobbler if someone becomes seriously injured. When I say wobbler, that means it could be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor. If charged as a felony, a person can face up to three years in prison.
If somebody is severely injured, for example, they get significant bodily injury as a result of street racing, and the person has to admit a significant physical injury allegation, that's a strike. The person will serve 85% of whatever time they get, and they will have a strike on their record for the rest of their lives.
So, the bottom line is that street racing is extremely dangerous, and if you're charged with this crime, obviously, you want to get the best attorney you can find and differentiate yourself from the other dangerous individuals who are getting jail and prison time and a mark on their record for the rest of their lives.
Suppose someone engages in a street race while intoxicated, and someone else dies. In that case, the person who was driving intoxicated can also be charged with second-degree murder, facing fifteen years to life in prison. This can be a disastrous life-altering event.
So, if you're charged with street racing in LA, I suggest you call me. We'll sit down and go over everything, and we will do everything we can if there's a defense, to defend you and get you out of the criminal justice system as fast as possible. If there's no defense and they've got the evidence on you, witnesses, then we will do damage control and do everything we can to preserve your good name, reputation, freedom, and record.
