Criminal Traffic Violations

Criminal Traffic Violations Attorneys

The biggest mistake drivers make when cited for a traffic violation is failing to take it seriously.  Contrary to popular belief, a traffic violation is not always simply a minor infraction.  Traffic tickets can result in increased insurance rates, expensive fines, and other negative consequences that can cause great inconvenience and disruption to your life. 

Some traffic violations are considered criminal acts, for example "road rage" drivers can be charged with aggressive careless driving, a criminal offense.  

Criminal traffic violations can result in the loss of your license to drive, cancellation of your auto insurance and, in the most serious cases, jail time.

At Carlson & Meissner, we understand that keeping your driver's license is a high priority, along with avoiding further penalties or stigma.  Our experienced Florida traffic law attorneys will take your traffic violation charges seriously and will strive to pursue every option to obtain a favorable result for our clients, including challenging the traffic stop and other aspects of your traffic violation citation and negotiating with prosecutors.

Our office employs its own dedicated and experienced investigator who, in conjunction with our experienced attorneys, coordinates and provides prompt, economical and thorough investigative services.

Our criminal defense attorneys, with offices in Tampa, Clearwater, Spring Hill, Bradenton and New Port Richey, have years of combined experience defending clients accused of:

  • Road rage
  • Leaving the scene of an accident
  • Driving while license is suspended or revoked (DWLSR)
  • Felony DWLSR
  • Vehicular homicide
  • Vehicular battery
  • Reckless driving
  • Racing
  • Driving without a valid license
  • Improper tag
  • Speeding
  • Failure to maintain a single lane
  • Careless driving
  • Fleeing and eluding

It is important to understand that a traffic violation can have a criminal court component as well as a Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) component.  Anyone charged in criminal court will also be responsible for paying fines to the DMV and presenting evidence of completion of court-ordered conditions to the DMV to preserve driving privileges or to have a driver's license reinstated.  Failure to pay fines or late payment of fines often results in license revocation.  If you continue to drive when your driving license has been suspended or revoked, you may be classified as a habitual traffic offender and can be charged as a traffic felon, which could mean lengthy incarceration.

Do not take chances with your driving privilege; you could lose not only your driving privilege, but your freedom as well.  Call one of our experienced criminal defense attorneys for a free legal consultation.

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