Articles Posted in Tickets

You may think that your only option once you have received a speeding ticket is to pay the fine, watch your insurance rates rise, and accept the addition of points from PennDOT. There is another choice—you can go to court and fight the ticket with the help of the best Pittsburgh Criminal Defense Attorney. Why Fight…

Getting a traffic ticket is a common occurrence. Though most people think that the only solution to this is paying the fine and accepting the points from PennDOT, this is not the case in reality. You can fight your ticket to protect your rights and interests, like controlling your insurance rates. You should get in…

Drivers who pass school buses when their red flashers are on and their stop signs are extended could find themselves ticketed by police, regardless of whether there was an officer in the area, if a bill currently in front of the Pennsylvania legislature passes and is implemented. The Senate Transportation Committee today approved a bill,…

You’ve probably been seeing more of that tell-tale spandex as you travel Pennsylvania and West Virginia roads now that spring has officially sprung: Racing season is upon us, and bicyclists are out and about on many of our scenic throughways. I know the cycling association my firm, Logue Law Group, sponsors – ABRA, the Appalachian…

The weather is clearing up, which, in Pittsburgh, means that road maintenance is and will continue to be upon us. From now until the snow flies again in November, orange barrels and construction equipment will be taking up space on our streets and highways. That also means there will be flaggers and other construction workers…

Around the holidays, there are a barrage of blogs detailing driver-safety tips. As a Pittsburgh criminal defense lawyer who focuses on serving clients in Pennsylvania and West Virginia who have been charged with DUI, I, too, wrote about some of those subjects. There was a blog about how New Year’s Eve party hosts can help…

Let me set the scene: You’re driving on Interstate 79 when you round a curve and see that a state trooper has someone pulled over on the side of the road. You wonder to yourself if the guy currently having his license and registration checked will soon need a Pittsburgh criminal defense lawyer – was…

It’s unspeakably tragic: A Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, police officer was killed recently while pursuing a vehicle in Perry Township. Despite activating his emergency lights, another vehicle turned in front of the officer, Richard Champion, causing a fatal crash. The driver of the vehicle who allegedly crossed into Champion’s lane of travel was taken to an area…