Salem, Oregon, Criminal Traffic Charges Attorney
Reckless Driving Defense Lawyer Serving Marion County and Surrounding Areas
Traffic offenses include both traffic crimes and traffic violations, which can result in very different possible consequences. Criminal traffic charges can result in jail sentences in addition to fines and possible driver's license suspensions. Traffic violations, on the other hand, do not result in jail or prison sentences.
Defense Against Traffic Crimes in Salem, Oregon
David DenHartigh, Attorney at Law, is a Salem, Oregon, criminal traffic charges lawyer who helps clients in and around Marion County, Oregon, handle both criminal traffic charges and traffic violations charges. David is a diligent and approachable defense lawyer with more than 20 years of legal experience. If you have questions about criminal traffic charges or traffic violations charges, contact David for more information.
Common Examples of Criminal Traffic Charges
Criminal traffic charges may result from citations for traffic offenses such as:
- Reckless driving, whether or not it results in injury to a person or damage to property
- Eluding a police officer
- Reckless endangering, which usually means committing a DUII or other traffic crime or violation with some other person in the vehicle
- Leaving the scene of an accident that has resulted in personal injury or damage to property (commonly called a hit-and-run accident) in Oregon, this is known as failing to perform the duties of a driver.
If you face criminal traffic charges, you will most likely have to appear in person at a court hearing. This is different from a traffic violation citation, which can usually be handled without an in-person appearance.
Get effective and efficient help with criminal traffic charges. To consult Salem criminal defense attorney David DenHartigh, call 503-664-4613 or contact David online.