US EditionDC sues Md. driver accused of owing $180K in unpaid traffic tickets
- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed lawsuits on April 30, 2025, against five drivers from Maryland and Virginia in Washington, D.C.
- The lawsuits stem from repeated dangerous driving and unpaid traffic fines accumulated from June 2010 through September 2024 under the STEER Act, which allows legal action regardless of residence.
- Among the accused drivers is Maryland’s Charles V. Sanders Jr., who has accumulated 344 violations primarily related to exceeding speed limits, along with four drivers from Virginia who have collectively received over 800 citations for offenses such as speeding, failing to stop at red lights, and ignoring stop signs.
- Sanders owes $187,200 for driving 61 times at least 30 mph above the speed limit, constituting aggravated reckless driving, while the five drivers collectively owe $425,000 in fines and penalties.
- These lawsuits reflect a continuing commitment by D.C. Officials to hold drivers accountable for behavior endangering public safety, no matter their state of residence, as stated by Schwalb and local lawmakers.
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D.C. attorney general sues Virginia, Maryland drivers over thousands in unpaid traffic tickets
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing four Virginia drivers and a Maryland motorist over hundreds of traffic violations and unpaid tickets worth over $420,000.
DC Sues Driver Accused of Duty $180,000 in Unpaid Transit Fines
Washington D.C. Attorney General has sued five drivers in Virginia and Maryland, accused of debting more than $420,000 in unpaid traffic fines. A single driver owes more than $180,000, according to the District. Within about two years, Maryland driver Charles Sanders Jr. accumulated 344 traffic fines: 316 of them for speeding and, of those fines, 61 are for driving 30 mph or more above the speed limit, which qualifies as aggravated reckless driv…
DC AG sues five Maryland and Virginia drivers for ‘dangerous and illegal conduct’
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced lawsuits against five drivers from Maryland and Virginia for $425,000 in unpaid fines, penalties, and fees owed to the district for “dangerous and illegal conduct on DC streets.” Schwalb announced the lawsuits, using…
DC sues Md. driver accused of owing $180K in unpaid traffic tickets
D.C.’s attorney general is suing five drivers from Virginia and Maryland accused of owing more than a combined $420,000 in unpaid traffic tickets. One driver alone owes more than $180,000, according to the District. Over a span of about two years, Maryland driver Charles Sanders Jr. racked up 344 traffic citations — 316 of them for speeding and of those tickets, 61 of them are for driving 30 mph or more over the speed limit, qualifying as aggrav…
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98 Rock BaltimoreMaryland driver with $187K in unpaid tickets among 5 sued by DC
Washington’s attorney general sued five Maryland and Virginia drivers for “repeated dangerous and illegal conduct on D.C. streets,” including a Maryland driver who racked up $187,200 in unpaid tickets in about two years.
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