Would this show up as a refusal on my reports?

#1 Was this a Trooper or county-city cop?
#2 What record is the refusal on? MVR,DAC,PSP?
#3 The lawyer screwed you....the reckless is really bad!

Either way driver you really messed up.
I have done some dumb stuff in my 4 wheeler over the years and paid many attorney fees but at any cost do whatever it takes to keep your record clean.
I do know only SC troopers report to the FMCSA....or they did a few years ago.

Tell us the full story....are these companies you are trying to hire on with finding this info out or are you telling them from the start?

NEED to pull all of your own records and seek further legal advice.

 

Question comes to mind is how did you get a "reckless Driving" anything if the car was stopped and you were asleep. You come to a trucker forum for help (which people are willing to give) but you have to be upfront about it. You want real help give the real story.

Honestly the story between the lines seems to be.

I got drunk off my arse ended up in a car drove some then passed out, Don't remember a #### thing and the next thing I know a cop is banging on my window, I stumble out of the car smelling like booze. Cop then plants boot up ones arse and takes me to the happy house.


Friend you got off lucky with just a "reckless driving" citation.

 

reckless parking

 

Good for you. If you can't keep a car out of the way at a gas station then your probably one of the many ########## that shower while in the fuel island and park in the way of everyone at the truckstops.

 

I fall asleep in a running vehicle all the time!

 

A sleep test for falling asleep in bed with my truck running? Really? Someone doesn't pick up on sarcasm.

 

Touche my friend.

 

South Carolina Reckless Driving Statute and case law:

The offense of reckless driving S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-2920. relates to any person driving any vehicle in such a manner to indicate a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.

“Recklessness implies the doing of a negligent act knowingly. When a man actually acts negligently and he realizes that he is acting negligently, the law says he is reckless or willfull and wanton, whichever term you prefer, they all mean the same thing, that is, the conscious failure to exercise due care.” State v Rachels, 218 S.C. 1, 61 S.E. 2nd 249 (1950). It is not necessary that a person violate a traffic law to be guilty of reckless driving. For example, a driver who continues to drive after dozing off at the wheel, disregarding the fact the he is very sleepy, has shown a wanton disregard for the safety of persons and property and is, therefore, guilty of reckless driving.

In any event, he would have had to fall asleep WHILE DRIVING to have been convicted of reckless driving.