VIRGINIA BEACH
A Virginia Beach man charged with felony racing and causing the death of a motorcyclist in April has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
Christopher Allen Ballard, 26, pleaded guilty in General District Court last week to misdemeanor racing. He was ordered to serve about eight months in jail and pay a $500 fine, and his license was suspended for three years.
Prosecutors agreed to the misdemeanor charge because they were unable to prove Ballard’s vehicle made contact with Joshua A. Schools’ motorcycle before it crashed April 27 on Lynnhaven Parkway, said Julie Pickell, spokeswoman for the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.
A toxicology report also showed Schools, 24, had a blood-alcohol content that exceeded Virginia’s legal driving limit of .08, she said.
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