Show up w/ documentation of your brothers situation to show the judge. Sometimes a judge will take a more humanitarian approach since cops are mostly a$$holes, especially in VA.
Another thing you could do is consult a student lawyer if you are in school. I had to do that many of times when I was in college and it helped me out.
Lastly, you may be able to take a driving class to get the ticket reduced to where it wont give you insureance points.
A nice trick is to call a few lawyers and get a feel for what you can/should do and then make your informed decision.