Ok, get a load of this. I was involved in an accident last November in my first Viper. Car was totaled, I walked away with a broken wrist and a few bruised ribs. I'm not going into length on how I lost control of the car, but no other vehicles were damaged (the only thing I hit was a guardrail). I go to check my mail yesterday (7 months later) and I have a notice from the District Attorney stating that I have to appear in court on the 6th to face reckless driving charges. No cops were present when the accident occurred, but several witnesses did give statements. From another thread on this page I was reading, I thought I couldn't be sited without a cop witnessing the incident. Or does the physical evidence (skid marks, etc) provide enough witness to account for the charge?
Reckless Driving charge...
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Snake Bitten
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Leaf001...if you were in a small town, you may be in for a fight...but since you are not, find an attorney that handles the MOST traffic tickets around...he will show up in court at least monthly with a couple of thousand traffic tickets, professing the innocence of all of his clients, but in the interest of not clogging up the courts docket, he is willing to pay the fines (plus court costs), if all charges are dropped...That gavel will drop faster than the resale value of a Camaro...Done deal...will cost about double of the actual fine, but you will not loose any points against your license, and your insurance company will not be alerted, as if it never happened...save the points for you are clocked at speeds in excess of 160 mph...
Jeff Torrey
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They measure skid marks, etc. / Calculate approx. speed. Very scientific. Better get a lawyer. Been there, done that. Pleaded guilty 105 mph in a C5 Corvette on the interstate. No accident, radar. 6 months probation / suspended sentence. Had to take a safe driving course, given by 5 state troopers in full dress.
Cost me $ 400.00 in court fees and fines.
$ 400.00 Lawyer.
Lost a day of work.
4 years surcharge on insurance $ 50.00/year
Cost me $ 400.00 in court fees and fines.
$ 400.00 Lawyer.
Lost a day of work.
4 years surcharge on insurance $ 50.00/year
2tall
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Lawyers are wonderful in their own special way once you can('t) afford them...
Mr. Bitten: How does one find the guy handling "the most" tickets (because I'm sure to get more in the future)?
This information isn't exactly shared... lawyers don't talk positively about others, courts don't give out the names of the guys who win against the state, and lawyers never say they aren't exactly what you're looking for in a defender...
Info is appreciated.
Mr. Bitten: How does one find the guy handling "the most" tickets (because I'm sure to get more in the future)?
This information isn't exactly shared... lawyers don't talk positively about others, courts don't give out the names of the guys who win against the state, and lawyers never say they aren't exactly what you're looking for in a defender...
Info is appreciated.
King GTS
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That's wierd!
I'm assuming one reason that it took so long for them to charge me (with exception to the DA's reelection campaign) was that I have a PA drivers license but am living in CA. I guess it took a sizable amount of time for CA to get my PA driver's record.
2tall
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A public sector worker who didn't get right on the ball with that?
Say it ain't so
Say it ain't so
Snake
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Been there done that.
Exhibition of speed. BS charge considering I was going 25mph
in the Accord, making a left (the tires squeeled on the gravel).
I had been drinking so I didn't complain.
Either way, got a laywer, $750. Had the ticket reduced to speeding and was offered traffic school.(hard to get if you went within 18 months in CA) Ticket was wiped clean.
All an all, it was a $1250 bar trip(after fine/courtfees/driving school)....never showed up in court. If I appeared in court, it would only have hurt my case
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Ventura County court by the way.
Exhibition of speed. BS charge considering I was going 25mph
in the Accord, making a left (the tires squeeled on the gravel).
I had been drinking so I didn't complain.
Either way, got a laywer, $750. Had the ticket reduced to speeding and was offered traffic school.(hard to get if you went within 18 months in CA) Ticket was wiped clean.
All an all, it was a $1250 bar trip(after fine/courtfees/driving school)....never showed up in court. If I appeared in court, it would only have hurt my case
Ventura County court by the way.
Jeff Torrey
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The cops really don't care if you go kill yourself. But they have to protect the public that are driving along; Talking on the cell phone. Drinking coffee. Putting on lipstick. Getting to know there girl (or boy) friend better (use your imagination). That swerve into your lane when you are speeding. Thats the attitude of the Massachusetts State Troopers.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 2tall:
Mr. Bitten: How does one find the guy handling "the most" tickets (because I'm sure to get more in the future)?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ask the local bailiffs. They might seem like mindless statues in the courtroom, but most are very intelligent and a lot of them pay close attention to the comings a goings of lawyers. At the every least I'm sure they'll tell you who not to go to.
Cops [supposedly] cannot charge you for arbitrary things they did not see: speeding, lane changing, intimidating other drivers, ect... This keeps me (hypothetically of course) from randomly calling up cops to have people arrested because *I* think you're driving illegally.
When you leave evidence (especially if a cop saw the scene after the fact) such as skid marks, paint, or a camera shot that can link you directly to the "incident" a cop would have no problem dragging you to the hangm....er....judge.
You've already heard the best advice... get a lawyer.
Mr. Bitten: How does one find the guy handling "the most" tickets (because I'm sure to get more in the future)?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ask the local bailiffs. They might seem like mindless statues in the courtroom, but most are very intelligent and a lot of them pay close attention to the comings a goings of lawyers. At the every least I'm sure they'll tell you who not to go to.
Cops [supposedly] cannot charge you for arbitrary things they did not see: speeding, lane changing, intimidating other drivers, ect... This keeps me (hypothetically of course) from randomly calling up cops to have people arrested because *I* think you're driving illegally.
When you leave evidence (especially if a cop saw the scene after the fact) such as skid marks, paint, or a camera shot that can link you directly to the "incident" a cop would have no problem dragging you to the hangm....er....judge.
You've already heard the best advice... get a lawyer.
Snake Bitten
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Bailbondsmen are also a wealth of information. They spend alot of time in and around the courts...they typically know which lawyers do what in your area...Pick the biggest bailbondsmen ad in your yellow pages, give them a ring, and ask them if they could refer you to an attorney...then call a couple more...
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