racing ticket, need advice
got a ticket for street racing...spent the night in jail. need advice on how to get out of this ticket. there is not speed listed on the ticket, and i was not dui. any ideas? shit is gonna cost me 1000 bucks and maybe my license.
ben |
Nothing you can do.
Judge won't even look at the case usually. Shouldn't be street racing like that. Hard lesson to learn. |
ADVICE....get a lawyer.....listen to him/her.....if you got caught redhanded.....probably not much you can do.....but for REAL legal advice....talk to a REAL lawyer.
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yeah, i would rather pay a lawyer than the damn county.
ben |
Originally posted by benf000 yeah, i would rather pay a lawyer than the damn county. ben well good luck...you may end up paying them BOTH. :( |
Speaking as someone that holds a commercial drivers license, I suggest getting a lawyer. Find one in your area that concentrates on traffic law. We used to have prepaid legal for traffic defense. Make sure you get someone that is VERY familiar with traffic law. I suggest someone that deals with DUI cases and severe traffic infractions. Call the large trucking companies in your area and see who they use. We were always clean, but there are cops out there looking for revenue which is why we had the prepaid plan. We had a bad cop in the Chicago area write us a ticket that was completely out of line. THe lawyer got us off without even a fine. Even if you did something wrong you still can have your day in court and should be able to get a light sentence or much smaller fine and maybe traffic school but you do have to have competent legal counsel.
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this is a bad example.But I got 2 tickets last year.One for speeding,the other one for trying to get away from the cop.I paid the speed ticket.A few months later I went to court again,facing a charge that could have cost me 5000$,6 months in jail,or 3 years without licence.I invented a nice story and got dismissed.Without any lawyer or outside help.Now please dont ask any questions about how I got so convincing.I think I should be a lawyer.A well paid,semi-human lawyer.:eek:
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Re: racing ticket, need advice
Originally posted by benf000 got a ticket for street racing...spent the night in jail. need advice on how to get out of this ticket. there is not speed listed on the ticket, and i was not dui. any ideas? shit is gonna cost me 1000 bucks and maybe my license. ben |
I had a friend that was speeding and ran from the cops. They set up a road block and he ran it. Denied the Breath test after finally pulling over and he had to pay $500 in fees and that was it. Besides the night in jail. He used a good lawyer that specialized in traffic law. Go that route.
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wow mopho, thanks!
thanks for the great advice! ill be sure to heed it.
dumbass. ben |
Re: Re: racing ticket, need advice
Originally posted by mopho You Deserve it!!!! Grow up! |
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Originally posted by jay93dx Hey he knows he screwed up ok, lets not all pile on the guy, he is a real racer not a fake ass that is all talk and looks but no action like many i know. Apologies to Benf000 for being harsh, but somebody had to do it, if this makes me an asshole, so be it |
Couldn't really say what you can do...I guess talking to a lawyer who knows traffic laws is the best way to go...
But the only thing that you can probably do is try and learn from this... maybe invest in a membership at a track, or something, spend your racing time off of city streets. Good luck with the case. |
Re: Re: racing ticket, need advice
Originally posted by mopho You Deserve it!!!! Grow up! I don't care what anybody says, but if you're comfortable on the road, you'll find yourself exceeding the speed limit every now and then. Ben, how did the cop catch you, how fast were you going, and does he know for sure how fast you were going or does he just know that you were 'speeding'? Hope you weren't street racing since authorities around here have no compassion for those. If you don't have the money to get a lawyer, try and appeal the fine, and tell them that you're a student, or that you need the car to go to work to live off of it, etc. In Canada they usually lessen the fine if you say some stuff like that. |
Re: Re: Re: racing ticket, need advice
Originally posted by jay93dx Hey he knows he screwed up ok, lets not all pile on the guy, he is a real racer not a fake ass that is all talk and looks but no action like many i know. |
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