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Sep 30 2015 04:26pm
Cop accuses me of highway racing
I honestly wasn't

A Mustang GT pulled up to me and floored it, it was spinning for like one whole gear and not going anywhere, and then pull away when he shifted.
Next thing I knew I was being pulled over for "racing", I didn't even downshift, didn't even floor it. I was arrested because the cop heard a loud engine noise and saw two cars going at a "high rate of speed".

He didn't clock my speed either, I was going 45 in a 55 about to turn into my school. Wow, such a high rate of speed...

How do I go about fighting this? This is BS.
I been saving for the past year, and now I have to put all the money I earned into an attorney to fight something I didn't even do.

It's a Class B misdemeanor, up to $2000 fine and 180 days in jail.

This post was edited by xXDreamAlongXx on Sep 30 2015 04:27pm
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Sep 30 2015 04:33pm
if you're actually gonna fight it enjoy spending more than $2000 on a lawyer.
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Sep 30 2015 04:35pm
Quote (Epicexecution @ Sep 30 2015 04:33pm)
if you're actually gonna fight it enjoy spending more than $2000 on a lawyer.


So I should pay the fine and let it go on my record instead of trying to get it dismissed?
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Sep 30 2015 04:38pm
Quote (xXDreamAlongXx @ Sep 30 2015 10:35pm)
So I should pay the fine and let it go on my record instead of trying to get it dismissed?


If it were me I would lose my job by going to jail, so I personally would fight it. I'm going to assume your license got suspended also?

You just gotta weigh your options. You could drop money on a lawyer and get nowhere. It's going to be really hard to prove your case without witnesses/video
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Sep 30 2015 04:42pm
You should certainly fight this. Without any video footage or clock speed evidence, it will be hard for them to find you guilty.

I was on my way to the movies a few years ago with a friend we both drove our cars. At a specific light we accelerated from zero to the legal limit at a faster than usual rate, and with aftermarket exhaust / intake, it makes a lot more sound.

A min later we see cop lights far behind. We continue cruising at highway speed as it approaches but my friend freaks out and starts to go fast in hopes that the cop won't catch up. The cop passes me slowly making hand gestures (he did not go in my lane or behind me to pull me over). Keep going past me I figured he went after my friend. I keep going and then I pass my friend pulled over by that cop. I kept going to the movie I had purchased tickets for.

I see the movie and go home. Turns out the police showed up at my house to arrest me for evading police, racing, careless driving, reckless driving, unsafe lane changing.

Few days later I received 3 summons in the mail. Reckless, careless and the unsafe lane changing.

So after my attorney spoke to prosecutor and 2 court dates adjourned, I pleaded guilty to Unsafe driving violation. Zero points and had to pay the fine.

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Sep 30 2015 04:52pm
Quote (Epicexecution @ Sep 30 2015 04:38pm)
If it were me I would lose my job by going to jail, so I personally would fight it. I'm going to assume your license got suspended also?

You just gotta weigh your options. You could drop money on a lawyer and get nowhere. It's going to be really hard to prove your case without witnesses/video


I still have my license. I got out on a Pr bond because I currently go to highschool.
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Sep 30 2015 05:00pm
I will respond to this tomorrow. But yes most likely you will have to pay for this, you did not exercise your rights.
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Sep 30 2015 05:52pm
represent yourself and explain. its traffic court not a murder in a superior court
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Sep 30 2015 06:19pm
If you have the money its worth fighting. Most bs shit like this cops dont show up to court and then your in luck.
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Sep 30 2015 07:22pm
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represent yourself and explain. its traffic court not a murder in a superior court


I need an attorney to represent me for legal documents.
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