[Shotimes] Need advice for SPEEDING TICKET with RECKLESS OP

[Ian Fisher]

Tim
Good advice. You mentioned speaking to the county
clerk (or in my experience, it has been the
prosecutor). I would also phone the court long before
your trial date (or the due date of your fine) and ask
if there is an alternative that will allow you to pay
the fine early and plead guilty to a lesser offense. I
did not have luck with this method when I was speeding
in Maryland but a former police officer friend of mine
suggested it because he had heard of it in the past.
If you do this, try to get it in writing!

Try to call everyone to see if/how you can slide out
from under this. Your Insurance agent should be able
to offer some advice (mine told me to definitely fight
my ticket as my insurance would jump sky high; 2 pts
for 3 years won't cause an increase but anything more
than that in a 3 year span will cause my rates to jump
with Allstate, talk to someone in the District Court
(there will be a phone number on the back of the
ticket to call), talk to the prosecutor if possible
(before your court session begins). Be polite and
courteous, dress nicely, and show up early if it goes
to trial.

good luck
Ian

--- Timothy Tyner <shospeedenterprises@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I have some little amount of experience in this
> area.  Yes yes, I am admit 
> it, I am a chronic speeder.  I am getting better
> though.  Anyway, the few 
> times I have been stopped for doing over 100, only
> once was written up that 
> way, a 112 in a 75.  Cop would not drop it any,
> mainly because he had to 
> chase me for 15-17 miles (I was completely unaware
> he had turned around to 
> come after me, as he only flashed his lights for a
> sec then turned them 
> off).  Anyhow, I had to show up in court (and yes,
> dress appropriately).  
> This particular judge would not lessen it in any
> way.  His personal opinion 
> was that anything over 100 he will not have leniency
> with.  So I paid the 
> fine and walked away.  No insurance hit, no reckless
> driving.
> 
> That said, there is hope for you.  I have had
> numerous stops of 10-20 over, 
> and in many cases I have gone straight to the court
> clerk and in my nicest 
> voice, while not seeming desperate, but very
> sincere, asked for some sort of 
> break, and they almost always have obliged.  Did not
> even have to go in 
> front of the judge.  Most clereks in most
> municipalities have the authority 
> to do this.  And since this is your only offense on
> your record (or that 
> will be on your record) you just may be able to get
> them to lower it.  Then 
> even if they decide to send you before the judge,
> try him to, he likely will 
> be nice to you if this is your first offence.  SOO
> many people in court are 
> there for some agregious insults, DUI's, no
> liscense, wrecks, etc etc, and 
> they look like they came straight from the trailer
> park.  So dress nice, act 
> proffessional, be courteous, you likely will get out
> of there with only a 
> speeding ticket on your record.
> 
> TT
> 
>
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