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Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
Category: Relationships and Society Asked by: pcventures-ga List Price: $20.00 |
Posted:
09 Mar 2006 03:24 PST
Expires: 08 Apr 2006 04:24 PDT Question ID: 705282 |
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Re: Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
From: daniel2d-ga on 09 Mar 2006 07:04 PST |
Follow the instructions on the ticket - you can go to court and plead your case in front of a judge. |
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Re: Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
From: pcventures-ga on 09 Mar 2006 08:01 PST |
Any hints and tips on how to make the best possible argument? |
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Re: Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
From: webravi-ga on 09 Mar 2006 08:17 PST |
You need to have compelling evidence that you did not go through the red light. If it is your word against the officer's, the court will take the officer's view. If you have a corraborating witness that can be at the court-house it will help a lot. Also, you should have a record of your good driving (ie: no moving violations in a certain time) that will support your claims. However, the witness will help the most. Remember, the officer's word is normally taken over the word of the defendant. One question: Was it a yellow light that you went through? Good luck. |
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Re: Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
From: pcventures-ga on 09 Mar 2006 09:47 PST |
The only thing I did was go through a light that was definitely yellow - but he said "steady red" on the ticket. Also, I was pulled over a few blocks away from where the Officer stated (on the ticket) where the infraction took place. In addition, I should note that I'm willing to "plead" to a lesser violation if it will spare points on my license. |
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Re: Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
From: gozzy11-ga on 09 Mar 2006 13:17 PST |
You will need to go to court on the date no if and or but, second as stated above any witness for your side will help since its seems like it will come down to your word vs the police officer. third on the place where you where stopped vs the place of infraction its at night he saw the infraction got behind you ran your plated to see if he needed backup then pulled you over not the point you want to rest your case, get to the court early wait to see if you can talk to the prosecutor if it's your only infraction in awhile you should be able to get the charged lowered, also if the cop isn't there doesn't mean case dismissed the prosecutor could ask the judge to reschedule for next time and it will be done so be nice to prosecutor and bring witness |
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Re: Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
From: myoarin-ga on 09 Mar 2006 14:03 PST |
IF the policeman was a few blocks away, you might have the argument that he could not correctly recognize when you passed the yellow stop light - that the light had changed to red after you had passed. That argument might depend on how the streets and intersection were lighted. If they were evenly lit - or not lit - he would have more difficulty identifying just where your car was, especially if by chance he was observing the intersection in his rear view mirror. Do you remember where his car was, was he in it, did he turn on his lights, ...? A really long shot would be an argument that he could only observe the traffic light for traffic in the other direction. Of course, I am just speculating. Good luck. |
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Re: Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
From: pcventures-ga on 09 Mar 2006 17:11 PST |
Quite frankly I'm just looking to not get a point-accumulating violation. If I can get this reduced to something like that, I'll take it. Any other pointers on trying to get it merely reduced? Should I make any attempt to mention my otherwise excellent driving record? |
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Re: Help needed badly with a traffic infraction in NY State
From: onenonblonde-ga on 10 Mar 2006 00:37 PST |
Check the specific wording of NY law. In my state, the law says a driver may not ENTER an intersection on a red. Proceeding through is not a violation. If your state's wording is similar, and you can quote the statute exactly, the Judge will take your arguement more seriously, as your claim is yellow and the officer's is red. Go to court, be polite and unerringly respectful, succinct and professional. Give the judge an out (if the above is similar for you) and odds are he'll call it a draw to move on with his day. |
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