lay_2da_shee

I need some help on a speeding ticket i got a few hours ago. This is my first ticket and I have no idea what I got myself into. You all are going to think that it was pretty stupid of me for speeding but I just need some advice on what to do.

So I was driving back from San Franciso to LA this morning and was on HWY152 or CA152 but anyways I got pulled over around 7:00am this morning for doing 115MPH on a 65 MPH zone. I am sure that I wasn't doing 115. At most I was doing 95-100MPH. I tried to talk to him to let me off with a warning as it is my first violation and all but he was like " you are lucky that I didn't arrest you right now, be thankful that you are just getting a ticket."

I am back in LA now but I am kind of worried and kind of lost on what I should do next? Is it required for me to appear in court? Is there any way I could get around this because, I asked the officer how much the ticket would be about, and he answered $1600 and I would lose my license for 30 days. Is this true?

Need your advice people.

Thanking you all in advance

Lay_2da_shee

jackasswhy

http://www.ticketassassin.com/

SuperStar

Get an attorney, that simple.

jupitersolo

^^ Agree

subinf

get an attorney. you are most likely going to lose your license and pay a shitload of fines otherwise. you are damn lucky you werent arrested.

rbf351

suck it up, pay the fine, and take this as a big lesson. You are very lucky like he said, you should have been arrested

Will Y.

You are lucky you were not taken into custody. 115 in a 65 mph = reckless driving, 2 points (minimum the last I heard, anyway), discretionary custody, discretionary vehicle impound, and likely a license suspension. It's going to hurt when insurance renewal time comes, too.

Yes, you will receive a notice in the mail at the address on your license and be required to appear in court, and a warrant will issue if you don't. See a lawyer who has lots of experience in vehicle code violations and learn from this.

FYI, 152 used to be known as "Blood Alley" a couple of decades ago and still has a high rate of accidents due to cross-traffic, trailor tractor traffic and blind curves in the portions that are not 65mph, so it is a high enforcement area.

deke

Well aside from the normal you're a fool stuff. Lawyer up and bend over cause its a no lube sunday.

coykiam

thats what you get for driving that fast on public highways....atleast you didnt get into an accident and hurt someone.

frenchnew

We had an Automotive Journalist that pulled such a stunt about 1 month ago in Montreal while he was tesdriving a 2006 Dodge Charger with a Hemi Engine.

He got pulled on the Highway doing over 200KM/H (Over 120 MPH). He got fine $950 and lost is driving license for 1 year and on top of that, he got suspended from his job at the journal he works for for 3 months.

This is not all, he will have to pay over $400 extra to get his driving license back in 1 year and that not taking into account the difficulties he will face to get insurance coverage and the extra cost they will want because of his license suspension. The insurance companies will want to charge him extra for at least 5 years because of his record.

As a person who do not abide by the posted speed limits on Highways (I do respect posted limits in cities and seondary roads) you have to use judgement if you are going to go that far above the posted speed limit and if you do get caught, prepare yourself to face the consequences.

On Highway's (Posted Speed limit at 100 KMH or 62.5MPH for our US friends) I rarely go above 140KMH and that is if the road conditions permits it (Low traffic, dry road) and my usual driving speed is more around 120 KMH - 75MPH).


In Ontario, they jail you right away for doing 60KMH (40MPH)above the posted speed limit, your car is impounded for 30 days.

Best of luck to you but as the other as suggested, you do the crime, be prepared to do the time!

MichiganRich

Love it. Take it little fella, learn your lesson like the rest of us undoubtedly have. I'm sure 'it wasn't your fault'.....

BustedJack

Relax people! He came on this forum to ask for help not ask for punishment. You all talk like none of you have ever done 115mph in your life ok some of you have not but I sure have.
Lay, I would suggest you check out the 2nd post (ticketassassin.com) for your options and perhaps get a lawyer. Best of luck and don't worry, it's not the end of the world. Next time, keep within the speed limit. Let us know how it goes

Vicman17

I'm assuming you're young, and single and love the exhilarating feeling of speed and all that mumbo-jumbo...

I used to be very much like that and presumably a lot of the folks around here who are male and had some form of overblown ego when they used to be young and single.

Anyway, being formerly from the law enforcement side of the fence, we used to say look for the ones "catching up or pulling away" as those are the ones with more speed than the actual flow of traffic. Only an asshole cop would actually nail the first or the last one in a group travelling with the "flow". In short, you were "pulling away" from the "flow" of the ones doing 95-100 mph. I would not use that defense as it would sound so much like admitting to being close to the actual speed that you were ticketed with.

Hire a traffic ticket "specialist" as they more than likely were former cops themselves and can get you out of it with no more than an expensive fine. (Better than losing your license). You might need to suck it up with the fines as well as the increased insurance premiums which I'm sure you won't mind.

Aside from that, all I can say is that I hope you can imagine what kind of damage a human body can sustain if you did get into an accident at that kind of speed.

These lessons, my friend are the hard part of maturing.

ViNhXoNxAcuraTL

my wife got a ticket for speeding in my prelude when we was living there..it was 2 years ago..going from orlando to west palm beach[home].she was speeding 115mph that time.it was 2am somthing in the morning .no cars.next thing i know a cops pulled out from the trees and turn on his light and we got pulled over..the policeman walked around my car and looked at it.1st thing he say was nice car..we smiled..next thing he giv her a ticket for speeding..it was her 1st ticket also.soo with no questions. i told the cops thanks and i took over from there driving home...the ticket wat '$550...for each mph she went over the speed limit is 10 bucks.speed limit was 65...thats all i know and i stilll rmember it since i got alot of ticket after that.... ..



you should pay for the ticket and go to driving ED to remove those points soo it wont increase your insurance that much..GOOD luck

subinf

I thought it was Hwy 37. I'm sure that name has been attached to many highways in California though.

lay_2da_shee

Thanks for all your advices. Yes I know it was stupid speeding a lot over the speed limit. But I do thank you all for the valuable advices.

I am sure that I won't be speeding anytime in the future...this hurts too much to ignore it.

Anyone know where I can find information on good traffic lawyers? (ard calabasas or LA)

I checked out ticketassasain.com it was very interesting but I need to know if its for real like will it work? Any one here used that website before?

deke

the shock will wear off and you'll be speeding again in a short time.

subinf

and to the OP - do you know any attorneys? i usually trust a rec. from someone i know rather than one that has a webpage.

NS-TL

$1600's???? Thats is thick. If you pay the ticket, that is what is called voluntary payment and immediate conviction. If you go this way you will have no option but to lose the points and whatever hardships you have with insurance. No payment and ignoring the ticket results in an arrest warrant. If you decide to fight the ticket you realy are leaving it in the judges hands. He may give you better options for payment or levy a heavier fine, he may also give you the option of taking courses or other avenues to either void the fine or the point levy. Ppl very rarely get out of the ticket unless they have a very good case. Officers are now required to appear for their ticket trials so rolling the dice that way is not a good option to think about.

If an officer has to appear for trial because you decide to try your luck or see what options are available for you remember this: The back of the ticket is where the officer puts all his observation about you and the offence. He records the speed data from the radar/lidar unit. These units are tested before the start of a shift and after each traffic stop. He/she records your description as seen that night to refesh the memory is case of trial. Traffic and road conditions are also recorded. This ticket (original) is submitted to court as the "information" or document that lays the charge. The judge, prosecution and defence also get a copy. Should you go to trial just remember that the fine is for voluntary payment, the judge can hand a more severe penalty should he/she feel warranted, or give you better options. As fast as you were going, you were very lucky not to be charged with dangerous driving on top of other tickets. Being and RCMP officer in Canada I'm not a big ticket writer but at that speed most would have treated you the same if not worse. When traveling on a busy highway noted for fatal accidents you should be aware that the local/state/ federal or whatever police force you have will have a presence there.

Just a side note: 10mp/h will make the difference between minor injury and death in an accident..its been proven time and time again.

gldoucette

The CA vehicle code allows an officer to physically arrest and take to jail anyone exceeding 100 mph, so he cut you some slack.
If your citation states that you were in excess of 100 mph you neeed an attorney, if for no other reason then that you are 19 years old and a conviction of that nature will have serious consequences from your insurer.
I'm glad that you're safe and able to talk to us all here at Acurazine. Take it from an old guy:speed where it's safe to speed!

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

The great thing about our wonderful traffic law system is that you can get off just as easy as you can get pulled over.

If I can get out of a 90/65 ticket without even appearing in court, then you can get out of this one, too.

Start calling lawyers. Don't ask for help on the forum, for two reasons.

1) You will have people lecturing you but offering no help.
2) Even if people wanted to help you, they don't know the laws of your state, your county, your court, or the mood the judge will be in on the day of your hearing.

Call 3-4 lawyers, if not more, pick the best one. The retainer is well worth it to save yourself from the increased insurance rates for the next 2-3 years. But you shouldn't pay more than 300-500 bucks.

Then learn three things from this :

1) Buy a good radar detector.
2) Speed smart.
3) Slow down.

Ruserious

iTrader: (2)

yeah and besides if you dont pay you'll be malibus most wanted...

csmeance

if u are the speed type of person

lay_2da_shee

Well i wouldn't want to be Malibus Most Wanted would I...haha...
I was just talking to my friend on the phone and he was telling me that the ticket would be at least 700 but would be less than 1000?

Ok what I need to know is...if i paid the fine would my license be still suspended or any chance of getting suspended at all?

I do have a radar detector, 8500 Passport Escort and i sure didn't hear anything or see anything on it.

csmeance

get a valentine v1 or the 8500 x50 passport.

lay_2da_shee

I did some research and i think that there are some signs of relief for me. I think...according to the DMV website...for California

Section: 22348b
Violation: Speed over 100 MPH

22348. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 22351, a person shall not drive a vehicle upon a highway with a speed limit established pursuant to Section 22349 or 22356 at a speed greater than that speed limit.

(b) A person who drives a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 100 miles per hour is guilty of an infraction punishable, as follows:

(1) Upon a first conviction of a violation of this subdivision, by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The court may also suspend the privilege of the person to operate a motor vehicle for a period not to exceed 30 days pursuant to Section 13200.5.

Will Y.

CHP can use radar/laser in certain situations where the roads are posted, but generally relies on pacing by patrol unit and aircraft. The ticket may indicate the method used to calculate your speed.

You will likely soon discover the existence of penalty fees and special assessments. Individual counties have authority to assess additional amounts on top of the statutory fine to recover various costs to the State and county. As a result, a mandated fine ends up being multiplied by 1.5X or more when assessed by the Court.

jsong83

just do your time and pay the fine unless you have a surefire defense.

and in my honest opinion, there is no defense for going 115 in a 65.

do the crime...be ready to do the time.

jackasswhy

ticket assassain worked for me 3 times and numerous other people i know... i dont know about a 115 but man try it? i dont know

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

Paying the fine = Full admission of guilt

By simply paying the fine, you're basically bending over and asking to be butt-fucked without lube. You have no chance of having a reduced sentence if you did that.

Get a lawyer.

MR1

Hwy 152 between Los Banos and Hwy 99 is a well known speed trap. 60 miles long and fairly straight and flat and boring. The problem as stated above is that there is some cross traffic and an occassional farm vechicle. I always use my cruise control set at 72 on that road.

A friend got a ticket doing north of 140 MPH there a few years ago in a Jag. I think he said it cost better than $5000 to stay out of jail. Sorry for your lapse in judgement and I think you need an attorney.

Why were you on 152 that far east anyway? The shorter faster way would have been I5 south from Los Banos unless you needed to stop somewhere in the San Joaquin Valley.

MR1

Just reread your post, doesn't say where you were on the road, sorry. If you were coming out of the hills west of Los Banos, I kinda understand. The car will roll almost 90MPH with little effort. Still, be much more careful when you get your license back.