Deeeeeppp Trouble!

[FrayAdjacent]

I'd say your goose is cooked.

You MIGHT be able to get off with a hefty fine... but that much over the speed limit, in most states, is 'Reckless Driving', and can result in suspension of your driver's license.


If you're gonna haul ass, you need a radar detector. You should have let that beemer fly on by you and kept going about your biniss.

[porsche986spyder]

I'm pretty sure you can just pay the fine via mail or even internet now days. There is no way out of this type of ticket. Just pray your insurance company doesn't drop you. It will most likely go up in cost if they don't. Ohter than that you should be fine. Try not to get any more tickets. And slow down.

I'd rather look good going slow than look bad going fast.

[[z0ne]]

Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

I'd rather look good going slow than look bad going fast.

Quoted for truth

Anyway, there really isn't much you can do to "get out" of that ticket. I assume it was a 65mph zone and you were doing, basically, double the speed limit. Maybe you can find a way to argue it down to something in the 100mph range? Ask for the calibration records on the RADAR gun and to see the gun to make sure it's accurate.

[MartinJ]

Tough one. I really don't think you can do much about it. You must contact an Attorney.

I know this may mean that you need to talk to your parents to do this and that this will be tough, but as a father of 20 plus year old kids I would to tell you that I would rather hear about this kind of thing quickly so that I can help.

If you show up in court unprepared and the Judge “Throws the Book at you” it will be impossible to undo anything, and your parents will find out!

Get an Attorney!

[2000SoCalBoxsterS]

Ouch! I am very sorry to hear what happened to you. Yes it was stupid but I can't say I would not have let my competitive spirit get the better of me in a situation like that and done the same thing. It's just a guy thing to do. Just pray you don't get a woman judge. Here is my advice:

1. Get a lawyer for this one and plea bargain it down as much as possible.
2. Get a Valentine 1

P.S. Last month a couple of guys driving Ferarri's were nailed for doing 140 MPH on Ocean Parkway on there way to the weekly Sunday cars guys meet-up at Long Islands CapTree State Park. So these guys were smart enough to make enough money to own Ferarri's but just as smart as you when it came to speeding.

[KevinH1990]

Check this web site:

http://helpigotaticket.com/speed/ptbypt.html

[Frank Patrick]

Not knowing what your citation reads (civil or worse). I think your money would be well spent on legal representation here. I have seen in CA it going both ways for 100mph plus. Certainly, if the officer thought you racing, my bet would be on a more severe charge. hence the importance of getting a lawyer, experience in this kind of infraction. Good luck.

[blinkwatt]

Damn dude,good luck!

[Frank Patrick]

relatively reliable source told me-if this is your first offense, and assuming you were not "street racing " or under any influence you will very likely receive the following:

$500.00 fine
suspension of drivers lic. for 30 days

[Topless]

We have all acted foolishly and at some point we all stand accountable. How we conduct ourselves during these times is really the measure of the man.

TriGem2k, good luck in facing this challenge. Let your father know about this but don't let him bail you out. He did this stuff too when he was your age. Take this opportunity to show him that he raised you right. It may sting a little though.

[djomlas]

you know what sux the most, is that for that little fraction of the time that u sped up (and i hope u werent planning to drive at that speed for long) you are going trouugh all this BS.
yes a lot of us have been at that speed or even higher, but in reality we all should have been cought, ticketed, cars impounded, licence suspended. but it just happened that you got cought.
when you think about it, on a day to day bases, you can get so many tickets, going a few miles over the limit, maybe not signaling when changing lanes, maybe not having the seatbelt on, no front plate if required, possibly going trough a yellow when its about to change to red...you get the point.
but it is frustrating, it will cost you money, it will cost you time, it may mess up your record and screw up your insurance (and your family as well since its under their name if i read that correctly), having to try to explain to your dad/judge why in the hell you were going that fast.

but still, if you were cruising at about 75 lets say, and you kinda get used to that speed, going up to 120 or whatever doesnt seem like much, so theres that as well, its like getting off the highway and trying to adjust from 65 to 34

hope it all works out tho man, please do let us know how it all turns out

[Perfectlap]

yeah sounds like you'd be smart to get a lawyer who is chummy with the municipal court prosecutor. I dunno but based on prior experiences of others I woud think that doing twice the speed limit will most likely get you a suspension. Twice the speed limit and an attempted get away definitely requires a lawyer visit. So I don't think its just a matter of paying the ticket.

Although I never got busted going warp speed like you
I was in fact a fixture in the courts in my formative (young and dumb) years. Rather than paying for the fines, (which would have been the biggest mistake I ever could have made in the state with the highest insurance prices) I instead went to court and before the hearing I would beg mercy from the prosecutor. I lucked out because the jurisdictions wanted cash. "ok we'll trade you that doing 25 over the limit and make it a no seat belt, impeding traffic and a fine of mmmm how about $200? and ZERO points" my reply: "deal!"

p.s.
is your insurance under your name and are you under 25?