Need Help! Royaly Screwed!!

[Burg Boxster]

Originally Posted by PlayersExpress

At only 19, you're not old enough to use the cheers emoticon

Seriously though, definitely hire an attny whose is known (a/k/a connected) w/ the jurisdiction you live/must appear in.

Also, seriously consider changing your car and driving habits to become severely more conservative than you think you already are. There are some of us on the board who have 7, 8, 9, 10 or more times the years driving experience than you possibly could at 19. As one of those, who is a known fast/aggressive driver logging 20-25K miles per year, I can honestly tell you I have been pulled over 7 times total in my driving history. 4 resulted in citations, 3 were "earned", 1 wasn't but I had to just suck it up and pay (out of state and not worth the hassle plus 0 pts to my home state).

Glad to hear you're a good student. Keep at it b/c it will pay off for you in the future. Think 4 for 40.

Good luck

[PlayersExpress]

I appreciate how people believe I have bad driving habits or Im not as conservative as I say. Honesty is a rare thing in this world, but ignorance is bliss and in abundance.

Ive never squealed my tires... my Falken FK-452 285/40/17s Pretty close to track tires. Now couple that with making a 15mph right hand turn on a warm summer day, warmed up tires, and no elements.

Originally Posted by PlayersExpress

I appreciate how people believe I have bad driving habits or Im not as conservative as I say. Honesty is a rare thing in this world, but ignorance is bliss and in abundance.

Ive never squealed my tires... my Falken FK-452 285/40/17s Pretty close to track tires. Now couple that with making a 15mph right hand turn on a warm summer day, warmed up tires, and no elements.

When you bring your problems to a forum of strangers, who were not there to see what happened, you are going to get mixed reactions. Suck it up that's a part of growing up. It appears to me that you have been given some advice here and I can't understand what more you are expecting. It seems to me that, as some people have suggested, your option is to hire an attorney to represent you and provide you with a venue to tell your story and try to legally get you off, or a reduced sentence. For you to have so many altercations with the law, you have to admit, does seem to point the finger at your doing something to get attention. I got a ticket the first week I had a license, got a suspension for a month and never got another ticket until I was in my late forties and I was a wild child, I just knew where to be wild and where not.

[Brucelee]

Onshore provides solid advice. As a wise man once said: "that which goes not kill me, makes me stronger!"

you're previous posts show you're not honest about this, and your driving style.

when your case comes up, you're going to say the same thing the 200 kids before you said..."your honor, they harassed me, and pulled me over because I was 19"....then the judge will ask you about the 20 other times, and the court room will start laughing at you.

Bring a camera to court...and please post the dashboard video here - if it was harassment, I'll paypal you 500bucks...

Originally Posted by PlayersExpress

I appreciate how people believe I have bad driving habits or Im not as conservative as I say. Honesty is a rare thing in this world, but ignorance is bliss and in abundance.
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[mptoledo]

My thought is not how you can afford a Porsche @ 19, but how the Hell you can afford the insurance with 20 citations or such? No need for a response as it was a rhetorical question. If for some reason you are correct and you didn't deserve any of the 20, I have to ask "Did you knock up the judges daughter?", Cause if not, somebody must be out to destroy you!!

I do wish you luck and suggest you talk to a lawyer for your options. no judge in his/her right mind wouldn't grant you driving priveledges for school or work, unless you are on your 3rd DUI.

[Lobo1186]

my question is. how do you get pulled over so often without a citation? every time i have been pulled over since i was 16. i have gotten a ticket. you must be one luck guy! wish i had that kind of luck when i was 16 would have saved me some serious dough

[Lordblood]

20 pull overs is a bit excessive, but I will believe you and say get a lawyer for sure.
Being a teen and driving means the world is against you. I'm 17 and driving a Boxster, and nobody likes it except my own family.

If you have proven that you were legitimately caught once for speeding, and that the other 19 times were in fact harassment, you at least stand a better chance at getting this cleared. If in fact you have been harassed THAT many times, I'd call the city council or your representative and file a complaint, this goes beyond just some cops.

[tnoice]

pulled over 20 times!! I think it is about time for you to sell the Boxster and buy a older Ford Escort. Maybe then you will not be "Targeted" by the police.

[PlayersExpress]

Yes, being pulled over about 20 times most people would call excessive or me drawing attention to myself. Well being 19 and a Porsche is enough attention but the typical stereotype for a Boxster is a 40yo white upper middle class american not some kid.

Most of the times I have been pulled over was just to check my license and registration, which they legally can do in Illinois. Most of you wouldn't believe me if I told you I was pulling into my neighborhood and had a car patrolling through it and he pulled me over 3 houses down from my driveway just to check my license because he thought I was pretty young to be driving.

I bought my car at 16. I paid for half and the other half was a birthday present. Unlike some people I started a job at 14 and had 2 and a half years to save. But yes I do have nice parents to pay for the other half. Since then I pay for ALL maintenance and insurance.


All in all I was just looking for advice on how to handle what has happened to me as stated in the first post of the topic. I guess Ill end up getting a lawyer Monday and go from there.