In my last post, I mentioned the time our firm beat a ticket charging our client with going 200 mph above the limit. Okay, while technically it was a record for our firm, it actually should have an asterisk by it.
You see, our client was charged with exceeding the 55 mph limit but the officer failed to write the amount of that speed. The Nassau County Traffic & Parking Violations Agency, located at 16 Cooper Street, Hempstead, NY, has an unusual policy when confronted by such omissions. They insert 200 mph as the charged speed because their clerks cannot enter the ticket unless they fill in some number in this field. Their policy is thus to insert 200 mph when the officer omits this information.
Anyway, I walked in thinking I was facing a garden variety speeding ticket and instead was told that my client was charged with a whopping 200 mph speeding ticket. Of course, further investigation led me to learn of the explanation of the “200 mph” charge and, more importantly, I was able to get this ticket dismissed as defective (i.e., based on the failure to allege how fast over the 55 limit my client was proceeding).
By the way, contrary to what you might expect, my initial reaction was one of extreme excitement. For me to fight this extraordinary ticket was a badge of honor. Below is a computer print out of the charge. To see, what dismissal of a 200 mph speeding ticket looks like click here.
7 Comments. Leave new
Hello !!!! ^_^
I am Piter Kokoniz. oOnly want to tell, that I like your blog very much!
And want to ask you: is this blog your hobby?
Sorry for my bad english:)
Thank you:)
Piter Kokoniz, from Latvia
Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language 😉
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo
cool sitename man)))
————————
internet signature: https://car-auto-loan.xetisa.ru/
cool sitename man)))
————————
ad: https://joneri.ru/
now in my rss reader)))
————————
sponsor: https://werato.ru/
now in my rss reader)))
————————
internet signature: https://pedeno.ru/
Matt,
Great story and great point. What I took away from your post was when you walk into court, especially traffic court, keep you mind open and alert for the unexpected. Many times it will lead to a victory for your client.
Another lesson from your post is to look for a way to make your seemingly routine case, not routine. When you make your client’s challenge stand out from the crowd in a court room in a nice way, you humanize the process. People react to people, not tickets.
You made that extra effort for your client. Bravo