what is your worst speeding ticket incident...

[mpeters6@rochester.rr.com (Marc Peterson)]

Dude, I sure would have been getting a lawyer on that that one.  The
undercover car tailgated you?  Followed very closely behind, changed lanes
with you, with no attempt to identify itself?  Could make a case for
entrapment, the police officer provoked you to commit a crime you would have
otherwise never committed.

Sounds very shady, at best they had you for the reg and insurance.
----- Original Message -----
From: <dan@angband.org>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: what is your worst speeding ticket incident...


> On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 09:41:42AM -0600, jester@westfailure.net wrote:
>
> > to start a new thread: whats the worst speeding ticket(s) you ever got?
> > (i/e how bad did it get in a single run in with the man?)
>
> Warning: tale of late teenage stupidity ahead:
>
> Back in the day, I went to college at Georgia Tech.  I'm originally from
> Long Island, NY.  I was home for summer break.  My Georgia license plate
> expired in mid-august, and I was couldn't renew it by mail because I
> needed the Georgia emissions test done.  I thought, no prob, I'll just
> renew it when I get to school in early september.  I had also forgotten
> that my insurance expired around the same time as the plate.  It turned
> out that my license had been suspended in GA for a speeding ticket that I
> had paid, but the licencing dept. had never been notified of the
> payment.  I did not know this because the notice had been mailed to my
> campus PO box, and I had been in NY for 3 months.
>
> Anyway, getting pulled over for anything with that stuff would lead anyone
> to a world of hurt, bt it gets worse.  I was driving to my summer
> job.  for once Sunrise Higway was moving well, and I was cruising at about
> 65 in a 55.  Suddenly, some guy in a black Escort, lowered, with limo-tint
> windows is tailgating me, like less than a carlength behind.  The traffic
> is pretty light, so I move over a lane to let him pass, but he moves over
> and stays behind me.  I move another lane, he follows.  So, I decide to
> get that hemmoroid off my ass, floor it, and take the 16v to 100 or so,
> changing lanes to avoid some traffic.  Bye-bye, escort.
>
> A few miles later, I had slowed to 70, and 2 cop cars zoomed off the
> entrance ramp, boxed me in, turned on the flashers and sirens.  I pulled
> over,  they yelled "STAY IN THE CAR AND DONT MOVE", so I did.  They both
> drew their guns, and one guy kept his pointed at my head while the other
> hauled me out of the car, put me on my face, and cuffed me.  About this
> time, the black Escort (remember him?)  pulled up.  Turns out he was an
> undercover narcotics officer.  So, I got hauled to jail to be charged, the
> car was impounded and they tore the interior apart looking for drugs, and
> I recieved citations for:
>
> Driving on Suspended Liscense
> Unregisterd motor vehicle
> no proof of insurance
> uninspected motor vehicle (NY requires inspections)
> Over 90 in a 55
> Improper lane change
> reckless driving
> evading an officer/resisting arrest (this one was thrown out because the
> Escort was unmarked and made no attempt to pull me over himself)
>
> So, I had my license revoked for 6 months, and had to pay close to 2 grand
> in court costs and fines.  Let my stupidity be a lesson to you.
>
> Dan
>
>
>
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