Being screwed by the police

[mkii@nycap.rr.com (Josh20V)]

get a lawyer.

Josh Able
www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
AIM:jshouseofeuro
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robbie MacDonald" <scirocco8valve@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 3:46 AM
Subject: Being screwed by the police


> Now I know i screwed up BIG TIME and if you want to
> flame me go ahead.  I was being stupid and I realize
> that know. Any way just thought I say that first thing
> 
> I got into an accedent in October with my friend in my
> beloved scirocco.  I was speeding somewhere between 40
> and 50 i guess ( my speedo wasen't working so i don't
> know for sure) in a 25.  I was going down hill around
> an island when my right front tire went into a 8 inch
> deep dranage hole.  It poped the front end of my car
> up and i lost control.  I started to fishtale and i
> corrected it twice but on third time it just stuck
> sideways and all for wheels lost traction.  I begane
> sliding down the street and the car begain pulling to
> the left side of the road and slid into a parked car
> effectly T-boning us on the passenger side. My friend
> was injurred pretty badly.( she okay now though, Thank
> god)
> 
> The police have had my car since October 16th and they
> have treated me with felony reckless driving but they
> have charged me with it yet.  I have been calling the
> police officer every two weeks since the accident and
> he tells me that he has no new info for me. When I
> called last second to last time (Jan 1) he said that
> he had just finished the report and was sending it
> down to the prosicuting office. but the last time I
> called he said that he was almost done with the paper
> work and then he would send it to the prosicuting
> office.  Every time i have called him he has made
> little excuses for why its taking so long.
> 
> My questions are: do they have the right to take so
> long? what rights do I have? what can I do?  Has
> anyone had any similar experiences?  How did they pan
> out?
> 
> 
> =====
> Robbie MacDonald
> scirocco8valve@yahoo.com
> Seattle, WA USA
> '84 Scirocco
> '85 Scirocco R.I.P
> 
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