ok so another friend got in a wee bit of trouble
he was driving and hit some ice and took down a mail thingy
so the people behind him called the cops and told the cops that he was speeding
he says he wasnt but the cop came and gave him a speeding ticket, the people who called it in werent even there

1. is this even legal?
2. when he goes to court he should plead not guilty so that the cop has to bring the eye witness. right?
3. we have a right to see our accusers in courty. Right?
4. there is no #4

so what say you lawyers or know it alls

2/23/2010 12:36:54 PM

mail thingy?
he got a speeding ticket... not a ticket for anything else?
can't get a speeding ticket that way
courty?
thank god

2/23/2010 12:39:47 PM

Quote :

"so the people behind him called the cops and told the cops that he was speeding"

Quote :

"the people who called it in werent even there"

does not compute

2/23/2010 12:44:59 PM

While you're at it, see if you can get your money back from that RedBox scam!

2/23/2010 12:50:08 PM

Pay the damages, tickets gets dropped in most cases.

2/23/2010 12:50:24 PM

^^^

Weren't there when the cop came and wrote the ticket is what I'm assuming he meant. I feel that's pretty easy to comprehend.

2/23/2010 12:52:40 PM

I imagine he got something like an "exceeding a safe speed for conditions" or something like that which is the standard ticket given out for ice/snow/rain wrecks. As mentioned before if the driver accepts responsibility for damages then the DA will usually throw it out. Get either a letter from the insurance company saying they are taking care of the damages or an actual receipt and maybe a letter from the owner saying it was fully taken care of if he pays for it himself and take it to the (A)DA on court day.

[Edited on February 23, 2010 at 1:03 PM. Reason : ]

2/23/2010 1:02:13 PM

Dude, I tried one of those BlueBox mail thingies you speak of. Did you know that when they say "MUST BE POSTMARKED" You actually have to PAY for that shit? WTF kind of scam is that?

2/23/2010 1:07:43 PM

iLOL

2/23/2010 1:09:22 PM

2/23/2010 1:27:28 PM

^ win

2/23/2010 2:58:50 PM

He says the cop didnt even know about the mailbox damage, so as far as he's concerned it was only a speeding ticket

2/23/2010 4:09:12 PM

this is stupid

if it was only a speeding ticket the cop would have to write the speed the driver was traveling on the ticket.

[Edited on February 23, 2010 at 4:19 PM. Reason : ]

2/23/2010 4:17:53 PM

i'll have to double check the type of ticket he got

2/23/2010 7:47:30 PM

GIGO

2/23/2010 10:43:15 PM

Quote :

"this is stupid if it was only a speeding ticket the cop would have to write the speed the driver was traveling on the ticket. "

2/23/2010 11:04:04 PM