ticket for street racing!!

[AZDriftR]

Maybe if you lost your license you would learn to slow down. Sounds like to me that you and a bunch of your buddies were ******* around and got caught. Pay the ticket.

72 in a 45? I live on a street that is 45. I would hope you do get a ticket and lose your license if you're doing 72 past my house and my yard where my kids play. Whatever, sounds like you need to do some growing up.

Tell your Mom that I thank her for not bailing your ass out on this, it isn't her responsibility. Did she pay all your other tickets?

Britt

well you have a point i do need to slow down, but these roads ive gtten tickets on are in no way residential. everywhere is a 45 here. And dont act like im sort of moster because i speed on certain occations like being late or generally just in a hurry. i would never do this through a neiborhood. and im sure youve never just went ouit and had some fun, im a young, im supposed to. yes we got caught, but on BS charges! my mom cant help because she doesnt even make enough money to comfortable support herself , i would never ask for money. ive been helping her pay for her appartment since i was in highschool. and she has never once bailed me out, nor has she ever paid one of my tickets.

 

[ghetto waggon]

Honestly you need to get your ass in gear and start doing your homework.
I did the same thing last august. I honestly at the time didn't know street racing was illegal, without breaking traction and exceeding the speed limit.

Anyway, I Launched hard as s*** in first gear across the light from a black unmarked car at night. Got ticketed for drag racing on the highway (never left goddamn 2nd gear)

My original fine was $2400, 6 points off the license, 6mos-2years no licesnse and 30 days in jail.

My dad's a certified lawyer, but in a different state, so we had to get a VA lawyer. I did the whole shibang. I went 6 months with no license. Now my insurance is almost 8 grand a year on (a reportedly) unmodded 03 p5. This cost is up from the 1900/yr I paid when I was clean.

Street racing is a law that deals with intent. The definition is such a grey area that it can hardly be in your favor.

All I can advise you, is when and if they throw the book at you, DO NOT fill out the suggested "Sr-22/HIGH RISK" (or whatever your state calls them) forms. I was not REQUIRED to do so, but did because all the mail i received pretty much conveyed that I needed it.

This is some serious s***. You may soon find out that anyone who street races has HUGE amounts of liability on their back when they decide to do such a thing. If for some reason anyone in the other car gets injured in any way, you will get slammed for attempted manslaughter. Heaven help you if someone was to wreck and get killed, or kill another innocent driver.

 

[AZDriftR]

well i have 4 witnesses that were in the car with me/ and my friends cars that will testify to the fact we werent racing, just being stupid and driving fast. the cop was also an idiot and didnt right the same conditions on each ticket. hopefully i dont have to go through what you did ghetto wagon cuz there aint no way in hell i can pay that much, and my insureance is already high enough. im thinking ill just get a motorcycle if they suspend my license, cuz their insurance is much cheaper(the older ones anyways).

 

[Mr. Win]

If he got ALL that information wrong... you can kiss that ticket goodbye..
if he got your NAME wrong, and the weather conditions are different on tickets given at the SAME time at the SAME place... the cop was apparently 100% incompetant.

Fight that sucker, you'll get away free

listen to this man... i paid 125 in legal fees to my traffic lawyer. I got the ticket dismissed. The ticket you have gotten can be dismissed because there is no way to prove it was you. The cop was nice, he scared you guys to stop you from fooling around and he prob wont show up and ****** the tickets up on purpose. Traffic lawyers are easy to find just chill out and save your money your going to start getting stuff in the mail from traffic lawyer if not hit the phone book.

 

[mp5jeff]

uhh if they write down incorrect info like that, the ticket usually can be thrown out, especially if he wrote down different conditions on 2 tickets from the same time/place...

 

[Stormtrooper77]

well i have 4 witnesses that were in the car with me/ and my friends cars that will testify to the fact we werent racing, just being stupid and driving fast. the cop was also an idiot and didnt right the same conditions on each ticket. hopefully i dont have to go through what you did ghetto wagon cuz there aint no way in hell i can pay that much, and my insureance is already high enough. im thinking ill just get a motorcycle if they suspend my license, cuz their insurance is much cheaper(the older ones anyways).

Your 4 buddies in the car DO NOT count as witnesses, same goes with your buddies in the other cars. Think about it, your buddies as witnesses? I don't think so. But it sounds like the only thing you have going for you is that the officer made errors in writing up the ticket(s). Wrong name, different conditions at the same time of day and anything else he screwed up will be beneficial to you. But it all comes down to what is decided in court. Good luck.

ps. I have no sympathy for you or your friends. Either way, I hope you smarten up quick before someone gets seriously hurt, or worse.

 

[Lil Freek]

cuz they got the info wrong, you can close the thread.. that's enough to get it dismissed.. just call for an adjudication (sp?) and talk it out - just tell them they got your name wrong and the weather on both tickets was off, and they'll let you go. That's proof that the cop wasn't paying attention, how could he possible be aware enough to know that you were street racing?

My brother got a ticket, they checked off Female on the ticket (he's 6'6 and 220lbs, not much a woman).. he had it dismissed cuz obviously the cop wasn't paying attention

 

[TX Speed Demon]

the ticket was for racing thats all.no speeding no wreckless driving

if this is all you shouldn't worry. With no speeding or moving violation you should have no problem getting differed adjudication. It doesn't matter what the cop "says" (since you never make it to court), only what was written on the ticket itself.

You don't even need a lawyer. Just call the courthouse (or whatever number they have on the back of your ticket to schedule your court date) about 3-5 days after the ticket was issued and ask them about the differed adjudication program. Ask if you are eligable, and with no moving violations listed on that specific ticket you should get it no problem (assuming you haven't gotten a ticket in the same county in the last few months). In texas (plano) you have to be cited going 35MPH over the limit to be automatically disqualified.

If you are not eligable then I would too suggest getting a traffic lawyer to help plead the fine down.

 

[ghetto waggon]

Street racing on the highway is a moving violation, you all are cracked out.
It's the second worst moving violation you can get in the state of virginia, second to a DUI. Like protegejay5 said there is a typical option for them to impound your car for 30 days, or until your court date, whichever comes first. In case of which a member of the race was injured the car is to be auctioned off after you are convicted.

The people in the cars and the people in cars that were watching all count as witnesses, I don't see how they wouldn't-its everyones word against the others in the court of law. You need to suppoena them in, every last one of them.

I took the passive route in getting things done. I have friends with numerous reckless tickets, up to 5-6 speeding tickets, crashes, you name it they got it. Trust me, it was on my mind 24/7, I asked everyone I could think of. The concensus was "Oh it'll get thrown out, no doubt, thats ridiculous...taking off too fast? screeching your tires? pfft what is that a joke?"

So I felt I was just in a rare case. It was obviously a rookie cop, he didn't know what he was doing, and he took lots of pride in arresting me that night.

If it wasnt for me providing false information as to who I was racing, I would have been locked up that night with the car impounded right then and there. Just because your car hasn't been impounded yet, doesnt mean it can't happen. Its about $100 a day here to recover your car from the impound lot. Good luck with that!

I don't know which laws apply in your state, what your exact situations were, but I can tell you it sounds very similar to my scenario. I was not legitimately street racing at all. In fact I was on the line with an old V6 camry. I even said to the cop "we were just joking around"....This was the words that bit me in the ass the day of the trial.

IMO you could be in some serious s***. You shouldn't overlook this at all. Do everything in your power to make sure you are safe, if thats what you think you really are. You've got nothing to loose. If nothing, you'll learn a bit of the law for later use.

All I can say is my incident seriously ruined a year of my life. 6 months with no license in Northern VA, and then another 6 months of probation, all for "Screeching my tires and taking off too quick".

Don't let it happen to you~

 

[AndrewF150]

the ticket was for racing thats all. no speeding no wreckless driving. the cop said he had to do 80 to catch up but he was far away and he didnt clock any speed. the condition was clear/wet/night/no traffic. the cop messed up both tickets (the conditions for both were different) and he spelled my first and last name wrong (the ****** had my license!). the road was a 45. i think ill try that differed adjudication. Cuz i seriuosly cant afford a lawyer. I have 2 speeding tickets in this year alone. one last halloween for 80 in a 55, and the other was 72 in a 45 which i had to plead NO LOW for so i cant use that again and i already went to defensive driving (bang) ... man this SUX i am most certain i will loose my license.

Well after reading that, there is nothing you can do. Here is your problem....

Although the past tickets do not effect your insurance, or they got "dropped" what ever happen, the judge will see them on your record anyways.

So here you are with a street racing ticket saying "I didn't do it", yet the judge has a record of your driving that says "I have a past, and have been nailed for doing it twice before"

You are not going to get out of this. Seriously!

Even if you werent doing the street racing part, he won't believe you because of your priors. Not only that, but 60 in a 45 is way to fast, and you can/most the time go to jail where I live for anything 15+ over speed.


You want the easiest and honest way out? Just go in, plead guilty on it...that simple. The best thing that is going to happen in your situation man is you will have the fine dropped down a little bit....other than that you won't get out of it. You have a history, your screwed.

Edit: Oh yea, if you decide to plead not guilty to street racing, than it will work out worse for you. The judge will simply look at it like ...

"ok, well he did it...but he isn't wanting to fess up, and is trying to lie his way out.....I am gonna throw the book at him"

No matter what, that is what the judge will think, and that is whats going to happen, even if you are not guilty. Sorry.

 

[AZDriftR]

Sorry i was told by a lawyer to never NEVER plead guilty! the info on the ticket is sketchy but im not counting on it. the ppl i was with ARE witnesses, and they will all be there. I dont know if this helps but ive never gotten a ticket in this city or county for that matter. if i loose my license it really wouldnt be that horrible i was told i could get my motorcycle license and still have some sort of transit (if they dont let me have a work permit to drive).. im looking in to all this info especially Judication (SP?), but i seriously think i better invest in some lube!

 

[MrE007]

street racing ticket with a hyundai??

Come on...there's no way that thing can race.

 

[AZDriftR]

street racing ticket with a hyundai??

Come on...there's no way that thing can race.

thats correct sir. it wasnt a race. we were just being stupid

 

[t3ase]

street racing ticket with a hyundai??

Come on...there's no way that thing can race.

Heh, *MANY* hyundais can take Proteges.

Get a lawyer. Learn your lesson. Put the ticket up folded up above the hazard light button in the space between the radio surround and the dash. Anytime you start taking off or acting stupid, you'll see it and slow down.

Hopefully.

 

[AZDriftR]

Get a lawyer. Learn your lesson. Put the ticket up folded up above the hazard light button in the space between the radio surround and the dash. Anytime you start taking off or acting stupid, you'll see it and slow down.

Hopefully.

thats a good idea... this will definitly be a learning experiance, even if i dont get off.

 

[daKiNeP5]

I'm not sure how it works up there but down here the first court date is just to plea guilty or not guilty or no contest. Then you get assigned another court date and the judge refers you to a public defender which you need to contact asap unless you have your own lawyer. On your 2nd court date sometimes the public defender and the attorney guy for the state do a plea bargain and lessen your fine. Theres also the chance of the officer not showing up on the court date too.

This all happened to me except for reckless driving. I was going 10 over the speed limit tops with no one else on the road but the cop didnt have the gun to catch my speed. Some of the cops down here like to do that to people. Instead of writing a fine they give a court date which they dont show up to just to make you go thru the trouble of skipping work or school. Anyways my public defender told me that my case was going to be dismissed since the officer didnt write any notes on the ticket and didnt show up.

 

[AZDriftR]

well hopefully this happens and he doesnt show up. though i doubt it because of the severity of the situation and the fact we saw him write numerous tickets that night when we were sitting at waffle house eating/ about 3 more times. tommorrow i will beable to get information on my ability of useing the ajudication plea, and what it is im going to have to prepare for. I have an appointment to have a counciling session with a lawyer on mon, so hopefully all goes well.