He gave a ticket to the wrong car

heyitsstock · Post by **heyitsstock** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:16 pm

Long story short. While driving back from my old school I was in the right hand lane going 65-68 in a 65 MPH zone (highway) just floating back home and a silver civic blows by me. No big deal right? WRONG. A few minutes later a State Trooper merges onto the highway and proceeds to pull me over. At this time I think nothing other than; I'm young, it's early, my car looks like a kids car.....DUI check.
So I pull over and here is how the dialogue went:
Officer: "NJ State Police License and registration"
Me: "Here you are officer."
O: "What's the hurry?"
M: "What do you mean?"
O:"I clocked you doing 92"
M:"

What? I have been in this lane the entire time going 65MPH?"
O: Smirking "I clocked you doing 92. This will only take a minute."

Then proceeds to give me a ticket for 92 in a 65 and returns to my car

O: "Here's all your items and your ticket."
M: "I was not going 92, there was a silver civic that passed me."

Then he said he was not going to argue.

So, now what do I do try to fight it myself or get a lawyer?

I'm just pissed that he actually gave me the ticket and i was not speeding.[/u]

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:18 pm

Time to get a lawyer....

That sucks bro.... really.

GreeNeons03 · Post by **GreeNeons03** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:28 pm

Yeah, fight it. If it took minutes for the cop to pull onto the road then he should have known the guy he clocked was long gone.

OverDrive418 · Post by **OverDrive418** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:42 pm

Fight that all the way.

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:00 pm

damn,sounds like the cops around here,that sucks man. fight it hard

heyitsstock · Post by **heyitsstock** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:07 pm

Actions and results will be posted. Whether it be positive or negative.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:34 pm

Ouch, that sucks. I'd be pissed.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:52 pm

F%%% the Police.
They have never benefitted me in any way.

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:10 pm

That is fucking bullshit!!!

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:14 pm

thats BS. that cops an idiot. fight that shit. u didnt do anything wrong

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:18 pm

cop cars are equiped with camera's...shouldn't be too hard to prove...you said it was day time right?

heyitsstock · Post by **heyitsstock** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:23 pm

Yes it was in the morning 8:05. If he "shot" me he should have record of it and if he pased(sp?) me the dash cam should have it on record as well

here is my case so far... its still very raw

I was in the right hand lane with other motorists around me and in front of me.
Driving at 92 MPH would have caused me to drive erratically. I would not have enough time to increase and decrease speed at that rate without applying my brakes heavily and/or changing lanes.

The civic, which resembles my car very well, passed me without hesitation 5 minutes before the Trooper merged on to the highway.

Now, there was another officer speed trapping after an over pass. I am assuming that he told the merging officer that there was a silver sedan traveling at speeds in excess of 90 MPH. At that rate of speed the civic was traveling it would be hard for the officer to identify the make of the car. Since my car was A silver sedan, I was held liable for the accusation. There is no proven data that I was speeding.

Images:

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:32 pm

Damn you went into all sorts of detail with the maps, good job. lol.

But yea, that shit sounds so fucking retarded. I hate fucking cops. I don't know who knows the rules and shit about military servicemen/women and expired licenses (and I think I posted a thread a while ago), but this lady officer gave my buddy a ticket for driving with an expired license a week or so after we got back from Afghanistan. And wouldn't let me drive my buddy's car home cause mine's expired too. Such bullshit cops man, I swear.

Fight that shit bro. And fuck that cop in the ass

... lol.

heyitsstock · Post by **heyitsstock** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:35 pm

Second note..

While I believe the officer was wrong it was a misunderstanding between him and the supporting officer.

I am in no way shape or form discrediting the officer nor am I degrading his character as a New Jersey State Trooper or as a human being.

GreeNeons03 · Post by **GreeNeons03** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:37 pm

"...But I still want him to feel like shit."

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:18 pm

Get a lawyer and go to court. The lawyer will know how to retrieve the dash cam footage, The officers records, the radar calibration records, etc.....

Dickhole cops give the rest of them shitty names. Hopefully it was just an equipment malfunction or he honestly didn't know but it really doesn't sound like that's the case. Radar units are not very accurate (compared to laser) and can easily be affected by other cars and the angle at which it hits the targeted car.

Good luck!

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:23 pm

Postpone the court date once and get a lawyer. Most police officers aren't able to make it to court if it's postponed, and your lawyer will get you off regardless.

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:43 pm

^^ darn straight

Should go down as a communication error and when the camera is checked it will be a completely different car unless the cops car was positioned to where the front was not pointed at the road.

Good luck and that sucks by the way...

Chibits12 · Post by **Chibits12** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:53 pm

That's screwed up man. Fight for your right!

Cameras don't lie. They should review that and see which one was zooming past like crazy.

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:06 pm

That sucks hardcore. Fight it, you did nothing wrong.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:16 pm

that sucks ass. i'd say fight it, but let's get a police officer's POV. -txts the smokey...-

EDIT: thanks to all the cop-haters comments, you won't be hearing from mr. smokey.

what i'm wondering, is why everyone hates cops? so, a cop stopped you for 85 in a 70 one time and ticketed you? BOO-FUCKING-HOO, you did it to yourself! no, i'm not saying the OP was at fault in this thread, and YES cops make mistakes, noone is perfect, but just because one cop made a mistake, you're gonna hate on every cop? i used to have the SAME mentality, until i realized, if i don't drive like a fucktard, they'll leave me alone, i held a clean record for over 2 years, after having a string of tickets a mile long, resulting in my license being suspended, but now that i look back, i did it ALL to myself, so i can't hate.

heyitsstock, check your pm.

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:18 pm

i hate federalized cops.... those are always the ones who abuse their powers.

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:39 pm

I think you have a good chance of winning this in court..... with a lawyer, of course.

To me, it sounds like the trooper really screwed this up. I think that a good lawyer would be able to pick him apart, in a courtroom, and get your ticket dismissed.

- Nick

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:54 pm

thats mabe 15m from my house if it was a township cop i may of been able to help you =( we should meet sometime lol

Driving directions to Waterford Works, NJ 08089
5.2 mi – about 14 mins

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:06 pm

nice going with the pics. I support what everyone has said. Fight it. I think its pathetic that police of all people can't tell the difference between cars. I can sometimes tell the difference in cars just with the way their headlights are at night time when I drive by. I think you will win this case easily because who would make up a dumb story like that anyways. Also you can always hope the officer doesn't show up and it gets thrown out. I think police officers need to start being held accountable for mistakes and abuse. Agencies need to be developed for strict investigation. I applaud the ones that are great at their job but highly disapprove those with big egos and ridiculous intuitions within their job.

heyitsstock · Post by **heyitsstock** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:45 am

UPDATE: court was this morning

Fully Dismissed..

No lawyers, no court fees, no google maps

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:46 am

well, that was easy enough

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:48 pm

Someone took out the easy button! I bet he forgot to mention that.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:11 pm

Congrats! I'm glad for you

v95 · Post by **v95** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:27 pm

nice god dam nj cops never go after the hondas must be scared they'll get beat. but nice to see your out of it.

are you going to tristate tuners meet thursday