conejo172

That's funny cause I'm half Mexican!

bojanglesowner07252

i had recently got a ticket but was only 12 over and the D.A. reduced it to 9 over so it wouldnt show up on insurance but it also reduced the fine from 165 to 145. see if they can reduce it any and just pay it cause it may become cheaper and they should do something to help u out if its a first offense. They seem to only care that u pay them money and dont really care what u did. Thats how mine went down. and like others said, your lucky u aint in jail.

soon2bu

I was going 65mph in a 25mph school zone. It was two weeks after getting my license, stupid mistake, but that isn't the point. It was 5 points so I had to go to court and try getting it reduced so my license wouldn't get suspended.

What I ended up with some paying $371, plus having one less point, which meant no suspended license, but still a hefty fine, and 4 point on insurance. Regardless of whether it was your first offense, I doubt will matter.

So take whatever you want from my previous experiences. I think going to court is a good idea to not get the fine lowered cause it won't happen, but to get the points lowered. Also, you can take the driving course(online), which will reduce your points and % of insurance cost.

Mustang1023

Ouch, two months after getting my license I got two tickets!
I was doing 70MPH in a 40 as well.
One ticket for careless driving and another for two many kids in the car.
Good thing that cop gave me a break.
In court they dropped the careless driving charge and I only had to pay for the one ticket.

tigercrazy718

im a huge fan of the valentine but it wouldnt have helped him in this case bc it was a laser
same thing happened to me in houston the other week when i was racing a 350z but since i lost the cop decided to pull over him instead (WHEW!)

but yea pay up bc i think in most states they could have charged u with reckless driving and taken u to jail

antipeterleague

no offense to anyone, but don't listen to these suckers. i've always taken my tickets to court and they always get dropped.

actually i take that back. it's always depending on circumstance, and if he technically COULD'VE charged you with criminal conduct then it might not be a great idea to escalate the situation. although, always take petty tickets to court. i once got pulled over in a police blitz, where they pulled over every car driving in the carpool lane with only a driver. i was on my way to school and had to take a right soon to get to the subway station, but i was still way ahead and had to drive quite a bit in the carpool lane. so i got pulled over, got ticketed for driving in the carpool lane, for not having the updated sticker on my rear plate, AND for my insurance slip being expired by a few days (it was my dad's car so he should be taking care of all that ****). in short, i went to court 8 months later and all 3 tickets got dropped.

antipeterleague

and seriously, so many of you are talking about getting tickets a week after getting your license...are you all 16 or something?

ryon

You could speak to the DA before you see the judge if you want to push your luck on getting it reduced
My first was a 66 in a 45 and I got a 21 over with no criminal speed just like you
Talked to the DA and he reduced it to a 10 over and I walked out paying a 99 dollar fine and nothing on my record.
Pay the fine and take it as a lesson.

Nathan0490

Did you just call the court and ask to speak to the DA or what?

SaddleUp

I would go and at least ask if the ticket could be reduced. I had a similar violation a few years back, and they reduced the fine and dropped it to no points against my license.

Good luck.