What is the name of your state? TN
I was driving on a local hiway and I will admit I was driving excessively fast, but there was no one around. I slowed down considerabley at the approach of a deep curve in the road when I saw blue lights. I have a radar detector and I was not radared until I was doing the speed limit and the officer was about 5 or 10 carlengths behind me. When he pulls me over he said he was doing 90mph and I was pulling away from him. He said he paced me doing that, but if he wasn't directly behind me how does that hold up. He was full of crap and he knew it. I am not confrontational so I just say yes sir, he writes me a ticket for 80 in a 55 and I go on my way. I have had a ticket in this county before and I have went to driving school for that ticket, so driving school is out. But then the officer was terminated for emtying his clip into a van with a woman who had lead him and another officer on a slow speed chase. The officers said they felt threatened after the lady drove off a small embankment and was stuck. The lady had a record. Any way the officer is no longer on the force and I am not sure how to approach this situation. Should I plead not guilty and since the officer is terminated then there is noone to testify against me. Or should I plead No Contest and see if I can get it dismissed. Or should I call the courthouse and see if it will be automatically dismissed without me even showing up. I would appreciate any and all advice.
Thank you
I was driving on a local hiway and I will admit I was driving excessively fast, but there was no one around. I slowed down considerabley at the approach of a deep curve in the road when I saw blue lights. I have a radar detector and I was not radared until I was doing the speed limit and the officer was about 5 or 10 carlengths behind me. When he pulls me over he said he was doing 90mph and I was pulling away from him. He said he paced me doing that, but if he wasn't directly behind me how does that hold up. He was full of crap and he knew it. I am not confrontational so I just say yes sir, he writes me a ticket for 80 in a 55 and I go on my way. I have had a ticket in this county before and I have went to driving school for that ticket, so driving school is out. But then the officer was terminated for emtying his clip into a van with a woman who had lead him and another officer on a slow speed chase. The officers said they felt threatened after the lady drove off a small embankment and was stuck. The lady had a record. Any way the officer is no longer on the force and I am not sure how to approach this situation. Should I plead not guilty and since the officer is terminated then there is noone to testify against me. Or should I plead No Contest and see if I can get it dismissed. Or should I call the courthouse and see if it will be automatically dismissed without me even showing up. I would appreciate any and all advice.
Thank you
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