hatedregret
Junior Member
I live in South Carolina. I travel six days a week to Georgia for my job. Last night, I was pulled over for what the officer says is failure to maintain lane. I never crossed a line, but that's not really the story, just reason stopped.
So after running my liscense, he proceeds to inform me that i'm driving under a suspended liscense. I explain that I drive one hundred and fifty miles a day and that he is mistaken but.... So he handcuffs me and proceeds to take me to jail. No rights were read.
I should note my work partner was in the car as well. They informed him he also had a suspended liscence. So they towed my car. He was allowed a ride to police department but not arrested since he wasnt driving.
So they lock me in my holding cell. Couple hours later they book me, then proceed to throw me back into cell without really keeping me informed of anything going on. No phone call was offered whatsoever.
My partner is calling the SC DMV and they're showing both of our liscenses are fine. He tells the Georgia police to no avail. They issue me a bond. I was not made aware. Finally SC faxes the papers saying we do in fact have a liscense and that they're fine. So a total of five hours in jail for absolutely false charges. I wasn't able to finish my work for the day. I lost money for that, still waiting to see if we lose our jobs because of it.
Instead of an apology, they write me a one hundred dollar fine for failure to maintain lane and issue me a court date. They inform me that I have to pay to get my car out of impound, even though it was towed under false pretenses and in no way our fault.
So I'm sitting here feeling completely victimized. I could possibly lose my job, and definately lost work money from the ordeal. Have a court date to pay one hundred dollar ticket. and had to pay one hundred dollars to get my car back.
Is there anything I can do? I don't think any of that is justice.
So after running my liscense, he proceeds to inform me that i'm driving under a suspended liscense. I explain that I drive one hundred and fifty miles a day and that he is mistaken but.... So he handcuffs me and proceeds to take me to jail. No rights were read.
I should note my work partner was in the car as well. They informed him he also had a suspended liscence. So they towed my car. He was allowed a ride to police department but not arrested since he wasnt driving.
So they lock me in my holding cell. Couple hours later they book me, then proceed to throw me back into cell without really keeping me informed of anything going on. No phone call was offered whatsoever.
My partner is calling the SC DMV and they're showing both of our liscenses are fine. He tells the Georgia police to no avail. They issue me a bond. I was not made aware. Finally SC faxes the papers saying we do in fact have a liscense and that they're fine. So a total of five hours in jail for absolutely false charges. I wasn't able to finish my work for the day. I lost money for that, still waiting to see if we lose our jobs because of it.
Instead of an apology, they write me a one hundred dollar fine for failure to maintain lane and issue me a court date. They inform me that I have to pay to get my car out of impound, even though it was towed under false pretenses and in no way our fault.
So I'm sitting here feeling completely victimized. I could possibly lose my job, and definately lost work money from the ordeal. Have a court date to pay one hundred dollar ticket. and had to pay one hundred dollars to get my car back.
Is there anything I can do? I don't think any of that is justice.