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What is the name of your state? Illinois
So here's the scenario: I was going in a construction zone, in an area where there were no workers present and going approximately 55—the posted speed limit for that construction area. I have a witness that was in the car that can state this as well.
A little ways down, there were workers present. The only notification of this was a worker holding a sign saying "slow", which upon seeing this I did slow down to about 40-45 mph. I had to, there was a vehicle in front of me that if I hadnt slowed down, I would have hit.
The officer pulled me over after the construction zone had ended, stating that I had gone 60 in the 45 with workers present. And that he had clocked me in the 55 zone (again with witness that can testify to this). He wrote me the ticket for going 60 in a 45, which again I didn't do—my friend was in the car that will state I did in fact slow down, and there was a vehicle ahead of me that, if that vehicle were going 45, I would surely have hit going 60—I wasn't close to this vehicle, but I also wasn't far away. I want to fight this, because that's bull****. If anyone is from Illinois here, you know the new construction zone stuff is crap and pretty much now they are sending out officers on a sliding pay scale to give out tickets (and by sliding, I mean they are receiving more money for more tickets handed out in my situation). It doesn't pretty much state it in the new bill that was passed, it exactly states that (sorry that was me ranting for a second).
So my question is, can I contest this? The officer stated that he had only clocked me in the 55 zone, NOT the 45. I have a witness, and it's two words against one with an officer that was sent with no other intention than to give out as many tickets as possible. I know the construction zone stuff makes it really hard, but I also wasn't doing what he said I was doing on the ticket. Literally, he wrote down something that is a blatant lie, and not a small technical error like "going east instead of west" or something like that, he blatantly lied on the ticket that I was going 60 in the 45 after telling me he never clocked me in the 45 zone. He paced me for a while—I know I was going 45 or below because I saw him pacing me and only a complete retard would speed with an officer pacing you.
Sorry this was long, but can anyone help? Can an officer really do that? And again, witness to testify that we saw signs that stated the construction zone as 55 without workers present, and that the officer only clocked me in the 55 and not the 45.
Thanks,
Dan
So here's the scenario: I was going in a construction zone, in an area where there were no workers present and going approximately 55—the posted speed limit for that construction area. I have a witness that was in the car that can state this as well.
A little ways down, there were workers present. The only notification of this was a worker holding a sign saying "slow", which upon seeing this I did slow down to about 40-45 mph. I had to, there was a vehicle in front of me that if I hadnt slowed down, I would have hit.
The officer pulled me over after the construction zone had ended, stating that I had gone 60 in the 45 with workers present. And that he had clocked me in the 55 zone (again with witness that can testify to this). He wrote me the ticket for going 60 in a 45, which again I didn't do—my friend was in the car that will state I did in fact slow down, and there was a vehicle ahead of me that, if that vehicle were going 45, I would surely have hit going 60—I wasn't close to this vehicle, but I also wasn't far away. I want to fight this, because that's bull****. If anyone is from Illinois here, you know the new construction zone stuff is crap and pretty much now they are sending out officers on a sliding pay scale to give out tickets (and by sliding, I mean they are receiving more money for more tickets handed out in my situation). It doesn't pretty much state it in the new bill that was passed, it exactly states that (sorry that was me ranting for a second).
So my question is, can I contest this? The officer stated that he had only clocked me in the 55 zone, NOT the 45. I have a witness, and it's two words against one with an officer that was sent with no other intention than to give out as many tickets as possible. I know the construction zone stuff makes it really hard, but I also wasn't doing what he said I was doing on the ticket. Literally, he wrote down something that is a blatant lie, and not a small technical error like "going east instead of west" or something like that, he blatantly lied on the ticket that I was going 60 in the 45 after telling me he never clocked me in the 45 zone. He paced me for a while—I know I was going 45 or below because I saw him pacing me and only a complete retard would speed with an officer pacing you.
Sorry this was long, but can anyone help? Can an officer really do that? And again, witness to testify that we saw signs that stated the construction zone as 55 without workers present, and that the officer only clocked me in the 55 and not the 45.
Thanks,
Dan
