puzzled_kid
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I was driving through the state of Alabama, when I saw a police officer had another vehicle pulled off the highway. When I saw this from a distance I immediately starting slowing down. The speed limit was 70 mph and I slowed down to 50 mph. I tried to merge to the passing lane but there were other vehicles, by the time I was able to merge over I had passed the officer. When I passed him, he was still dealing with the other driver. He wasn't even in his vehicle. I continued to drive and I looked up in my rearview mirror and noticed that there was a police vehicle with its lights on. I knew I wasn't speeding, but I did pull over. I had 2 other passengers in my vehicle with me, and the individual that was riding in the back concurred with me that I was not speeding, because he could see my speedometer from his seat. The police officer came to my vehicle. Upon his visit, I immediately asked him what was wrong, because I was not speeding. He concurred that I was not speeding, but he asked me why I didn't get over in the left lane when I saw his vehicle. I said that I tried, but there was a vehicle in the path, he claimed there was none. He then told me about a statute that I was to merge to the left whenever I saw a stationary emergency vehicle on the right. I told him that I was not aware of that statutue, but I did slow down and tried to merge. My passenger even told him the same thing. He said that I was flying past him. He also asked me a bunch of questions, like where I was from, and how long I would be there, and why was I travelling. Anyway, he gave me a ticket for failure to yield stat emergency vehicle, statue 32-5A-58.1.
I looked up the ticket cost and it is $178.60! My passengers are unable to come with me to the trial, so I was going to get a notarized statement from them concerning the incident. What else should I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I was driving through the state of Alabama, when I saw a police officer had another vehicle pulled off the highway. When I saw this from a distance I immediately starting slowing down. The speed limit was 70 mph and I slowed down to 50 mph. I tried to merge to the passing lane but there were other vehicles, by the time I was able to merge over I had passed the officer. When I passed him, he was still dealing with the other driver. He wasn't even in his vehicle. I continued to drive and I looked up in my rearview mirror and noticed that there was a police vehicle with its lights on. I knew I wasn't speeding, but I did pull over. I had 2 other passengers in my vehicle with me, and the individual that was riding in the back concurred with me that I was not speeding, because he could see my speedometer from his seat. The police officer came to my vehicle. Upon his visit, I immediately asked him what was wrong, because I was not speeding. He concurred that I was not speeding, but he asked me why I didn't get over in the left lane when I saw his vehicle. I said that I tried, but there was a vehicle in the path, he claimed there was none. He then told me about a statute that I was to merge to the left whenever I saw a stationary emergency vehicle on the right. I told him that I was not aware of that statutue, but I did slow down and tried to merge. My passenger even told him the same thing. He said that I was flying past him. He also asked me a bunch of questions, like where I was from, and how long I would be there, and why was I travelling. Anyway, he gave me a ticket for failure to yield stat emergency vehicle, statue 32-5A-58.1.
I looked up the ticket cost and it is $178.60! My passengers are unable to come with me to the trial, so I was going to get a notarized statement from them concerning the incident. What else should I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?