What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Missouri
I was driving on highway, 9 miles outside of the town limits. I was following a lady, who was going 45 in a 55 mile zone. I had to stay behind her for awhile because of curve- yellow lines etc, as soon as the yellow lines ended and it was safe to pass, I passed her. It must have pissed her off or something. She got right up on my bumper, then dropped back. She must have had the cops on speed dial. She called in a complaint via her cell phone and after I had gotten several blocks into the town limits, the city cops, stopped me and told me the lady complained that I passed when I could not see clearly and that I was driving like a bat out of hell!!! The lady said, that I put her life in danger!!! The cops told me that out on the highway was not in thier jurisdiction, so they called a highway patrol and the cops and I waited 1/2 hour for the highway patrol to get there. When he got there, he told me that ordinairly he would not give a ticket because he had not witnessed this, nor had the cops, but that the lady was adament, that I get a ticket.
( I later found out, when she initially called in, she requested to remain anonymous, but somewhere along the line she must have given a name, she did not give her name to dispatch) I did not get a ticket for speeding, but for driving while view was obstructed. altho it was not obstructed to me. The patrolmen said, just because there is no yellow line, dosen't mean it is safe to pass. But it was clear, nothing coming and I could see.
Now it boiled down to it was her word against mine, I was not stopped even near the place, this happened. The patrol did or could not write on the ticket the time of offense or the place.
Is this legal? Doesn't a person have the right to face their accuser? How do I know she wasn't having road rage or drinking herself?
I took a family member out to the sight and he called the patrolman and the patrolman was a young guy been on the force 2 years, said he would not back down from the ticket, that the lady is willing to testify. I feel like I am being railroaded. My first instinct was to pay the ticket and forget it. But How many people does this lady do that to? Is she one of those people who has the cops on speed dial and just turns everyone in and it is her story against theirs? I don't really want points on my license either and it would be easier to just pay the ticket, but I don't think this is right!!!!! Please give me some legal advice or let me know at least if this is right?
I was driving on highway, 9 miles outside of the town limits. I was following a lady, who was going 45 in a 55 mile zone. I had to stay behind her for awhile because of curve- yellow lines etc, as soon as the yellow lines ended and it was safe to pass, I passed her. It must have pissed her off or something. She got right up on my bumper, then dropped back. She must have had the cops on speed dial. She called in a complaint via her cell phone and after I had gotten several blocks into the town limits, the city cops, stopped me and told me the lady complained that I passed when I could not see clearly and that I was driving like a bat out of hell!!! The lady said, that I put her life in danger!!! The cops told me that out on the highway was not in thier jurisdiction, so they called a highway patrol and the cops and I waited 1/2 hour for the highway patrol to get there. When he got there, he told me that ordinairly he would not give a ticket because he had not witnessed this, nor had the cops, but that the lady was adament, that I get a ticket.
( I later found out, when she initially called in, she requested to remain anonymous, but somewhere along the line she must have given a name, she did not give her name to dispatch) I did not get a ticket for speeding, but for driving while view was obstructed. altho it was not obstructed to me. The patrolmen said, just because there is no yellow line, dosen't mean it is safe to pass. But it was clear, nothing coming and I could see.
Now it boiled down to it was her word against mine, I was not stopped even near the place, this happened. The patrol did or could not write on the ticket the time of offense or the place.
Is this legal? Doesn't a person have the right to face their accuser? How do I know she wasn't having road rage or drinking herself?
I took a family member out to the sight and he called the patrolman and the patrolman was a young guy been on the force 2 years, said he would not back down from the ticket, that the lady is willing to testify. I feel like I am being railroaded. My first instinct was to pay the ticket and forget it. But How many people does this lady do that to? Is she one of those people who has the cops on speed dial and just turns everyone in and it is her story against theirs? I don't really want points on my license either and it would be easier to just pay the ticket, but I don't think this is right!!!!! Please give me some legal advice or let me know at least if this is right?
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