What is the name of your state? Virginia (but got ticket in New Jersey)
Hey, I live in Arlington, VA but was driving up New Jersey Turnpike a couple days ago for the Giants/Saints game at the Meadowlands. On New Jersey Turnpike, I spotted an unmarked police car doing about 90 in a 65 mph zone in the fast lane
so I follow him from about 4-5 car lengths behind (I actually wasn't 100% sure it was a cop at the time but thought it might be). Followed him for about 7-8 miles doing this speed when all of a sudden he quickly turns into the right lane and slows down... I saw this and, not wanting to pass him I also slowed down and was still behind him in the right lane. He then slows down even more (to maybe 45 mph in 65 mph zone) gets over in the right lane behind me, and pulls me over. He was very pissed at me for following him and said he paced me at 86 so I got a ticket for doing 86 in a 65. Would it be possible to fight a speeding ticket from a cop who, for one, paced me despite being IN FRONT of my vehicle and, for two, was speeding along at 90+ miles an hour himself with apparently no emergency as he had nothing better to do than to pull me over and give me a 5 minute lecture before spending another 15 minutes running my license and registration and writing me a ticket. What kills me is before he leaves, he tells me to "drive safely" when he was going way above the speed limit himself! Would I be able to fight this in court?? Also, what would my options be as far as traffic school for this ticket in Virginia (even though I received the ticket in New Jersey)??
Hey, I live in Arlington, VA but was driving up New Jersey Turnpike a couple days ago for the Giants/Saints game at the Meadowlands. On New Jersey Turnpike, I spotted an unmarked police car doing about 90 in a 65 mph zone in the fast lane
so I follow him from about 4-5 car lengths behind (I actually wasn't 100% sure it was a cop at the time but thought it might be). Followed him for about 7-8 miles doing this speed when all of a sudden he quickly turns into the right lane and slows down... I saw this and, not wanting to pass him I also slowed down and was still behind him in the right lane. He then slows down even more (to maybe 45 mph in 65 mph zone) gets over in the right lane behind me, and pulls me over. He was very pissed at me for following him and said he paced me at 86 so I got a ticket for doing 86 in a 65. Would it be possible to fight a speeding ticket from a cop who, for one, paced me despite being IN FRONT of my vehicle and, for two, was speeding along at 90+ miles an hour himself with apparently no emergency as he had nothing better to do than to pull me over and give me a 5 minute lecture before spending another 15 minutes running my license and registration and writing me a ticket. What kills me is before he leaves, he tells me to "drive safely" when he was going way above the speed limit himself! Would I be able to fight this in court?? Also, what would my options be as far as traffic school for this ticket in Virginia (even though I received the ticket in New Jersey)??