What is the name of your state? Illinois
I was pulled over by a local police officer in Wood River about two hours ago for disobeying a stop sign. Here's what went down:
I was coming into town, westbound on Ferguson Ave. There are no stop signs for several blocks until you come to Ferguson and Wood River Ave. I was behind another car, so I slowed down and stopped, at this time I saw the cruiser come behind me with his lights on. The car in front of me left the stop sign, so I rolled to it, saw the cop had his lights on, and left the stop sign pulling over to the side of the street, and he started to follow me. I realized at this time that he was really going to pull me over. There were a lot of cars on the street, so I motioned over with my hand, signaled a right turn, and turned right onto Haller St, where I stopped.
I was so in shock I forgot to turn off the car. The police officer got out with his partner, asked me to stop the car. Asked where I keep insurance, because I hadn't gotten that out yet either. I gave it to him, asked him why he had pulled me over, and he said "You didn't even pretend to stop at that stop sign back there," or something to that effect. I asked where, and he said Wood River & Haller. I told the officer that the sign where he pulled me over was the first one I had seen in several blocks, and he said that he had to get through traffic to pull me over. When he was back at his cruiser, a car pulled up along him and told him there was a fire a few streets away. So when the police officer came back, I told him that I was confused as to where he saw me miss the stop sign. He said that he had to get to this fire, and left.
I'm looking at the citation, and he wrote down Wood River & Haller. Those are parallel streets, therefore no stop sign. Can I get this ticket thrown out? Or if I can't, is there an option to plead no contest or something, because there is no way in hell I'm guilty.
I was pulled over by a local police officer in Wood River about two hours ago for disobeying a stop sign. Here's what went down:
I was coming into town, westbound on Ferguson Ave. There are no stop signs for several blocks until you come to Ferguson and Wood River Ave. I was behind another car, so I slowed down and stopped, at this time I saw the cruiser come behind me with his lights on. The car in front of me left the stop sign, so I rolled to it, saw the cop had his lights on, and left the stop sign pulling over to the side of the street, and he started to follow me. I realized at this time that he was really going to pull me over. There were a lot of cars on the street, so I motioned over with my hand, signaled a right turn, and turned right onto Haller St, where I stopped.
I was so in shock I forgot to turn off the car. The police officer got out with his partner, asked me to stop the car. Asked where I keep insurance, because I hadn't gotten that out yet either. I gave it to him, asked him why he had pulled me over, and he said "You didn't even pretend to stop at that stop sign back there," or something to that effect. I asked where, and he said Wood River & Haller. I told the officer that the sign where he pulled me over was the first one I had seen in several blocks, and he said that he had to get through traffic to pull me over. When he was back at his cruiser, a car pulled up along him and told him there was a fire a few streets away. So when the police officer came back, I told him that I was confused as to where he saw me miss the stop sign. He said that he had to get to this fire, and left.
I'm looking at the citation, and he wrote down Wood River & Haller. Those are parallel streets, therefore no stop sign. Can I get this ticket thrown out? Or if I can't, is there an option to plead no contest or something, because there is no way in hell I'm guilty.
