Hohenheim051
Junior Member
Hello,
I live in upstate New York and I recently got into a traffic violation and I would like to learn what I can do about it. I got my Junior License in about January after taking a 5 hour pre-licensing course and then passing my road test. Today, I drove to the movies and did not drive back until about 11:30 PM. As I was driving home, I drove approximately 7 or 8 miles over the speed limit until I got to a yellow light. At the yellow light, I sped up a little bit and passed an intersection where the light began to turn red. After this, I was pulled over by a police officer and when asked for my license, I handed it over to him. He asked me my age, and I replied that I was 17 years old. After this, I was given three tickets; one for driving over the speed limit by 10 mph, one for running a red light, and one for driving after 9:00 PM with a Junior License.
So, I guess my question is what should I do next? How much will I have to pay in fines? I looked online and it said that speeding for the range of 1 mph to 10 mph is about $90 to $150 and tickets for running a red light is about $50 to $100 for first time offenders in my area. However, I did not find any fine costs for the Junior License issue.
I honestly did not know that I was restricted to not drive after 9:00 PM. I did not realize that taking a 5 hour course would only give me a junior license. However, right now, I am worried that my license may be taken away from me.
I also have a few “points”, I would like to make about each violation I had. For the speeding one, I would like to say that I drove over the speed limit by, as I said, 7 to 8 mph until I got to the yellow light. This caused me to speed up a little more to pass the yellow light, which turned red, by increasing the speed to 10 mph. I would like to state that many people drive past the speed limit and that passing a yellow light is legal. However, I do understand that even if you drive over the speed limit by just 1 mph, you can be fined.
As for the Junior License issue, again, I really did not know about the curfew. However, I would like to state that I turn 18 in exactly 24 days. But this, probably would not make a difference.
Anyways, based on my situation and my explanations, can you please help me? Should I try to explain this in court? What is going to happen to me?
Thank-you
I live in upstate New York and I recently got into a traffic violation and I would like to learn what I can do about it. I got my Junior License in about January after taking a 5 hour pre-licensing course and then passing my road test. Today, I drove to the movies and did not drive back until about 11:30 PM. As I was driving home, I drove approximately 7 or 8 miles over the speed limit until I got to a yellow light. At the yellow light, I sped up a little bit and passed an intersection where the light began to turn red. After this, I was pulled over by a police officer and when asked for my license, I handed it over to him. He asked me my age, and I replied that I was 17 years old. After this, I was given three tickets; one for driving over the speed limit by 10 mph, one for running a red light, and one for driving after 9:00 PM with a Junior License.
So, I guess my question is what should I do next? How much will I have to pay in fines? I looked online and it said that speeding for the range of 1 mph to 10 mph is about $90 to $150 and tickets for running a red light is about $50 to $100 for first time offenders in my area. However, I did not find any fine costs for the Junior License issue.
I honestly did not know that I was restricted to not drive after 9:00 PM. I did not realize that taking a 5 hour course would only give me a junior license. However, right now, I am worried that my license may be taken away from me.
I also have a few “points”, I would like to make about each violation I had. For the speeding one, I would like to say that I drove over the speed limit by, as I said, 7 to 8 mph until I got to the yellow light. This caused me to speed up a little more to pass the yellow light, which turned red, by increasing the speed to 10 mph. I would like to state that many people drive past the speed limit and that passing a yellow light is legal. However, I do understand that even if you drive over the speed limit by just 1 mph, you can be fined.
As for the Junior License issue, again, I really did not know about the curfew. However, I would like to state that I turn 18 in exactly 24 days. But this, probably would not make a difference.
Anyways, based on my situation and my explanations, can you please help me? Should I try to explain this in court? What is going to happen to me?
Thank-you