California.
I have a suspended license for a failure to pay on a speeding ticket and I was also supposed to complete traffic school too. I did complete the traffic school but never turned it in because I didn't have the money to pay the ticket. Eventually my ticket went to revenue and recovery and I have paid only $40 out of the $381.
On January 2nd I lost my cousin so my family and I were at my aunts house. We needed some religous stuff and me being the only one able to drive was forced to go get the stuff. I was pulled over for going 80 in a 65(highway 99). I had my sisters car and she didn't have current registration( all fees were paid she just needed to get the car smogged). I was also driving on a suspended license. Luckily the highway patrol officer didn't tow my car but he did yell at me over his loud speaker to 'go faster cause I was going to get hit'. There were not any cars behind me and I was going the speed limit.
I have one point on my driving record for a red light violation, which I did community service for.
My questions are:
Should I hire a lawyer? What should I expect to happen at court? and what should I say to the judge on my court date?
Please help me I am going to start college next week and I need this to be dealt with asap, any help is appreciated.
I have a suspended license for a failure to pay on a speeding ticket and I was also supposed to complete traffic school too. I did complete the traffic school but never turned it in because I didn't have the money to pay the ticket. Eventually my ticket went to revenue and recovery and I have paid only $40 out of the $381.
On January 2nd I lost my cousin so my family and I were at my aunts house. We needed some religous stuff and me being the only one able to drive was forced to go get the stuff. I was pulled over for going 80 in a 65(highway 99). I had my sisters car and she didn't have current registration( all fees were paid she just needed to get the car smogged). I was also driving on a suspended license. Luckily the highway patrol officer didn't tow my car but he did yell at me over his loud speaker to 'go faster cause I was going to get hit'. There were not any cars behind me and I was going the speed limit.
I have one point on my driving record for a red light violation, which I did community service for.
My questions are:
Should I hire a lawyer? What should I expect to happen at court? and what should I say to the judge on my court date?
Please help me I am going to start college next week and I need this to be dealt with asap, any help is appreciated.