soccerfun211
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Connecticut
Last night I was pulled over in Bronxville, New York for a passed red signal. I'm young and it has been my first interaction with a cop ever.(pulled over, arrested, etc.) He went through his talking and asked questions and when I was asked if I had known why I was pulled over I answered saying I assume it was for a red light just to speed the process up because it was 2 a.m and my friends and I were still an easy hour and a half away from home. The reason I missed the light was because the stop lights were placed on the far right side of the road and it wasn't clear to me who had to stop or what part had to stop. Never the less I stopped at the light but being lost, dark and scared because of having no clue where we are I treated it like a stop sign almost and just crept through the small intersection (5-10mph) that had no means of other transportation around. Like I said it was my first time being pulled over so I didn't know what to say and the offense wasn't harsh so I thought I would be left of with a warning but instead I have this ticket to fill out. The cop has me on record for saying "I passed the red light" should I plea guilty or not guilty? and what is an estimate for the ticket I will receive if guilty? Thanks any help is appreciated!
Last night I was pulled over in Bronxville, New York for a passed red signal. I'm young and it has been my first interaction with a cop ever.(pulled over, arrested, etc.) He went through his talking and asked questions and when I was asked if I had known why I was pulled over I answered saying I assume it was for a red light just to speed the process up because it was 2 a.m and my friends and I were still an easy hour and a half away from home. The reason I missed the light was because the stop lights were placed on the far right side of the road and it wasn't clear to me who had to stop or what part had to stop. Never the less I stopped at the light but being lost, dark and scared because of having no clue where we are I treated it like a stop sign almost and just crept through the small intersection (5-10mph) that had no means of other transportation around. Like I said it was my first time being pulled over so I didn't know what to say and the offense wasn't harsh so I thought I would be left of with a warning but instead I have this ticket to fill out. The cop has me on record for saying "I passed the red light" should I plea guilty or not guilty? and what is an estimate for the ticket I will receive if guilty? Thanks any help is appreciated!