What is the name of your state? Texas
this morning I had an experience that is very asinine with Officer Thomas Badge #307. I have included a drawing of the situation for your review. I have reported this to SGT Paul who said he would get back with me immediately but has yet to follow through with a return phone call as he stated at 8:20 this morning, I understand he has more important things on his agenda but a 2 minute phone call to a citizen of Lewisville is not much to ask.
I was heading south on the 35 Access when I was to turn left and I was the lead vehicle so there was no one in front of me. I could see the officer roughly 120’ in front of me. I was proceeding slowly as traffic is pretty bad in this area. However I was looking forward and so the officer practically standing in the road waving at me (Location is represented on the map attached) to come to him. I went straight in the turn only lane following his order I thought I had something wrong with my vehicle but noticed him writing immediately. I asked him what the problem was he stated you were going straight in a turn lane. I said you motioned for me to come to you so of course I went straight at the turn left only lane if I had not you would have been angry and chased me then wrote me a ticket for evading a police officer. I said wait a minute this is ridiculous you told me to come straight now you’re writing me a ticket? I told him this is asinine and I wanted to discuss he ignored me and continued writing. I proceeded to try and plea my case in that when he had motioned me there had not been a violation committed until I crossed over the turn only lane per his orders. Being respectful of the law and his order got me a violation; he asked me to cross the turn only line and then wrote me a ticket for it.
I find this officer does not represent your department in a manner I am used to or have grown accustomed to dealing with. I have always seen professionalism and care. Yet I was shown a side of the law being unjust and unfair this morning that creates a serious doubt in my mind as to the abilities of said officer. I find this to be a direct abuse of power. Entrapment is my biggest concern.
Now my point is this even if I was to go to the lane to my right and had my blinker on I had yet to do it. Intent may have been their but no law at this point had been violated. Intentions I thought were not prosecutable?
What should be my focus when I go to court? Should I go for Jury trial? Should I go to a judge only? Please help as I do not want this going against my insurance at all?
The ticket is for DOTCD which I believe means Disobeying official traffic control device?
The officer is accusing me of trying to go straight in a turn lane. I had yet to do anything other than slow down and turn my blinker to move over to right lane?
this morning I had an experience that is very asinine with Officer Thomas Badge #307. I have included a drawing of the situation for your review. I have reported this to SGT Paul who said he would get back with me immediately but has yet to follow through with a return phone call as he stated at 8:20 this morning, I understand he has more important things on his agenda but a 2 minute phone call to a citizen of Lewisville is not much to ask.
I was heading south on the 35 Access when I was to turn left and I was the lead vehicle so there was no one in front of me. I could see the officer roughly 120’ in front of me. I was proceeding slowly as traffic is pretty bad in this area. However I was looking forward and so the officer practically standing in the road waving at me (Location is represented on the map attached) to come to him. I went straight in the turn only lane following his order I thought I had something wrong with my vehicle but noticed him writing immediately. I asked him what the problem was he stated you were going straight in a turn lane. I said you motioned for me to come to you so of course I went straight at the turn left only lane if I had not you would have been angry and chased me then wrote me a ticket for evading a police officer. I said wait a minute this is ridiculous you told me to come straight now you’re writing me a ticket? I told him this is asinine and I wanted to discuss he ignored me and continued writing. I proceeded to try and plea my case in that when he had motioned me there had not been a violation committed until I crossed over the turn only lane per his orders. Being respectful of the law and his order got me a violation; he asked me to cross the turn only line and then wrote me a ticket for it.
I find this officer does not represent your department in a manner I am used to or have grown accustomed to dealing with. I have always seen professionalism and care. Yet I was shown a side of the law being unjust and unfair this morning that creates a serious doubt in my mind as to the abilities of said officer. I find this to be a direct abuse of power. Entrapment is my biggest concern.
Now my point is this even if I was to go to the lane to my right and had my blinker on I had yet to do it. Intent may have been their but no law at this point had been violated. Intentions I thought were not prosecutable?
What should be my focus when I go to court? Should I go for Jury trial? Should I go to a judge only? Please help as I do not want this going against my insurance at all?
The ticket is for DOTCD which I believe means Disobeying official traffic control device?
The officer is accusing me of trying to go straight in a turn lane. I had yet to do anything other than slow down and turn my blinker to move over to right lane?