Hi, I just got a ticket in Jacksonville as well and was hoping to ask a few questions here.
For background, I was passing on a 2 lane road with a speed limit of 40. The car infront of me was going like 35-40, so I passed it in the left lane. The cop was directly infront of me by at least 3/4 of a mile driving towards and pulled me over. The other car mistakenly pulled over as well but the cop let him go. He comes to me and tells me he clocked me at 75! I've sped before, and never contested a ticket for an infraction I did not commit, but there is absolutely no way in hell I was doing 75 passing that car.
Here's a few points that I want to know if they are relevant.
1. I heard the cop ask the other driver how fast he was going when I passed him, and he claimed he was just "cruising". When we did reach the cops the person I passed was right behind me and we were both doing speed limit. If I caught the cop admitting the other car was right behind me when he pulled me over, would it be reasonable to say I was not doing 75? The citation states "speeding as he passed another vehicle".
2. It was the dead of night, and he was a good 3/4 to 1 mile infront of me heading straight towards me. How could he possibly estimate my speed? Does that matter in Florida?
3. The Frugie, how did you go about attempting to obtain the records for your radar gun? What kind of run around were they giving you?
4. The gun was a Pro-1000. Does anybody know anything about it?
