12-21-2005, 05:33 PM
State, county or local cop?
First, pospone it AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. Maybe the cop will get transfered, switch shifts, get shot, whatever and can't appear. You never know.
Second, get the lawyer. A traffic court lawyer shouldn't cost much AND he has the added knowledge of how the judges rule (if you have multiple judges down in the sticks). He can pick one that is the most lenient. As around at work if anyone can recommend one. Lots of times a lawyer will know a judge or a cop and get it 'taken care of' for a heafty 'fee', but there will be little or NO fine, no points and NO loss of license/freedom.
Do they have PBJ in VA? If all else fails you could go that route, if you don't have a mile long record already.
We've had plenty of people in my local MD club get pulled over for well over 100 'racing' and never so much as get 1 point on their license if they played their cards right.
GL man, I don't envy your position, its going to be, at best a big headache for a few months.
First, pospone it AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. Maybe the cop will get transfered, switch shifts, get shot, whatever and can't appear. You never know.
Second, get the lawyer. A traffic court lawyer shouldn't cost much AND he has the added knowledge of how the judges rule (if you have multiple judges down in the sticks). He can pick one that is the most lenient. As around at work if anyone can recommend one. Lots of times a lawyer will know a judge or a cop and get it 'taken care of' for a heafty 'fee', but there will be little or NO fine, no points and NO loss of license/freedom.
Do they have PBJ in VA? If all else fails you could go that route, if you don't have a mile long record already.
We've had plenty of people in my local MD club get pulled over for well over 100 'racing' and never so much as get 1 point on their license if they played their cards right.
GL man, I don't envy your position, its going to be, at best a big headache for a few months.