My nephew, who is a good kid, recently got cited for "exhibition of speed". The root of the offense was that a foot officer heard him "squeal" his tires in an upscale shopping area. He was cited for going 25 MPH , which is the posted speed limit. The vehicle that he was driving is an Olds Cutlass that he had purchsed that same day, so he said that when he went to stop, he hit the gas as well as the brake. He wasn't spinning his tires, just a brief spinout.
The officer told him that he has seen him cruising around the area the last couple of weeks, however, my nephew had never been been there before.
His plan was to fight the ticket in court. Yesterday, he received a letter from the Police Dept. stating that they made a mistake and that his offense should have been a criminal offense and he needed to be pre-booked right away!
Should he hire a lawyer first or have a discussion with the PD first to find out where this "criminal" offense is coming from?
2006-10-18
08:06:37
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whada01
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