I just got a ticket in Santa Monica for going through a red light. I was in the left lane, stopped at a red light, then the left arrow turned green and I went straight. I wasn't even aware I had gone through a red light and had to ask the cop why he was stopping me. I cannot afford to pay this right now and it was a totally honest mistake. Are there recommendations on how to get this dismissed? P.S. I recently moved to town, and was also up all night with my 3-yr-old (I'm a single parent), so those could have been factors why I did that.
2006-08-17 05:11:10 · 5 answers · asked by joyfish 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
go to the court...when the judge calls your name and asks your 'plea' or whatever they call it just say; "guilty with explanation"...after all you know you did something wrong. This way he will listen to you and acknowledge your position. I would imagine he would bring the fine down to the state minimum.
Roads are roads and it is not as though you were driving in a foreign land where rules can be VERY different. I think you should just take this one on the chin and accept your responsibility and hope the judge is lenient enough to make the fine a small one.
If you had your 3 year old in the car and mistakenly ran the red and got T-boned I am sure things would be VERY different for you, thank your lucky stars and drive safe. good luck to ya!
2006-08-17 05:48:01 · answer #1 · answered by blue boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if there're traffic lawyers who "win or it's free" like we have them up here in Toronto, but get one. You're better off paying more than the fine for those guys to do the work, than having a ticket like that on your insurance record resulting in higher premiums.
You have a very tough case and all those excuses you made about it being "an honest mistake" and "up all night" with your 3-year-old won't hold up in court at all, regardless if it was the case or not. The judge'll look at you and yawn, prosecution'll argue so many things that I don't have time to list. I'm sorry, but that's the truth and reality of it.
2006-08-17 05:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 22:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by tornese 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bottom line, you did violate the rules of the road. You can try and fight the violation, but you will have no defensible and acceptable reasons for your violation. I am sorry.
2006-08-17 05:18:14 · answer #4 · answered by EDDie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,since you just admitted that you did it,most likely,no.besides,its just gonna be cheaper in the end to just pay the ticket.
2006-08-17 06:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by vetteslayer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋