I was on vacation in a southern state (which shall remain nameless), as I was driving back to my hotel around 1 AM from a wedding rehearsal dinner party, I came across a speed trap. This was a lonely 2-lane road, no streetlights or any lights either, with a very sharp curve (speed limit 25) and only a ditch off the left and empty space on the right (or so I thought). As I drove around the curve at around 20 MPH someone jumps out with a spotlight shines it in my face and then about 5-6 other flashlights pop on waving. I didn't stop and continued to my hotel, where a police officer shows up behind me. After telling him that I was scared and told never to stop in dark areas and that I was NOT speeding, he charged me instead with 'failure to obey a traffic control device' (his flashlight). I didn't know they were the police! Is this legal? The police were not in plain sight; they were hidden in the dark behind an abandoned van, along the curve.
2007-11-14 09:34:36 · 4 answers · asked by DB 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
They do that here all the time, I'm surprised they didn't chase you. I almost hit an officer on my way to pick up my daughter from a school function. The judges here will back the officers, probably there as well.
2007-11-14 09:44:09 · answer #1 · answered by dino 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If what you said was 100% true then I think you should be able to beat the charge in court. I would of course go in to court with a lawyer for something like this.
2007-11-14 09:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take it to court, explain your situation an fear, and never having seen a police car pursue you.
Now if it was in a work zone, youre probably going to lose.
Otherwise you should have it dismissed.
2007-11-14 09:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by writersbIock2006 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is not legal and would never hold up in court on a state level if it if you challenged it.
2007-11-14 09:39:33 · answer #4 · answered by hawksup2 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋