for a speeding ticket I got in July, when Jess's grandmother was very ill. She lived in Rochester, which is about a 4.5, 5 hour drive for us, and she had lung cancer. We'd gotten a call very early that morning that she was going rapidly downhill and may only have hours, so... yes, I went a little faster on the thruway than perhaps I ought to have.
I'd never gotten a ticket for anything before! Jess always teases me and tells me that I drive like a grandma
Anyway, I plead not guilty through the mail (court was an hour and a half away... ugh), and had to go in yesterday for my "trial."
I was expected to get the book thrown at me, because I'd heard all kinds of horror stories about traffic court
The judge was super nice, though. And it wasn't at all what I was expecting... it was this little room with rows of folding chairs, and you had to sign in, and then the judge called your up in front of everybody! But my charge was reduced to a broken speedometer, and the fine was only $60. I feel lucky! It wasn't much of a trial
I don't know what I was expecting, but that wasn't it. It was really interesting, though... probably because I'm nosy, and I like new experiences. Hahahahaha.
Anybody have traffic court stories??
I'd never gotten a ticket for anything before! Jess always teases me and tells me that I drive like a grandma
Anyway, I plead not guilty through the mail (court was an hour and a half away... ugh), and had to go in yesterday for my "trial."
I was expected to get the book thrown at me, because I'd heard all kinds of horror stories about traffic court
The judge was super nice, though. And it wasn't at all what I was expecting... it was this little room with rows of folding chairs, and you had to sign in, and then the judge called your up in front of everybody! But my charge was reduced to a broken speedometer, and the fine was only $60. I feel lucky! It wasn't much of a trial
I don't know what I was expecting, but that wasn't it. It was really interesting, though... probably because I'm nosy, and I like new experiences. Hahahahaha.
Anybody have traffic court stories??