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muskrat · 06-23-2003, 08:16 AM

Sounds a little like what happened to me. In '96 I was out cruising my my '89 Mustang GT 5.0 with a friend in the car. At a light a Cavalier beside us took off fast trying to race, I just drove normal, but at the next light, I didn't stop beside him, I knew better. There was a police officer at the same intersection and when the light turned green I took off as I normally would but this kid beside me gunned it to try to keep up and pass me. Speed limit was 40 and I didn't go any faster than that and the Cavalier blew by me. Police pulled us both over and gave us wreckless driving tickets (for racing), but the kid in the Cavalier was on a suspended license and had his car impounded, I guess he wanted to take someone down with him so he told the cop we had been racing at every light on the strip.

Anyway, we contacted the officer and my dad talked with him (I was 19 at the time, home from college for the summer) and the officer agreed that when he was in court he would just state the facts and not try to sway the judge in the direction that I was racing.

In court I represented myself and it went like this:

Judge- calls case asks officer to give account
Officer- I saw Mr. Fender leave the stop light quickly with another car beside him I pulled him over and gave him a ticket for racing (there was more, but I've forgotten much of it over the years).
Judge- asks me for my side
Me- Everything the officer said is correct I would just like to add that I did not break traction and I did not go over the speed limit, as told to me by the officer. I probably took off from the light quicker than I should have, but when I got pulled I didn't even know what I was getting pulled over for.
Judge- Did you know the other driver?
Me- No, I haven't met him yet.
Judge- Case Dismissed.

The part that sealed it for me was that I didn't know the guy in the Cavalier.

06-23-2003, 08:16 AM	#15
muskrat Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Eastern NC Age: 48 Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0)	Sounds a little like what happened to me. In '96 I was out cruising my my '89 Mustang GT 5.0 with a friend in the car. At a light a Cavalier beside us took off fast trying to race, I just drove normal, but at the next light, I didn't stop beside him, I knew better. There was a police officer at the same intersection and when the light turned green I took off as I normally would but this kid beside me gunned it to try to keep up and pass me. Speed limit was 40 and I didn't go any faster than that and the Cavalier blew by me. Police pulled us both over and gave us wreckless driving tickets (for racing), but the kid in the Cavalier was on a suspended license and had his car impounded, I guess he wanted to take someone down with him so he told the cop we had been racing at every light on the strip. Anyway, we contacted the officer and my dad talked with him (I was 19 at the time, home from college for the summer) and the officer agreed that when he was in court he would just state the facts and not try to sway the judge in the direction that I was racing. In court I represented myself and it went like this: Judge- calls case asks officer to give account Officer- I saw Mr. Fender leave the stop light quickly with another car beside him I pulled him over and gave him a ticket for racing (there was more, but I've forgotten much of it over the years). Judge- asks me for my side Me- Everything the officer said is correct I would just like to add that I did not break traction and I did not go over the speed limit, as told to me by the officer. I probably took off from the light quicker than I should have, but when I got pulled I didn't even know what I was getting pulled over for. Judge- Did you know the other driver? Me- No, I haven't met him yet. Judge- Case Dismissed. The part that sealed it for me was that I didn't know the guy in the Cavalier.