I got pulled over for running yellow light, but weird thing happened?

dudesky

Hello people,
last night I was coming home from work and I see the traffic light turning into yellow so I passed it within the speed limit. And suddenly I see a cop car pulling behind me out of nowhere and pulled me over saying I clearly ran the red light, which I didn't, I clearly ran Yellow light. anyway, I was very respectful and hand him in everything he asked for. He was in his car for about 10min, and backup car came, He jumped onto the other car and took him 10min doing something. He finally comes back after like 25min and said his computer is not working right now so he will mail me the ticket?? First, I thought they manually write the ticket with their pen. Second, if he jumped into other cop car to write me a ticket, why didn't he? I'm sure other car's computer was working. I am so confused. Is this maybe somekind of warning or will he really mail me the ticket later on? What do you guys think? any similar experiences?? Thanks

enkei2k

Yes, in Jersey it's all electronically done. Your ticket is a printout.

If the cop says he will mail you the ticket, I'm sure he will mail you the ticket.
If the cop wanted to give you a warning, he would have said so.

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XiP

That sucks... too bad you don't have any evidence to prove your innocence

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cheshirecat

He can always get a lawyer and have them pull the cam. If his record is clean, he may be able to get the case dismissed entirely.

dudesky

hmmmm the thing is, buying lawyer is not worth money to fight this ticket because it will cost more! if hiring an attorney was like $100, I would but probably it will cost me like $500 or more for just hiring a lawyer!

dudesky

really? last time when I got ticket, it was still that yellow ticket with cop's hand writing all over. maybe they recently changed it??!
and also, if this is the case, why didn't he print out the ticket while he was in other backup police car??

kenchan

not sure about NJ, but can you not pay the ticket and ask to go to court? tell the judge you did not run a red light, that it was clearly yellow. that would be no charge.

dudesky

I can but, one thing i know for sure is that Judge is 90% on cop's side. that being said, whatever I say, judge won't listen, probably go with what cop is going to say, "he clearly ran the red light"

enkei2k

Not sure. I got a ticket in Jersey back in May so that's how I know it's a printout

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kenchan

do you have a clean record? perhaps you have some credibilty if you have a clean record.

it's up to you. personally i wouldn't waste my time and just pay the fine.

theDreamer

Also, look up traffic lawyers, here we have many who will do a single ticket for $75 flat rate. Have gotten many local Z owners out of speeding tickets.

Also, even if the ticket is electronic you might not get it. Here in Texas most police forces use the electronic ticket but you are still required to sign it before they print it. This is for legal stuff, mainly so you are aware you were issued the ticket.

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olddudesrule

Pay it, and move on...Sh*t happens, and sometimes these are "he said, she said" type of calls. Really, what are you gonna do? Is it worth wasting time fighting it when no definitive proof exists to refute what the officer said he saw? Technically, if the nose of your car is past the "line of prolongation", (which is a straight line drawn from the corner of the intersection) when the light turns red, you've legally entered the intersection. That's a close call, and many who think they made it, simply didn't. While it's unsafe in many instances to jam on your brakes on a yellow light, it's also equally unsafe to enter the intersection on the end of a yellow. It's how many "failure to yield" left turn accidents happen.

Anyway, I digress. Pay it and move on.

theDreamer

Depending on the ticket price I would agree, but only if it is a small fee.
If his local system wants 300+ like many for running a red, then he needs to fight it. Also, if he is able to get it thrown out or dismissed with other drivers education it will not go on his record or insurance.

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kidkotic2001

Just like you say Dreamer, In Texas we have traffic lawyers that handle it for us. I payed from 50 to 75 bucks to get the ticket dismissed.

OP: You might look into that in your area.

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In Ca a red light ticket is minimum of $451.00