Improper Lane Usage to Reckless Driving

[downtime89]

My question involves traffic court in the State of: alabama.

Hi, i am 21 years old, here is my driving history, about 3 years ago i got a speeding ticket, paid without court, The thanksgiving (over a year ago)before last i got in a car accident in a magor intersection, no ticket was issued but it was found in my fault, now this past month i was involved in another small reck, it was raining and i was on interstate and traffic stopped ahead of me for a exit, i slid into the back of vehicle in front of me, put a bit of black paint on her car, no injuries i got a following to close citation, this ticket was in georgia. Then about a week later i got pulled over on a country back road with no traffic (i know that doesnt mean i should drive bad) It was 1230 am. officer followed me about 5 miles then pulled me over and gave me a improper lane usage ticket, when he handed me my ticket he told me i was lucky he didnt give me a reckless driving ticket. On the ticket it gives statue for improper lane usage and lists my ticket for that, but the officers comments were driver stated he was tired (which i did state prob not a good idea, but my words to him was i am a bit tired officer but no, i am not falling asleep or getting drowsy) Could be reckless driving see video. He put a court date at bottom, but didnt mention i had to go, i went to pay my ticket online and it says court date is mandatory for this citation. Is thier anyway to get out of the court date, and if not wat are my chances the judge will increase the citation to wreckless driving? The officer said i was all over the lines on road. Wat am i looking at here guys give me some info on wat to do, i am normally a good driver, i have been driving since i was 16, its just recently i am getting this driving citations.

[Mr. Knowitall]

I expect that the mandatory court appearance flows from your horrendous driving record, and that a conviction for your latest offense will trigger a suspension of your driver's license.

You are free to try to negotiate with the prosecutor to see if you can work out a deal that allows you to resolve the ticket without a court appearance. With your record, if I were the prosecutor I would decline to negotiate. You can also retain a lawyer to negotiate on your behalf.

The judge can't amend the charge upward. The charging decision belongs to the prosecutor. If you're there to enter a plea, realistically speaking, nobody's going to be reviewing the notes on the ticket or proposing to increase the charge.