Quote Quoting HonkingAntelope
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Sorry to hear about your parents, but neither the police nor CA legislature care one bit about it. Even if they were on the verge of death and your cell phone died at the wrong moment, you must still obey the law. When CA passed VC 22349a/b and 22356b, their intent was simple. Anyone who drives as little as 0.1mph above the maximum speed must receive a ticket. There are no exemptions for medical emergencies or any other reason. It's nothing personal - the officer was only doing his job properly.
True. But the judge MAY care(!)...I recently saw a judge in LA Metro dismiss a stop-sign run-through "in the interests of justice" when the defendant produced a signed letter from a doctor saying that her mother was so sick she required immediate assistance [from the daughter] and some sort of documentation from a related hospital stay. I assumed most judges (including our beloved That Guy, if he were one) would say: "Tough s***. She shoulda called 911". I was pleasantly surprised...