My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Kentucky
I am a resident of Indiana state and i have a valid US VISA. I donot have a US driving license yet. I read somewhere and also heard friends saying that i am allowed to drive in US with a valid Indian license for 1 year. While i was driving in kentucky, a cop pulled me over for speeding. I was driving at 90 MPH in the zone of 70 MPH. I was overtaking a truck and so increased my speed and it reached 90 when the cop saw me. Anyways it was a mistake and i am not denying it.
I got a speeding ticket and in the citation, the cop has also mentioned that i did not have a operators license. I showed him my indian license and for some reason he has still mentioned that i did not have a license. I am now asked to appear in court.
Is there a way for me to avoid court appearance? I also called up the court to check if i can attend a state traffic school to avoid getting points/penalty but the court clerk said that its a mandatory court appearance since i didnot have a license.
So what options do i have and if i appear in the court what is likely to happen.