My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Washington
I got a speeding ticket a couple of weeks ago and my hearing is on Wednesday. I received the discovery a couple of days ago and I'm not seeing anything on it that would be helpful to me. A couple of things
- The officer was on a motorcycle and caught the speed on Lidar
-He said i was going 45 on a 30 and would bump it down to 40 on 30
-When he pulled me over he told me his radar caught me going 45 on a 30 and asked for my license. That was all that was said, I didn't even get in a word. He walked away and wrote a ticket, brought it back, said he bumped it down from 45 to 40, how to fill out the ticket, and told me to have a nicer day. (Didn't ask for insurance or registration, not sure if that matters)
-The discovery says that there was "light" traffic, but that is not true at all. There was between medium to heavy traffic. I was driving down Airport Way at around 3:00. It also says I was in the left lane, but I actually had been in the right and changed lanes the to left, right before his lights had went off.
-I'll attach the discovery in a couple of hours
-King County - Seattle Municipal Court
I'm worried because he was very thorough in the discovery. He put all of the information about the testing of the device, that he visually estimated my speed before using the radar, etc. I know I wasn't going that fast at all, especially considering that there were cars in front of me, behind me, and to my side when he says he clocked the speed. Not sure what to do. This is my second ticket. I just used my deferral for my first ticket 2 years ago, but out of a 7 year driving record, I've never had a ticket before.
Any help would be great.
Thanks.
Berhan

