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dlwhite
My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Washington
An unmarked car swerved in front of my son, then swerved back into the other lane on a Saturday evening. My son thought it was a drunk driver and opted to pass him quickly. He was going up a steep hill in a Jeep, towards a traffic light where he planned to make a turn. The unmarked car then followed him so closely he could not see the headlights in his mirror (violation of RCW 46.61.145), and then pulled him over. Officer said his computer was not running so a ticket would be mailed out and told him he was going 75 in a 40. Charge was filed 5 calendar days later
1) can he win a claim of defensive driving action due to erratic driver behavior in the unmarked car?
2) can he win a claim of entrapment?
3) was the officer required to show any evidence of the alleged violation?
4) if the computer was off does the officer have a valid record?
5) going up a 7.5% grade, approaching a red light, can he present evidence that achieving the alleged speed in such a short distance on such a steep hill is actually highly improbable, and would the judge consider it?
6) how would the officer have determined the speed my son was allegedly driving since he was driving too and not set up in a speed trap?
Any other questions I should be asking?
Thanks!