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I know that is what it says, but that is not what happened.
So ... you did NOT come up from behind him?

What about the fact that prior to me speeding up he states that "The defendant moved up to my left rear quarter and remained there as if he wanted to pass by me." He never mentions the concrete truck that was in front of him that forced him to slow and then I passed by him. Shortly after that I began to speed up to the 55 mph. I know that the fact that he left out the concrete truck is unfortunate, but the fact that he stated that I was on his rear quarter and remained there seems to me that he would not have been able to record me at 55 mph from his rear antenna.
So, you DID speed up to 55 in a 45? It doesn't matter that he had a truck in front of him, what matters was what he estimated and clocked your speed as.

And why would he NOT have been able to get a reading because a truck was in front of him? The radar is a cone, not a tight beam to the rear. So, the fact you were in an adjacent lane would not be an issue.

I did in fact at the time think that I did not commit an infraction, but I do know now that I did. I had always thought there was some 500' rule with changes in speed. Turns out there is, but it is for a reduction in speed, not increase. Lesson learned, but seems pretty extreme for a few hundred feet at most, especially since we all do it. I drive the same road every day and 99 out of 100 drivers start speeding up as they get close the sign. Do anyone think there is a spirit of the law - letter of the law plea I could make with the judge?
What you suggest is essentially a guilty plea with an explanation. That won't save you from a penalty. I am not sure of your options in Washington, so there might be the option of mitigation of penalties through traffic school or some other program available to you. You might want to look those up.