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My question involves a speeding ticket from the State of: Washington State
King County District Court, Shoreline
Speeding, 46.61.400, wrong date
(sorry about that)
First of all: major props to colemac and blewis -- you guys are awesome and I've learned a lot from reading this forum.
Let's get down to business:
I was cited for 70 in a 60 on 1/9/2010. The citation is for 46.61.400 (no sub). I submitted discovery (thanks guys) and got back the officer's statement, which is clearly a form/template. As I understand, there's no issue with using a template, EXCEPT for 2 major things:
1) He states that I was approaching a slower moving vehicle. I disagree - I was following at a constant distance. This on its own isn't that important...
2) He starts with "On Thursday, June 11, 2009 I was performing assigned traffic duties...." and signed the statement on the same day. NOTE: He signed the statement 6 months before he issued the citation.
My thoughts are that between an inaccurate statement of the facts and the incorrect date, I can call the accuracy of the officer's entire statement into question. He states "I am 100% certain that the radar unit reading was obtained on the defendant's vehicle" -- How can he be certain of that if I was following closely and he couldn't even get the date right?!
I think I have a pretty strong case here, but I'm not exactly sure how I should go about fighting it. I would love some suggestions and advice for exactly what to say!
Thanks in advance for any assistance you guys can offer.

