HI,
I live in LA and received a speeding ticket for 10MPH over the speed limit in Kern County driving in a rental vehicle. At the time of ticket issuance, I asked the cop if I could change the court location. He said no. He asked me if you live in Sacramento, are cops going to drive over to Sacramento to appear in court?
Can one of the defenses be that vehicle wasn't mine? I guess not.
The cop and I were driving in opposite directions on HWY 395. He clocked me in at 84MPH but he did me a favor by saying I did a ten miles over the speed limit on the ticket. I thought cop has to be stationary to clock you in? Can cop clock you driving in opposite direction? Once he clocked me in, I saw him making a u-turn and I thought to myself, "oh no, I am going to get a ticket." He proceeded to drive up to me and flashed his light.
The 2010 buick enclave SUV is fast. couldn't help driving fast. At one point I was driving 108MPH but couldn't go over it because it is electrically limited. I guess speed is limited in rental vehicle. You feel you were going 50 or 60mph but you were actually going 90+ mph.
I want to change the court venue to LA court because it is a three hour drive. So painful.
So for next steps, I would do these in combination: 1. call the county or go to county website to post pone court date. 2. Do a discovery request. 3. ask for trial by written declaration.
Let me know if it works. I don't think once I post pone the court, I could ask for trial by written declaration. So if that's the case, i am going to do a discovery request including asking for proof of cop's calibration ticket.
Please help.
On the other hand, i beat my red light camera ticket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXiPplBFbmk

