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Going 77km/hr In A 50km/hr

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:05 pm
by Westminster

So I was driving and got pulled over for going 77km/hr in a 50km/hr zone. The officer then reduced the speed to 65km/hr in a 50km/hr zone. Now I am going to go to court to fight it because I really do not want my insurance to go up (I might even hire a lawyer to help). Now my question is, in court will the officer be able to show the radar since he reduced the speed or will I get fined more if he shows it and it shows I was really going 27km/hr over?


Thanks.


Re: Going 77km/hr In A 50km/hr

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:42 pm
by ynotp

At trial the charge will be amended up the original speed documented in the officer's notes. It is important not to go to trial unless you have a very good prospect of beating the charge. You will not know where you stand until you file for a trial and request/review disclosure.


Re: Going 77km/hr In A 50km/hr

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:56 am
by jsherk

If you go to trial, the prosecutor will amend the ticket back to the original speed of 77 in a 50.


Hopefully you chose NOT GUILTY and asked for a TRIAL with OFFICER PRESENT. Once you get your trial date, you can request disclosure. Once you get disclosure you can decide further what you want to do.


Read this topic:

http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic7039.html

And with regards to hiring a lawyer or paralegal, read this topic and pay attention to the comments about calling several lawyers/paralegals:

http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic7073.html