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offenses made in Nebraska... ticketed by Iowa police

Please excuse my grammer. in a recent traffic stop at around 3:00am i was ticketed for Reckless Driving and DUS it happend like this, I was leaving Carter Lake, Iowa... not knowing i had a Carter Lake, Iowa police car behind me somewhere... once crossed into Omaha, Nebraska i stepped into my pedal and hit around 80-90mph on the strait running one red light.. these offices happend in Omaha, Nebraska. while crossing from Omaha, Nebraska to Council Bluffs, Iowa the fun was over and before crossing the state line my speed was back under the posted limit.. the police officer from Carter Lake, IA followed me from Carter Lake, IA through Omaha, Nebraska to Council Bluffs, IA not putting on his cherry's until i was going down an off ramp onto a cross-street in Council Bluffs, Iowa... hope i didnt make this to hard to read or follow. oh also on my tickets(Reckless driving & DUS) it says under what i believe is the location of the offences as ''2120 abbott dr. s/b'' this is a address in Carter Lake, IA... and like i said before the offences where made in Omaha, NE...

side note: really dought it matters but my DUS court appearence date is set for 1/3/06 guess a little typo like that wouldnt make any diffrence eh?


Asked on 12/22/06, 12:27 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

Re: offenses made in Nebraska... ticketed by Iowa police

Sounds like it's a question of what you can prove and who the court believes. If what you say is true you may be able to bring this out but it's not going to help you with the driving under suspension charge.

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Answered on 12/22/06, 8:57 am


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