Legal Question in Traffic Law in New Jersey

I have been recently charged with a failure to stop violation in Bayonne, NJ. Unfamiliar with Bayonne, I was relying on a navigator and came to an intersection that had only a single stop sign. The street was four lane wides and while all other streets on Avenue c had stop signs, this particular street had a single stop sign. While I definitely stopped, a car on the corner was blocking my vision, as I inched up, I thought it was safe to go. When I had driven about halfway (two lanes in) I realized a car was coming at me from the 3rd lane. I immediately stopped, but luck would have it that this car was a police car. He signaled for me to go straight, turned on his lights, and handed me a ticket. I plead not guilty even though the prosecutor did not "buy" my story. I'm curious-- what laws in Bayonne allow for a street that is four lanes wide to have nothing but a single stop sign? Is there a way out of this? this is my first ever violation and from what i saw in court, this is about a 450$ fine. What do I do?


Asked on 2/25/14, 8:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Mincis Jonathan J. Mincis, Esq. Law Offices

You do not have too many options you can either go to trial and tell your story to the Court and he or she (the Judge) will make a decision or your can accept a plea deal which will probably involve unsafe driving to accept a no point downgrade to avoid the two M V points that will be assessed to your driving record if the Court finds you guilty after a trial. An attorney my be able to try and get you a less expensive no point option but again it is not a guarantee that the prosecutor will offer you anything other than unsafe driving (which is the most expensive no point option). I would be happy to speak to you about it further but those are basically your options on what you can do. (201)-342-5030

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Answered on 3/02/14, 10:36 am


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