Legal Question in Traffic Law in Texas

General Traffic Ticket

Officer smith pulled me over at a little after 5 p.m. central and charged me with not stopping at a stop sign. I was also charged for not having current insurance information. I asked for details, and he indicated that I had run a stop sign and the pulled into the Hampton Inn parking lot (where he ''lost me'') and then pulled back out again where he pulled me over. I have an electronic chain of evidence (hotel check-in, computer logs, e-mails and phone records) that put me in my hotel room until just before 5 p.m. I also have an eye-witness who saw me come from my room into the general area and down to the parking lot at this time. I also have a current insurance card (the one I showed the officer was expired) - it was in my car at home - which I can produce for the trial. Given the evidence to prove I had just gotten into my car and thus couldn't have run the stop sign, can I get this dismissed remotely? A court appearance to include hotel\airfare is more than the ticket...but even $300 for the ticket is steep given my finances.


Asked on 3/26/07, 8:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Keith Engelke Law Office of S. Keith Engelke

Re: General Traffic Ticket

If you hire an attorney, that lawyer can present your evidence to the DA regarding the stop sign violation and negotiate for you without your being present. Depending on the jurisdiction, if you have two tickets, the DA may be willing to dismiss one in exchange for your agreeing to pay the other.

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Answered on 3/27/07, 12:02 am


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