Legal Question in Traffic Law in Texas

Speeding 55 in a 55!

I got ticketed for going 45 in a 55

zone. However I was pulled over in a

55 zone. When you hit the 55 speed

sign there is a decline and the

policeman was at the bottom of the

hill. He turned around and followed

me for 1/2 a mile before pulling me

over in the 2300 block, but on the

ticket he wrote that he got he on

radar in the 3200 block. The 3200

block is 1/4 mile back from the 55

mph sign. There is no possible way

that he could have seen me that far

back since he was at the bottom of

the hill in the 55 mph zone. Even if

it were possible, how can a policeman

follow me 3/4 of a mile before pulling

me over and pull me over in a 55

mph zone and then give me a ticket

for going 45 in a 55? Why wouldn't

he pull me over in the 45 mph zone

if that's truly where he caught me?

This makes no sense to me!


Asked on 5/11/09, 9:26 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: Speeding 55 in a 55!

You certainly have a right to take this to trial before a judge or jury. Much will turn on the credibility of the testimony. Radar and video (if any) will also constitute evidence.

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Answered on 5/11/09, 6:59 pm


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