question about a ticket

I would call Roadlaw and ask them. OOIDA recommends them and they have have kept more than one ticket off my record.

 

Fight it! Period!
One of our drivers had the exact thing happen to him.
Same deal,he got the ticket.

He fought it and it was thrown out of court.....no record.
Best to get a local Attorney,they have better luck getting things disposed of.

 

Your huband should have took up both lanes to make that turn so noone can get in the right lane while he's making the turn.Improper right turn that was.I don't know if it's worth fighting..Just pay the ticket and learn from it.Doubt the judge would side with husband.What state was this?Also what did this strret look like?Maybe it was wide enough to stay in the right lane.But when making a right turn in a semi and it's too tight to stay in the right lane then he takes up both lanes and so noone can squeeze up beside him or around him.Four wheelers don't think when turning that semis needs all the available space to make turns.

 

It's not worth fighting...I speak from the stand point of being a former police officer. I don't know what state you're in, but I can tell you since your husband was found to be at fault for the accident he's more than likely going to lose. He made an improper turn from a lane that wasn't supposed to be turned from. IMO it isn't worth hiring an attorney to fight it b/c it will cost you more to fight it than the fine is worth with no guarantee of winning. Also it may cost more to hire an attorney than whatever your insurance premiums increase by. If your state offers defensive driving courses or point reduction courses to CDL holders that may be able to soften the blow to your insurance.

However, it doesn't hurt to show up. I know in the municipality I worked in if the other party didn't show up to testify and I didn't witness it, they dismissed the ticket. I think my municipality is in the minority and he may still get convicted. I think it would be an entirely different argument if he only took up half the right lane and then attempted the turn, but if he was entirely in the left lane, he failed to yield right of way to the proper "owner" of the lane.

I don't know if the legal plans will retroactively accept your case. Most of the one's I've dealt with won't represent you unless you had them before the incident.

A lot of it boils down to which judge hears the case. I'd plead my case, but expect to pay the fine.

 

Well It just so happens SC is where I was a police officer. Traffic courts do not have the authority to reduce the fines or the points for moving violation tickets. Furthermore, since he was in between lanes and did not have full control of either lane it will be a hard sell. When it comes to traffic offenses, DA usually don't get involved unless their is serious bodily injury or death coupled with DUI, or gross negligence. What state is your husband licensed in.

 

So .. You just can't win?