RE: *URGENT INFO NEED* *SPEEDING TICKET*

["Patrick Sherman" <patrick@volkswagen.org>]

Dude, it was a Family of cops. The grandson and grandpa (Cheif) and that's
the whole force down in South Bend.. I am getting a lawyer..


Patrick Sherman
mailto:patrick@volkswagen.org
1997 VENTO VR6 / Tornado Red / 18K
"One cannot live on air alone....Add Water"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of Bryan Billings
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 1998 11:49 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.COM
> Subject: Re: *URGENT INFO NEED* *SPEEDING TICKET*
>
>
> if it was WASP your DONE!!
> They are bad ass and always seem to get away with it.
> BRyan
>
> Chris Warren wrote:
> >
> > Hey Pat....
> > I am sorry you got the ticket.....but now you know one reason
> why I didn't
> > go.  Ask for the calibration cert on the radar and fight
> it....if he doesn't
> > show for the court date you're good as gold.....was it a WSP,
> county or po
> > dunk city yahoo??
> >
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com
> [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> > > Of ´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·---=Patrick=---·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 05, 1998 9:29 PM
> > > To: Jetta Mailing List; GTi Mailing List
> > > Subject: *URGENT INFO NEED* *SPEEDING TICKET*
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey Guys,
> > >
> > >       First off this is my first ticket ever, and I mean ever.
> > > Here's the deal,
> > > let me know if I have any options. I was cruising behind 3
> > > Volkswagens today
> > > on a long drive back from the Ocean. Behind me was this big ass
> > > chevy riding
> > > my ass we are already doing 55-60 (SP Limit was 55), so I
> said, hell with
> > > this and I passed this GTi 16V and cruised upwards of 67 mph
> in the other
> > > lane. This was a 2 lane highway. The other two cars were a Passat and
> > > another Red Jetta. So all of a sudden my radar gets a "Ka 2"
> Very faint
> > > signal, and I see the two other vehicles up there and I see
> the cop was
> > > facing us on our side of the highway tucked away, so by the
> time I got up
> > > there the cop was all lights and already pulling out on to the
> > > highway, now
> > > the GTI is on my ass, and we pass the cop at about 55-60. So
> we pull over
> > > and the cop passes the GTI and myself and doesn't even look
> over or point.
> > > He heads after the first two cars, and follows them into town and
> > > pulls them
> > > over. Now The GTI and I cruise into two and the cop jumps out
> and starts
> > > pointing to pull me over, and Wham! Let's the GTi go by. Says, I
> > > got you on
> > > the Radar at 74mph all three of you. So the other guys ask
> the cop for the
> > > readout, and says he doesn't have one, but your all locked in at
> > > 74mph. Come
> > > to find out the Cop knew the GTi guy and just waved him by?
> Now notice he
> > > says he got the Passat, Jetta, and my Jetta a 74mph on the
> radar. I am 3-4
> > > car lengths behind the second car and he was already horizontal
> > > on me, so he
> > > couldn't have gunned me since this was the first time I saw him..
> > >
> > > Any pointers or tips?
> > >
> > > I am contesting this of course, should I also send the ticket
> > > with a Letter
> > > stating I want the claibration of the gun, and anyother I guess
> > > Discovery of
> > > evidence. The two others are fucked.. But there was no way I
> was traveling
> > > in excess of 65mph.. Let alone 75! I thought you got to
> accelrate a little
> > > to make a safe pass?
> > >
> > > Tips, Pointers, Help, experiences, anything.. PAWlease..:)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Patrick Sherman
> > > mailto:patrick@volkswagen.org
> > > 1997 VENTO VR6 / Tornado Red / 18K
> > > "One cannot live on air alone....Add Water"
> > >
> > >
>