Here is my story.... On June 17, I was stopped on Hwy 17 in the Pembroke area for going 135km/h in a 90km/h zone. I know I was speeding to a certain degree but due to me being nervous when he clocked me, I didn't really check my speed. So my story is that I was going at around the speed limit following two cars. When I had my first opportunity to pass (clear view, no cars, plenty of time to pass), I did by accelerating and got between cars #1 and #2. At some point during this, a cop coming from other direction clocked me - he must have been at a good distance. I did a quick diagram (attached) of the incident if my explanation was not clear. He did a U-turn and pulled me over. He told me right away he stopped me because I was going 135. He also said he saw me pass. I told him I didn't have a ticket in the last 20 years and I could not understand. Anyway, he asked for drivers license etc and return with a ticket wrapped around my drivers license and warned me that his buddy was not to far where I was heading. He left before I had even had a chance to check the ticket. No break on the ticket. I have chosen to go to trial. On June 27th, I have received a letter for a Sept. 10th meeting with the prosecutor for resolution before trial. If I don't take that option, the letter says that I will receive my court date. I don't intend to go specially that it's in Pembroke and I live east of Ottawa. I'm ready to ask for disclosure and I was going to ask for the following: o a full copy of the police officers notes; o a copy of both sides of the officers copy of the ticket (Notice of Offense); o a typed version of any hand written notes; o any statements of witnesses; o any statements made to the officer by the defendant; o copies of the original notes of such statements; o the make, model, and serial number of the radar, and its owners manual; o records of any calibration equipment; Questions: 1- Based on the dates above, when should I send my disclosure request? 2- Any feedback on what I have asked or didn't ask? 3- Since I was very surprised that I was going that fast and I don't really believe it, is it possible that the cop's radar hit either the car in front of him going the same way, or one of the other two cars going in my direction? 4- and finally, a stupid radar question that I can't seem to find the answer to: can wind affect radar (since there was a 25km/h wind)? Thank you for your time.

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135km/h in a 90km/h zone on hwy 17

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Re: 135km/h in a 90km/h zone on hwy 17

Hard to say if you got a better deal than going to trial but definitely better than the original charge. Seems like you might have had a nastier than usual JP so odds are she might have not been very sympathetic had you decided to go to trial. Normally, I would expect an adjournment because of non-disclosure. It isn't right for you to have to go to this forum to get help with translating the officer's scribbles. It was very good that you'd seen other cases, would have been even better if you saw a trial. It is a real eye opener and if you ever have a chance it would be good for the future. The way police enforce traffic these days I think most drivers are bound to get a ticket within the next 5 years. Kudos to you for going to court, that is what we all should be doing to stop this surtax.

Hard to say if you got a better deal than going to trial but definitely better than the original charge. Seems like you might have had a nastier than usual JP so odds are she might have not been very sympathetic had you decided to go to trial. Normally, I would expect an adjournment because of non-disclosure. It isn't right for you to have to go to this forum to get help with translating the officer's scribbles. It was very good that you'd seen other cases, would have been even better if you saw a trial. It is a real eye opener and if you ever have a chance it would be good for the future. The way police enforce traffic these days I think most drivers are bound to get a ticket within the next 5 years. Kudos to you for going to court, that is what we all should be doing to stop this surtax.

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