Hello, I was in Traffic court for my first appearance yesterday. I was prepared to defend by showing that I saw the officer at the intersection and had photos to show where he was parked and photos of the intersection showing that the stop line is partly obscurred from that location, it is also a busy intersection and he didn't pull me over until about 1.5km further down the road. The officer also made a mistake on the ticket (one letter in my licence plate) I don't think this is a fatal error but I was prepared to use it to call into question the officers focus at the time and that it could have been another vehicle he saw (there was a similar vehicle directly infront of me at the intersection). I did not request written disclosure prior to my trial date (first timer) and so was allowed to go over the evidence with the officer. While reading his notes I noticed a couple of things: 1. he says there was a clear and unobstructed view of the intersection from where he was parked and 2. he says i was the lone occupant in the vehicle (my daughter was in the back seat and i can prove it as I had just picked her up from daycare and have the sign out sheet). Is this enough to show that the officer was clearly not fully focused that day and put enough doubt into the mind of the JP? Based on this, when my turn came I requested an adjournment so I could get written disclosure and was granted a new court date in 4 months.
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I was in Traffic court for my first appearance yesterday. I was prepared to defend by showing that I saw the officer at the intersection and had photos to show where he was parked and photos of the intersection showing that the stop line is partly obscurred from that location, it is also a busy intersection and he didn't pull me over until about 1.5km further down the road. The officer also made a mistake on the ticket (one letter in my licence plate) I don't think this is a fatal error but I was prepared to use it to call into question the officers focus at the time and that it could have been another vehicle he saw (there was a similar vehicle directly infront of me at the intersection).
I did not request written disclosure prior to my trial date (first timer) and so was allowed to go over the evidence with the officer. While reading his notes I noticed a couple of things: 1. he says there was a clear and unobstructed view of the intersection from where he was parked and 2. he says i was the lone occupant in the vehicle (my daughter was in the back seat and i can prove it as I had just picked her up from daycare and have the sign out sheet). Is this enough to show that the officer was clearly not fully focused that day and put enough doubt into the mind of the JP?
Based on this, when my turn came I requested an adjournment so I could get written disclosure and was granted a new court date in 4 months.
I got a speeding ticket on the 401 by Cornwall. The officer said I was going 140 initially then dropped it to 130 (for the record I don't believe for a second I was going 140, that's way faster than I would ever intentionally drive). I filled out the info on the back of the notice to request a…
I was recently charged with stunt driving on a 60kmh road. When I was pulled over, the officer told me I was going almost 100kmh (still 40kmh above the limit) but was charging me for stunt driving because I accelerated quickly from an intersection on an empty road (in a straight line). I know…
what to do about a an illegal right turn onto steeles from staines rd
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put it to trial
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What should the set fine and total payable read?
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An OPP officer ticketed me claiming I was going 40km/h over the limit (140km/km) on my way home with a few friends on the 401. This is my first ever speeding offense. Although I am sure I was over the limit, I am almost certain that I was not going 40 over, more realistically closer to 30 over. The…
Yesterday night I was charged for stunt driving (excess over 50km/h) and I have a few inquiries. I'm sure you've all heard the same story, but the unmarked cop in an SUV was tailing me for a good 2-3 minutes as I was travelling 120~135 km/h. Then as he came close I decided to boot it up…
I had a speeding ticket in May 2013 which brought me to 9 demerit points out of 15. I received a letter and had to attend an interview. Due to a history of speeding tickets and a previous interview a few years prior, the interviewer decided to put me on zero tolerance for a year. Meaning if I…
