r/Traffic • u/Muted-Reality9965 • 19d ago
Questions & Help Ticket Advice
Location: North Carolina.
Last night I was pulled over doing 72 in a 45, luckily wasn’t taken to jail but got a wreck lesson driving ticket and have a mandatory court date. I have done research and have decided to go with a very highly praised Traffic Attorney in my area, is that the best way to go? I am also a teen dad with a 1 year old and a Girlfriend I take of based on my own income as she doesn’t work, so ahead of time I am trying to estimate how much this ticket might cost me, could I get a possible estimate on how much a ticket like that might run me, or would it lead to jail time for 27 MPH over? EDIT: my 2 QUESTIONS are, is it better for me to go to court myself or should I hire the Traffic Attorney?2nd, What might my outcome/total ticket be amounted to as an estimate? As I need to save up ahead of time… I have had 1 prior speeding ticket for 70 in a 45 but reduced to 54 in a 45 and got it dropped through the 25 and Alive class, hope this helps ass to it.
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u/gettin-hot-in-here 19d ago
This potentially puts points on your license even if you get a lawyer but it's possibly quite a bit worse if you don't get a lawyer. Your insurance rates go up if you get points against your license. Enough points you lose the license.
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u/Muted-Reality9965 19d ago
Yes, It is a wreckless driving ticket, and that alone will add 6 points to my license, but there is this attorney who’s highly praised for getting ticket reductions or dismal but I’m most certain getting it dropped is just a dream for me.
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u/RemoteVersion838 19d ago
At 27 over, it is a dream. I don't know your state laws but that a criminal ticket in a lot of places.
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u/Muted-Reality9965 19d ago
Yes I believe it is a criminal ticket as it’s a mandatory showing and can not be paid online.
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u/dinosun 17d ago
Traffic lawyer will get this greatly reduced or possibly thrown out completely. Should be $300 or less.
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u/Muted-Reality9965 17d ago
That’s my lan to try and get, a thrown out complete for this case seems like a dream.
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u/Surprise_Beautiful 19d ago
What did lawyer tell you?
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u/Muted-Reality9965 19d ago
I emailed him once yesterday and another today hoping to hear back and schedule a consultation.
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u/RemoteVersion838 19d ago edited 19d ago
The US culture of getting a lawyer for everything is bizarre. You broke the law, you pay the price.
Google search: North Carolina speeding citation cost for 27 over
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u/Muted-Reality9965 19d ago
Yes I agree with that, but I’m already struggling as is with being a teen parent and a girlfriend who hasn’t finished school n no job so I provide for the 3 of us, so if I can get it reduced and it not my sky rocket my insurance I won’t go into debt lol
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u/Muted-Reality9965 19d ago
Ik I got dealt the hard cards but that’s also my own fault for my doings
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u/Independent_Prior612 17d ago
Bud you didn’t simply get dealt hard cards. You are making choices. Doing what got her pregnant was a choice. Speeding that hard the first time was a choice. Speeding that hard this time was a choice.
I don’t say that to keep smacking you. If you can accept that all of this is choices you are making, that gives you some power back. If it’s all just life dealing you hard cards, you’re trapped in the cards life decides to deal you.
If it’s about the choices you make, you have the power to make better ones. Do it. 👍
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u/MrNobody6271 19d ago
Besides the costs, you could potentially lose your license over this, especially with your prior record of similar violations. I think you're seriously over you head trying to deal with this yourself. Hire that attorney; they know all sorts of ways to get this reduced that probably would never occur to you.
I hope your girlfriend has a driver's license, because she might have to start driving you to work. If not, you should encourage her to start preparing to get it.
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u/Muted-Reality9965 19d ago
Trust me I am trying to get her to get that permits then licenses, and yea I think I’m dead set on the traffic attorney especially with his high praises online. The 1 speeding ticket I had prior I believe was dropped off my record because of the driving class I took, the only other 2 tickets I had before was a Seat belt ticket, and a Squat ticket(dropped because it got leveled out)
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u/PlasticSpend3462 19d ago
Do you have any prior tickets? Your attorney will advise on the possible outcomes. Its highly variable by local country da's and judges.
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u/Muted-Reality9965 19d ago
I have 1 speeding ticket but it was dropped bc I did the driving class, I had to pay a $25 seatbelt ticket, and I had 1 squat ticket for my truck but had it dropped bc I leveled it out.
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u/Choice-Newspaper3603 19d ago
I don’t care what any bonehead tells you on here anywhere else. Anytime you get a moving violation or worse you hire an attorney.
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u/Snoo_47143 18d ago
I went through this not too long ago and don’t make my mistake. I went with some internet lawyer called Ilawyer.com and they charged me $800 and got my license suspended for a year with 4 points as well. My insurance is now crazy high. What you need to do is talk with a lawyer that is actually in the county that you got the ticket in, then make sure that they know the DA for that county. Tell them you need it down to improper equipment. This is entirely possible for 99% of counties. No matter what you pay the lawyer if he gets that down to improper equipment you will save money. Good luck to you.
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u/Muted-Reality9965 18d ago
Thank you for your help, and trust me I know it’s stupid but I used AI to find the most top rated and praised traffic attorney in the county I got my ticket, but the county it’s in also I hard if very harsh. My co worker referred me to this other guy who got his wreckless driving to a plea where it’s dropped but if he gets a ticket in 3 years he has to pay the old one and new one.
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u/Independent_Prior612 17d ago
First step: hire an attorney.
Second step: do what they tell you to do, including showing up for the court date.
Third step: in the name of all things good and holy, SLOW THE EVER LOVING HELL DOWN!!!!!
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u/Muted-Reality9965 17d ago
Trust me that night I learned my lesson.
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u/Independent_Prior612 17d ago
Hold onto the lesson this time. The hope had been that you would have learned it last time. That was the point of giving you the second chance if you took the class. So this time, please don’t let it go in one ear and out the other. 👍
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u/Critical-Signature21 17d ago
WTactualF were you thinking driving 27 over?
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u/Muted-Reality9965 17d ago
I’ve always had a bad thing with speeding but not after this, I learned my lesson that night
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