ALBANY, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo conducted a ceremonial bill signing which made texting while driving a primary offense in New York State which means that a driver can be stopped solely for the offense. While it has been against the law to text or use an electronic device while driving in New York forRead More
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$5,000 Speeding Ticket – Who Said Tickets Don’t Affect Auto Insurance?
Published in MSN Money I hadn’t been stopped for speeding in more than 20 years. Call me dull, but I honestly do like to poke along. Driving through the high plains of New Mexico this winter, though, I apparently missed a 40 mph sign where a lonesome highway ducked between buildings before re-emerging into open sky.Read More
Politician Who Collects Votes…And Speeding Tickets
According to the Rapid City Journal, South Dakota State Representative Kristi Noem has received ten (10!) speeding tickets over the past ten years. Her most recent speeding ticket charged her with going 94 mph in 75 mph zone. She has also been charged with driving without a license. Wait…there’s more. If you look back to NovemberRead More
100MPH Speed Crash Caught on Tape
Police video captured a devastating car crash in Sugarcreek Township, Green County, Ohio. Law enforcement officials say the car was speeding and driving at around 100 miles per hour. As you can see from the below video clip, the car hits the highway divider, goes airborne and then slams into the overpass. Shockingly, the 19-year-old driverRead More
Municipal Court Appeal in Passaic Superior Court Won by Rosenblum
In this case, the defendant was charged with violating the statute that prohibits cell phone use while driving – NJS 39:4-97.3(a). The case came before the Passaic Municipal Court (Hon. Debbie Klugler Irwin, J.M.C., presiding) on March 15, 2010 for arraignment and on April 15, 2010 for trial. At the arraignment, Judge Irwin stated thatRead More
Garden State Parkway Tickets – Speeding Tickets and Traffic Tickets Increase
New Jersey State Police records show that Garden State Parkway traffic tickets increased a whopping 61% compared to this time last year.
Leaving the Scene of an Accident in New York State
Any driver knows that car accidents happen and that it can create a serious fine as well as an increase in car insurance premiums. Drivers also know that hit and run accidents are also common. Some drivers leave the scene of an accident to evade any potential charges or because they did not think anyRead More
Dealing with Non-Criminal Traffic Violations
Receiving a traffic violation ticket in the state of New York does not always mean having to go to ‘court’. For places such as Buffalo, Rochester and Suffolk County, if you receive a ticket classified as a ‘non-criminal moving traffic violation’, you are not required to attend court. This is so, as the courts inRead More