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Originally Posted by hoast
Yes! Because there is no such thing as running a yellow light so how could they drop it! Its perfectly legal, so basically he pulled me over and said "You were cuttin that light pretty close there how much ya have to drink tonight?"
If they find out that he had no reason to pull me over I'm pretty sure all charges will be dropped.. this is what I was told.
It still doesn't take away my $600 for bail, $200 to get truck out of impound and the 24 or so hours I spent in a dirty fuckin cell
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You need to go down to the station and pay like $15 or whatever to get a copy of the traffic stop and arrest report. YOU do this, not your lawyer. It is way cheaper for you to go down and pay $15-20 than to have your lawyer do it and bill you $300 for his time.
If they wrote it up as a Yellow, then it was an invalid stop - charges dropped.
If they lie and say red, then you'll need to press on why they didn't cite you for the failure to yield (stop at the red).
They may have dash video. Some turn it on for every stop. You will need to ask what the dept's proceedure is, and then subpoena the tape. You can do this by calling your State Bar association and asking what the number of the legal form is for a subpoena. Again, way cheaper if you do it instead of your attorney. Some states have it all online.
Good luck.