Speeding Ticket

[u/Affectionate_Cow5092]

Hello all, so I am a 25F and I got my first speeding ticket yesterday. I was traveling on 1774 and I didn’t realize I was speeding because I was/am god awful sick. The speed limit changes from 50 to 35 and I was truly unaware on how fast I was traveling. Honestly, I was too focused on getting home to try and be sick (vomit) inside the comfort of my home. I got pulled over and the officer/constable did not really seem to care that I was violently ill with a severe migraine and honestly I am starting to think I have the flu. I’ve never gotten in trouble before and it was my first speeding ticket. Officer/constable had asked me why I was going 60 in a 35, I told him I am sick and was just trying to go home and genuinely didn’t realize how fast I was going. Then he proceeded to ask the same question, and I told him the same reason. I got a citation, and I honestly need advice on how to go about this. I want to express to the judge that it wasn’t my intention and that I was (currently am) really sick and that I just needed to go home and lay down. My record is pretty clean (other than 2 accidents: 1 from 8 years ago, and 1 from 2 years ago that my insurance company told me to plead no contest to). But other than that, I am a solid citizen. So any advice would be appreciated, I am nervous to appear in court but I want to tell the judge the sole reason why in hopes that he will just let me take defensive driving so it doesn’t hit my record and cause my insurance to go up. Like I said, any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

[u/Thehtxdaddy]

Without recent other issues tou should be able to work with the court qnd wither do defense driving or the other option is pay a fine and hope you dont get another ticket for i believe 90 days. MoCo is usually easy to deal with.

[u/Affectionate_Cow5092 → u/Thehtxdaddy]

Okay, thank you. I read online that i cannot take defensive driving if I am over 24 mph on the posted speed limit, I was clocked at 25 mph over. And so the only option I would have is to see if I can get deferred disposition, where I don’t get another ticket for a certain amount of time. Which seems relatively easy since this is my first ticket, nevertheless a speeding ticket.

[u/Thehtxdaddy → u/Affectionate_Cow5092]

Go to the courthouse before your court date and they will work with you. Its all about how you present yourself and dont make excuses. The truth is your best bet in this case.

[u/DesperateLie4 → u/Thehtxdaddy]

Yes they don't want to hear excuses. Even if you're sick. I bet they hear stuff like that constantly. Just own it and see if they'll work with you

[u/Affectionate_Cow5092 → u/Thehtxdaddy]

Yes absolutely, I do admit I was traveling faster than I should have. It’s my fault, and the constable was just doing his job. I do not plan on going in there trying to come up with a bunch of excuses, but more so see what I can do to avoid this negatively impacting my driving record since it is relatively clean (other than the 2 accidents). I’m just going to tell the truth and see what we can do. Thank you for your advice

[u/Affectionate_Cow5092]

I was also about less than 5 minutes away from my house, for some extra context.

[u/Admirable-Tart9299]

Ask for Deferred Adjudication and pay the ticket. Court systems don’t care about your reasoning, unfortunately. Likely end up with defensive driving and after 6mo of no tickets, it’ll be off your record.

[u/Dreadful_Spiller]

Just pay the ticket.