myversa

For that big amount, you should fight for it.

I got tickets before (which was little comapring to you) and I did not pay til the last moment.  It sent me a letter said, it became a criminal offense.  The police had the right to put me in jail next time they saw me in the states, driving or not.

I do not know about the 5 years thing because on the letter it did not say anything about that.

You should at least fight for it and maybe get the 1000 dollar off at least.

myversa

yes, in Canada if you do not pay, you cannot renew your license but in States, the police has the right to put you in drive if they catch you driving again.

myversa

You should request to go to court and explain your situation and try to find a reason that it's unsafe to yield at that time so you could not possibly yield the police car.  From some websites, someone stated that the police might even lie how much miles you continue to travel to not to yield.  

Do not say you already yield but the police still ticketed you because it's more likely the judge will believe him than you.

myversa

http://forum.freeadvice.com/spee ... vehicle-432518.html

you can try to make a similar case to this..

saying that you are not yielding because you know the police is pulling you over and you were in left lane and you want to make sure it's safe to change to right lane and find a safe place to stop the car.

myversa

you should dispute it while you still have the chance.  If you choose to ignore it and think you will not just go to US now, when the time passes and if you need to go to the states, you cannot dispute anymore and more interests accumulated, you will need to pay more.

myversa

Over the speed limit is not really the big issue here....

it's the "fail to yield to emergency vehicle"....

myversa

I agreed with what Tofu said.  

If your dad is inside the vehicle too, he can prove one of the following:
1. that all of you inside the car did not hear the siren or
2.  the traffic was so busy that caffie cannot pull over immediately.
3. no one realized the police car was behind you.

myversa

Just FYI, if you were driving at ~90mph, and if the cop claimed that he followed you for ~2 miles, that means he was following you for ~80secs.
daimo 發表於 2009-7-9 10:42

I think in that case, the police would call for the backup already..... Nice finding.