What do I do if I got a speeding tickets in the states? speeding, got, What, states, tickets

Caffie

I was driving back to Vancouver this evening, was on the highway in Skagit driving 90mph at 70mph speed limit (I'm not too familiar with miles..) and I got pulled over. First the cop asked me "How often do you check your rear mirrors? I have been following you for 2 miles with my sirens on". In my mind I was like WTF I just saw you, and I was pretty sure you didn't have your sirens on.. I only saw the lights flashing. I got a ticket for speeding - $247.00, and "fail to yield to emergency vehicle" - $1062.00. So a total of $1309.00 which is outrageous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have 3 options: pay for the damn thing, mitigation hearing, or contested hearing. I don't want to pay for it! The amount is half of my life savings @_@ My dad was with me at that time, and he said that he heard from somewhere before that if you don't pay for it, you are just not allowed to enter the states again within the next five years. Is that true??

Caffie

Ok, I'll do that then. So it's me who can't enter the states, right? How about the vehicle? And I can't even fly there?

Caffie

How do I find out?

Caffie

It's not a big deal to me if I'm banned from entering the US, lol. I don't really enjoy traveling there anyways.. I just went today for the drive cause my dad asked me to. But I was just wondering, would that affect my driving record/insurance?

Caffie

Another thing I just noticed on the ticket is that... under violation it says I'm going over 30mph. The cop told me I was going 20 over! I don't think it's fair for me to pay the ticket because it seems like the cop is trying to take advantage of us stereotyped "nice Canadians". I still think he lied to me about having his sirens on for two miles, because if they were on, my sister or dad would had heard it.. however, I was the first one to notice the cop behind me. If I pay the $1500+, I am not only throwing money away, but I'd also lose my dignity.