hellopeepz
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
This happened last night on Saint Patrick's day. I was driving home from a friend's house. We were drinking and playing board games. Nothing crazy. I waited 2 hours before going home just in case I was over the limit. I felt fine and left and then got pulled over. I was NOT given a DUI, but I was told I'll get a couple of tickets in the mail. I ran a stop sign (2:30am and nobody was around so I rolled through it instead of stopping completely like probably most people would do) and also was speeding for a very short time. It was a new area to me and I was turning onto a main road. Turned right at a traffic light, sped up to 40, saw the 25 mph speed limit sign and immediately started to slow down to about 33 or so. I was only driving for about 2 to 3 minutes total before getting pulled over. I was given a breathalyzer test and it read .085 (.08 legal limit in PA) so they let me go if a friend came to pick me up, which they did. The cops seemed understanding and even told me basically everyone was getting pulled over that night. He said that I'll get a couple of tickets (pretty vague...) probably for running the stop sign and careless driving. He even said himself that if I go to the court date I may be able to knock down my tickets a bit. Would it be worth getting a lawyer, just showing up to court myself, or just paying the tickets? I don't know which tickets I'll get yet, but I imagine 3 likely possibilities.
Run stop sign + reckless driving
Run stop sign + speeding
Run stop sign + speeding + reckless driving
Would any of those scenarios be worth hiring a lawyer for or should I just pay the tickets? If yes to lawyer, should I to go to court with him or let him handle it? If I go to the court myself and am asked if I was drinking or took a breathalyzer test should I tell them I blew a .085? Sorry for being completely clueless here. Thanks for your help.
This happened last night on Saint Patrick's day. I was driving home from a friend's house. We were drinking and playing board games. Nothing crazy. I waited 2 hours before going home just in case I was over the limit. I felt fine and left and then got pulled over. I was NOT given a DUI, but I was told I'll get a couple of tickets in the mail. I ran a stop sign (2:30am and nobody was around so I rolled through it instead of stopping completely like probably most people would do) and also was speeding for a very short time. It was a new area to me and I was turning onto a main road. Turned right at a traffic light, sped up to 40, saw the 25 mph speed limit sign and immediately started to slow down to about 33 or so. I was only driving for about 2 to 3 minutes total before getting pulled over. I was given a breathalyzer test and it read .085 (.08 legal limit in PA) so they let me go if a friend came to pick me up, which they did. The cops seemed understanding and even told me basically everyone was getting pulled over that night. He said that I'll get a couple of tickets (pretty vague...) probably for running the stop sign and careless driving. He even said himself that if I go to the court date I may be able to knock down my tickets a bit. Would it be worth getting a lawyer, just showing up to court myself, or just paying the tickets? I don't know which tickets I'll get yet, but I imagine 3 likely possibilities.
Run stop sign + reckless driving
Run stop sign + speeding
Run stop sign + speeding + reckless driving
Would any of those scenarios be worth hiring a lawyer for or should I just pay the tickets? If yes to lawyer, should I to go to court with him or let him handle it? If I go to the court myself and am asked if I was drinking or took a breathalyzer test should I tell them I blew a .085? Sorry for being completely clueless here. Thanks for your help.
