Thursday, August 11, 2011

I just got a $460 ticket for "ping a school bus" when I did not p a school bus.. thoughts?

Here's the situation.. I was on my way to work this morning, and as I approached the driveway of my work, there was school bus that was coming from the opposite direction, that had stopped and has its lights on. It was stopped at the opposite edge of my work's driveway from where I was. The driveway is roughly 60-70 ft wide. As I approached, I slowed and then stopped briefly (1-2 seconds at most) at the edge of the driveway closest to me, before proceeding to turn off the road and into the driveway. I never came close to the bus, nevermind p it. Nor did I come close to any of the kids waiting to be picked up. I turned off the road, away from all that. 2 hours later a state trooper tracks me down and gives me a ticket for $460 for "ping a standing school bus". I explain to him what happened, and he suggests I should fight it. He also mentioned that it isn't rare for some bus drivers to go on power trips some times, and a sympathetic judge/prosector may let it go. Just wondering what thoughts you all may have.. I really don't want to pay almost 500 bucks when I didn't p any school bus. And, I don't want the 4 points on my license. Can I beat this? Thanks.

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