- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
(State of Kentucky)
About a month ago, my friend picked me up for work and Told me she had just been pulled over for running a red light she did not run.
On her way to town to pick me up (lives out in the country part of town, curvy roads and so on..) the roads were fairly icy, so she did her best to avoid black ice and stay closer to the middle of the road until she was safely in town. She drove another mile or two down on Wilkerson blv when an officer pulled out from a side road and followed in behind her. He then follows her roughly another 3 miles with no problems until they come to a red light which she stops at. Blinker on, behind the white line. The light turns green and she begins to turn left. Half way through the light the officer throws on his lights and pulls her over.
Once at the vehicle he of course asks for license and registration (which she had registration but could not locate at that moment. Found it later in the visor) then asks her if she's on drugs!? She tells him of course not! Hands him her license and insurance. He tells her that a buddy of his was following her (on the county road) and claims she was swerving all over the place and that she ran a light down on Wilkerson. He goes back to his vehicle, then returns with a ticket that says she ran a light on versailles road but he's quick to tell her she can just go on down the courthouse and pay the ticket and then she won't have to attend court or anything. She said he seemed pushy about her going on and paying it. However on the ticket, it says non payable. My friend is adamant that she did not run any light whatsoever. Should she try to fight this? It does state on the ticket that there is a dash cam on the officers cruiser. It will exaunerate her. She can't really afford an attorney or the ticket and court. Any advice would be a blessing.
Thank you!!
About a month ago, my friend picked me up for work and Told me she had just been pulled over for running a red light she did not run.
On her way to town to pick me up (lives out in the country part of town, curvy roads and so on..) the roads were fairly icy, so she did her best to avoid black ice and stay closer to the middle of the road until she was safely in town. She drove another mile or two down on Wilkerson blv when an officer pulled out from a side road and followed in behind her. He then follows her roughly another 3 miles with no problems until they come to a red light which she stops at. Blinker on, behind the white line. The light turns green and she begins to turn left. Half way through the light the officer throws on his lights and pulls her over.
Once at the vehicle he of course asks for license and registration (which she had registration but could not locate at that moment. Found it later in the visor) then asks her if she's on drugs!? She tells him of course not! Hands him her license and insurance. He tells her that a buddy of his was following her (on the county road) and claims she was swerving all over the place and that she ran a light down on Wilkerson. He goes back to his vehicle, then returns with a ticket that says she ran a light on versailles road but he's quick to tell her she can just go on down the courthouse and pay the ticket and then she won't have to attend court or anything. She said he seemed pushy about her going on and paying it. However on the ticket, it says non payable. My friend is adamant that she did not run any light whatsoever. Should she try to fight this? It does state on the ticket that there is a dash cam on the officers cruiser. It will exaunerate her. She can't really afford an attorney or the ticket and court. Any advice would be a blessing.
Thank you!!