I am 25 years old and have not had a speeding ticket or any other traffic violations in four years. In this four years, I have driven over 120,000 miles -I am a paralegal/courier on top of being a full-time student. I recently found out (last week) that I have severe dysplasia (one stage away from cervical cancer) which is a huge shock considering my age. Since my diagnosis, all I can think about is what is going to happen... I have to have surgery in a couple weeks; will I have to have more than one surgery; will my biopsy show that I do, in fact, have invasive cancer; and especially the worry of how all this will affect my ability to have children -something that is EXTREMELY important to me. This news has caused me to be quite distracted in every area of my life. You can see from my transcripts that I am an excellent student, however, after my diagnosis, you can see that my grades suffered.
The day I got the ticket, Thursday July 5, I was caught up in all my negative thinking and simply was not paying attention when I was driving 65mph in a 45 zone. I am an intelligent person and with the costs of nursing school (starting in August) and the costs I will incur due to my medical condition looming in the near future, it would be extremely stupid of me to get a ticket. It is completely absurd to drive 20 miles over the posted speed limit. I just spaced out for a few minutes. It was a completely honest, although huge, mistake.
With that said, considering the amount of miles driven, the four years since my last ticket, my financial situation and my medical condition, what should I do? Should I hire an attorney or go and talk to the DA myself, explaining my extenuating circumstances? Will the DA be empathetic or will my infraction be too serious to overlook? Will they reduce it and can I get a PJC?
I appreciate any advice very, very much.
The day I got the ticket, Thursday July 5, I was caught up in all my negative thinking and simply was not paying attention when I was driving 65mph in a 45 zone. I am an intelligent person and with the costs of nursing school (starting in August) and the costs I will incur due to my medical condition looming in the near future, it would be extremely stupid of me to get a ticket. It is completely absurd to drive 20 miles over the posted speed limit. I just spaced out for a few minutes. It was a completely honest, although huge, mistake.
With that said, considering the amount of miles driven, the four years since my last ticket, my financial situation and my medical condition, what should I do? Should I hire an attorney or go and talk to the DA myself, explaining my extenuating circumstances? Will the DA be empathetic or will my infraction be too serious to overlook? Will they reduce it and can I get a PJC?
I appreciate any advice very, very much.
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