- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
First off. I did get a ticket in this park back in Oct.
Tonight I got on the parkway, and less than a minute after getting on the parkway a car passed in the opposite direction with a park ranger behind it. I had the cruise control set to 49-50, mph in a 45 zone.
The ranger hit his lights, made a 2 point u-turn, turn his lights off and hung back for about a mile. As we came up to a bridge with a parking area on the other side he got on my rear bumper and hit his lights so I pulled over.
He asked me if I know how fast I was going, To which I replied honestly "50 mph". He claims he clocked me going 76mph.
I immediately told him there's no way, that I had my cruise control set and my friend in the passenger seat can vouch for me.
Some time during the exchange of words and license/registration info, another ranger pulled up. He approached from the passenger side to try and make it look as if he was in the original vehicle. We had an exchange of words (nothing profane or threatening) and he laughed in a cocky manner during our exchange. I told him the camera footage would not show me passing him doing anywhere near 76mph, to which he replied "Well his radar gun was calibrated at the beginning of his shift".
I was given a ticket to which I signed but I have no intent of paying.
I will be contacting a lawyer, my friend has said he will be a witness and I will make sure video footage is subpoenad to help with my case. What other options do I have or actions should be taken?
Tonight I got on the parkway, and less than a minute after getting on the parkway a car passed in the opposite direction with a park ranger behind it. I had the cruise control set to 49-50, mph in a 45 zone.
The ranger hit his lights, made a 2 point u-turn, turn his lights off and hung back for about a mile. As we came up to a bridge with a parking area on the other side he got on my rear bumper and hit his lights so I pulled over.
He asked me if I know how fast I was going, To which I replied honestly "50 mph". He claims he clocked me going 76mph.
I immediately told him there's no way, that I had my cruise control set and my friend in the passenger seat can vouch for me.
Some time during the exchange of words and license/registration info, another ranger pulled up. He approached from the passenger side to try and make it look as if he was in the original vehicle. We had an exchange of words (nothing profane or threatening) and he laughed in a cocky manner during our exchange. I told him the camera footage would not show me passing him doing anywhere near 76mph, to which he replied "Well his radar gun was calibrated at the beginning of his shift".
I was given a ticket to which I signed but I have no intent of paying.
I will be contacting a lawyer, my friend has said he will be a witness and I will make sure video footage is subpoenad to help with my case. What other options do I have or actions should be taken?