EddyColdcuts
New Member
I was recently pulled over by an officer and issued a summons for driving on a closed (39:4-94.2B) road knowingly.
It was a rainy day and apparently an officer had closed the road at the bottom of a hill because up ahead on the road was a fallen tree. Now as I was approaching the officers car, not aware of any tree because the tree was at the top of the hill, not noticeable from down below. I had noticed that the traffic ahead of me was going right around the officer's car. So I slowed down and proceeded following the traffic which I was last in line. The officer then, got behind me and pulled me over where he then issued me a summons.
Now, there were no signs posted that the road was closed, only a utility vehicle at the top of the hill which seemed as if they were trying to remove the tree, but that's all.
According to the statute, they should have signs.
Any advice on how to approach this is court?
It was a rainy day and apparently an officer had closed the road at the bottom of a hill because up ahead on the road was a fallen tree. Now as I was approaching the officers car, not aware of any tree because the tree was at the top of the hill, not noticeable from down below. I had noticed that the traffic ahead of me was going right around the officer's car. So I slowed down and proceeded following the traffic which I was last in line. The officer then, got behind me and pulled me over where he then issued me a summons.
Now, there were no signs posted that the road was closed, only a utility vehicle at the top of the hill which seemed as if they were trying to remove the tree, but that's all.
According to the statute, they should have signs.
Any advice on how to approach this is court?