Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice here.
Last night around 8pm or so I pulled up to a 4-way stop intersection and was turning right. I signaled but didn't come to a complete stop, it was admittedly a rolling stop, and turned right. A moment later a police officer on a bicycle rode out in front of my car and told me to stop and roll down my window. He ended up writing me a ticket for failure to yield to a stop sign.
Some misc facts: It was dark, raining, and there were no other cars around. Columbus, OH. The officer was sitting in the carport of private apartment building before "pulling me over".
So what would be in my best interest to do here? I have 4 points on my record already and this will be another 2 if convicted. The ticket fine is $126.
I don't see any way of getting the ticket dropped (unless the cop doesn't show to court), at this point I'm interested in seeing if I can get it reduced to a non-moving violation or something without points. What are my odds?
Thanks
Last night around 8pm or so I pulled up to a 4-way stop intersection and was turning right. I signaled but didn't come to a complete stop, it was admittedly a rolling stop, and turned right. A moment later a police officer on a bicycle rode out in front of my car and told me to stop and roll down my window. He ended up writing me a ticket for failure to yield to a stop sign.
Some misc facts: It was dark, raining, and there were no other cars around. Columbus, OH. The officer was sitting in the carport of private apartment building before "pulling me over".
So what would be in my best interest to do here? I have 4 points on my record already and this will be another 2 if convicted. The ticket fine is $126.
I don't see any way of getting the ticket dropped (unless the cop doesn't show to court), at this point I'm interested in seeing if I can get it reduced to a non-moving violation or something without points. What are my odds?
Thanks
