The latest traffic radar technology is coming to one Florida police department and that could increase the number of speeding tickets that officers issue in High Springs, Florida. The city of High Springs won a Kustom Signals Pro Laser III in a raffle from the Florida Law Enforcement Liaisons.
High Springs is a town with about 4,000 residents according to Wikipedia and spending $1,500 on a new laser unit is not really in the budget even if it leads to safer streets by issuing Florida traffic citations to more drivers. The town’s police department got the radar unit for free thanks to a raffle that took place at a meeting of Florida Law Enforcement Liaisons, which will sometimes raffle off the most expensive traffic enforcement technology.
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Florida Speeding Tickets – Bradenton Man Gets Speeding Ticket For 100 MPH In Car Held Together By Vice Grips
It is hard to figure what is most improbable about this Florida speeding ticket story. Is it the fact that this Bradenton man was driving 100 MPH in a car held together by vise grips or the fact he was doing so at 2:30 in the morning with three kids in the car? The 19-year-old man is facing more than just traffic charges following the incident on State Road 64.
Brad Rouzier was driving a 1994 Honda at over 100 MPH early Saturday morning when he was pulled over by Manatee County Sheriffs. The man claimed he was driving so fast because he was unable to downshift. He went on to tell deputies his car was falling apart. He wasn’t lying about that according to police reports. The Honda was being held together at certain spots by vise grips. Both front wheels were missing lug nuts and one of his rims on the rear of the car was completely cracked. Deputies smelled burning brakes, tires and oil when the vehicle was finally pulled over.
Lee County Traffic Court News – Only 10% Of People Beat Lee County Speeding Tickets In Court
If you have to go to Lee County traffic court and hope to beat your speeding ticket, you are not going to like the results of a NBC2 investigation. According to a year and a half worth of pouring over traffic court records, the southwest Florida TV station found that Lee County magistrates found people fighting their speeding ticket guilty nearly 90% of the time.
The investigative report published on the station’s website concludes that the likelihood you would beat your Florida traffic citation depends of the violation you were written up for. If you were charged with careless driving in Florida, there is a 25% chance you would be found not guilty or have your charge dropped when facing a Lee County magistrate. That is a much higher percentage than those trying to beat a Lee County speeding ticket.