Fight Your Reg.
182 Ticket With Our Traffic Ticket Lawyers
I have received many telephone calls from truck drivers
passing through Westchester County who have mistakenly and driven their
commercial vehicles onto one of the many parkways contained therein.
Despite their best efforts to get off the highway, a
Westchester County Police Officer has already stopped them for making this dreaded
mistake. Quick often they are
issued three or more tickets.
These tickets are for violation VTL 1110a (disobeying a
traffic control device), Reg. 182.31L (unauthorized use of a restricted vehicle
-- trailer), and Reg 182.31M (unauthorized use of a restricted vehicle on a
parkway – truck).
The enforcement of these tickets will vary from court to
court. In some courts in the
county, the Town or Village Prosecutor will represent the People of the State
of New York on these cases.
Meanwhile, in other courts, the issuing officer acts as the prosecutor
on the case.
As such, the result on fighting these tickets will vary
greatly. Fighting these tickets
must be evaluated on a case by case basis. Some of the key considerations on defending these cases are:
- Who will be the presiding judge?
- Was there any kind of accident involved?
- Did the truck hit an overpass?
- Are there any prior convictions on the driver’s record?
- What were the particular facts and circumstances surrounding the issuance of the ticket?
- Were any statements made to law enforcement at the time of the stop?
Upon review of these facts, a cogent legal defense can be
put forth to help limit a driver’s exposure to fines, penalties, and points on
their license.
The “I was
following my GPS” defense
Most truck drivers do not willingly enter the Parkways in an
act of civil disobediance. They
make an honest mistake. The
majority of truck drivers are following their GPS device which incorrectly.
While this scenario presents valid mitigation circumstances,
it is not a defense to dismiss the charges.
Food For Thought
Most truck drivers purchase a residential GPS device. These devices assume that the driver is
not operating a commercial vehicle.
As such, drivers are directed to driver on a wide variety of roads. In order to avoid these types of
tickets altogether, a truck driver should the “commercial” version of their GPS
device. These devices are specifically
designed for truck drivers. They
tend to avoid these pitfalls.
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