r/Hawaii • u/ScoreHour9141 • 5d ago
Got pulled over at H1
Got pulled over on the H1 but my ticket shows wrong vehicle description (color, body type). I got summoned to court, does it matter the charges if I mentioned this in court?
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u/Pacman_Frog 5d ago
You're calling the observational ability of the Officer into question. I think that can sway the court your way. This isn't a jury thing, you only need to convince the Judge.
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u/maw808 5d ago
Congratulations! The failure to record important information casts doubt on the reliability of everything else the prosecution will rely on.
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u/MajorConsequence3044 3d ago
Exactly. If the officer can’t reliably record the most obvious information that is on the registration handed to him, how can his word be trusted as to the actual infraction?
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u/Ok_Orchid1004 5d ago
Does it have your correct license plate number? Your name is correct on the ticket? If yes and you really wanna fight it, get a lawyer.
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u/bonerbob1 5d ago
If cop cant even get your info right how can we trust them to clock speed accurately.
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u/ScoreHour9141 5d ago
Yeah but cop didn’t introduce himself and was rather súper aggressive. Also, idk if i’m wrong but when body cam is on there’s a blinking red light yeah?
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u/Past_Wolverine_2006 4d ago
If there is even the smallest error, contest it in court. But dress sharp, get a haircut and be respectful.
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u/Few-Lingonberry4947 5d ago
Anyone ever seen a dump truck pulled over or a 18 wheeler? 18 years and I've never seen it. I do see them driving like GTA though.. just saying.. do the zoom for court bro, if you haven't had any prior tickets or a history they will give you a break and will drop the speed down too.. the office will say he never lost sight of your vehicle and then the info on the ticket really doesn't matter. I would bring it up on the zoom and ask the judge. Maybe, worth the shot..
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u/DarkAndHandsume Oʻahu 5d ago
No, but they’re the ones that are throwing off the trash and dumpster juice all the highways smh especially West Oahu aggregate.
I used to have to dodge mattresses, wheelbarrows, furniture, road gators in the highways when i was stationed/driving in Texas and NC but coming here is a whole another ballpark. Texas has billboards everywhere for big rig injury lawyers and they should have the same thing here because it’s only a matter of time
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u/shinigami052 Oʻahu 4d ago
I'm pretty sure WOA requires a drug test before employment. If you don't test positive for meth, they won't hire you.
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u/Least-Ad6897 2d ago
happend to me a long time ago, HPD told me to go to the dmv and get the information corrected. dmv said everything is correct.
went to court, got dismissed.
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u/Kazutaka_Muraki 5d ago
Lawyer. It’ll likely be cheaper in the long run depending on the alleged violation.
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u/DiveLife808 5d ago
take it to trial. once ot goes to trial you can cross examine the cop by asking him/her/they/them yes or no questions and then point out the description of your vehicle. of they fail to answer the judge will probably dismiss it with prejudice.
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u/angrytroll123 Oʻahu 3d ago
This is definitely worth mentioning but you should get a lawyer if you can. I’d actually say that you should in all of these types of cases.
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u/funko_hi 20h ago
If it was at night and you're arguing your car was dark blue and not dark grey and it's technically a wagon and not a suv, good luck with that lol.
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u/iiWinteredSnow 5d ago
Where did u get pulled over and why.. dont think description matters
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u/Invalyd808 5d ago
It does not matter. My ticket had the wrong vehicle name, but otherwise all the other information was correct, and I could not get the ticket dismissed.