Hi, a little background before I explain my third ticket. I first got a speeding ticket in april of 2007 for going 10mph over. Then in August of 2007, I got a ticket for improper overtake. Now my latest ticket happened a few days ago. I got stopped for going 69 in a 40 zone. He put medium traffic and checked 21-30mph. Now let me explain as to why I was speeding. I was at work and around 2pm my sister called me and told me she just fell down the stairs in our home. She ended up being ok just a sprained ankle. Im 19 she's 15. I then rushed out of work and one mile down the road, he got me. I explained why I was speeding and I even admitted that I was speeding. I tried explaining to the police officer that I was just concerned for my sister. He asked me if I wanted a ambulence sent over to my house but I declined saying that she wasnt hurt that bad. What kind of consequences am I looking at? I will explain the same to the judge or prosecuter. I live in bridgeview, illinois so I dont know how bad the laws are here as far as this goes. Thanks for any help at all. My court date is in October 19th.

 

i live in crystal lake and to my knowledge ive had probly one speeding ticket a year since i hit 16 lol and im 20. i havent ever had my license suspended just have had to pay out the ass and went to a few traffic schools, my insurance has also taken a blow

 

plead guilty and ull get 4 month court supervision,if u get a moving violation during the supervision than ur lisence gets suspensed cuz ur under 21

 

Well see my license has already been suspended for 3 months cause I got the two tickets in the same year. The suspension started nov 2007 and ended feb 2008. So I will be ok then? I have been reading on some sites that I can go to jail. That scares the hell out of me.

 

na no jail,either they will take ur lisence and u wont get it till 21 or suspension for 6 months

 

say goodbye to your license until your 21. If you already had it taken away once they aren't going to give you court supervision especially since you were doing over 20 over the speed limit. you're lucky he didn't give you a ticket for reckless driving and reckless endagerment on top of the speeding. The laws in IL suck and the judges aren't going to let you get away with it regardless of the reason.

 

11‑503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless driving.
(a) A person commits reckless driving if he or she:
(1) drives any vehicle with a willful or wanton
disregard for the safety of persons or property; or

(2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in
a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne.

(b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under subsections (b‑1), (c), and (d) of this Section.
(b‑1) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes bodily harm to a child or a school crossing guard while the school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of subsection (a) shall be guilty of aggravated reckless driving if the violation results in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Section, aggravated reckless driving is a Class 4 felony.
(d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to a child or a school crossing guard while the school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving. Aggravated reckless driving under this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 95‑467, eff. 6‑1‑08.)


so in order to get a reckless driving charge, there had to have been a few other factors. i.e. weaving in and out of traffic, blowing through red lights ect.

mrchyzy16 i sent you a pm