I was arrested Options

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Yep i was arrested for reckless driving. This was a couple of weeks ago. Some guy pulled out right in front of me and i used the center left turn lane to pass around him. Cop saw me coming around the guy and made a U-ey and I instantly pulled over in my works parking lot (i was going back to work anyways) and he asks me why I was in a rush and I told him that guy pulled out infront of me and so I went around him. He then asked me to step out of my car cuz i was under arrest for reckless. I didnt put up a fight but WOW TALK ABOUT EMBARASSING since it was infront of my work. He puts me in the back of the car searches my car and asks why theres alcohol in the backseat. I said the minature bottle was from a mariners game a month ago - which is true. it was unopened. Then he told me that "come to think of it, you do smell like alcohol. Have you been drinking" I was actually quite offended by the remark but told him I hadnt and I was willing to take a breathalizer. He told me it wouldnt be neccesary. He then told me if I cooperated he'd just cite me there. So I did the whole time but I guess he changed his mind cuz when he returned to the car he started to drive away. I asked if I could tell my work since this happened on the backside and they probably didnt see me but he said I could call htem after I was ffingerprinted. Which would be after my work was closed anyways.

So were driving to the station and he takes me in and they had no where to put me. All the holding cells were filled. They talked about putting me in the bathroom till they realized they had someone in there being held. So they put two guys togehter in a cell then put me in one (alone). I stayed quiet. The lady who was doing my fingerprinting and pics was really nice but the cop told her to take her time with me. So I finally got out about 2 hours later or so and I walked 3 miles back to my work. I didnt want a ride from anyone cuz I was upset with myself. So my parents were upset but more upset with the cop for A. Handcuffing their little girl B. accusing me of smelling of Alcohol and C. Giving me such a harsh ticket.

Well im dealing with one of the best lawyers now - 2500 bucks but well worth it in the end I think. Parents luckily put up the money for it cuz I dont have 2500 bucks to pay upfront. So im in the process of dealing with that and paying them back.

Im not mad at the cop - yeah I shouldnt have downshifted and went around the guy but I have a fear of braking hard ever since I had to do that once and my brakes went out.


Note - no comments needed of how I deserved the ticket - im not putting up a fight over it but the 2 lawyers ive talked to even said it was pretty harsh and they usually wouldnt give reckless for that.

[creis]

sorry to hear that you got ripped by the cops too, sounds like you'll get off since you were avoiding a collision, such crap that cops always asume the worst and never accept that they may be wrong.

I got arrested a few weeks ago for doing a small burn out in a jack in the box parking lot in my g/f 96 cherokee ment to just spin eh a bit but ended up sliding the back around a little. was no big deal as soon as it did I hit the breaks and stopped, then when i pulled to the main road, 5 cars hit there lights and pulled me over, 2 stopped behind me the others turned off there lights and drove down the road after i stopped.

anyway I got the whole bs pulled me out searched me did not search the car but yelled at my g/f and acked like total a$$es. asked how much i had to drink ( imediatly said i dont drink and have never had any) they threw me in the back, then called me a lier when i told then the truth, said the same story 4 times they finaly belived it the 4th time, after they saw my clear record and I told em my place of work. anyway they said they were taking me straght to jail, also said they were trying to find a cell for me. i was like whatever guys. kinda smileling a bit it was funny to me. they ended up letting me go with a ticket for a court date. my lawer pushed back the court date and is dropping it from a reckless driving to neg so its not on my record as a cirminal affece.

anyway I lost all respect for the cops in boney lake (were it happend)