Today was a great day in Vancouver, WA traffic court. Washington law is very protective of driver’s righs. Specifically IRLJ 6.6, one of the court rules, requires all speed measuring devices be certified to be accurate and that the State must prove that calibration in trial. Using the great protections afforded Washington drivers, my clients and I had a great day today in Vancouver, WA traffic court.
- Speeding 95 in a 60 mph zone and no proof of insurance tickets dismissed for an unlawful stop by an unmarked police vehicle. (City and county police vehicles must be marked under RCW 46.08.065)
- Speeding 64 in a 35 mph zone dismissed because the State failed to prove the radar unit was calibrated.
- Negligent Driving 2 (alleging defendant drove in a negligent manner that endangered people or property) based on driving 98 in a 60 not guilty because State failed to prove laser calibrated correctly and officer didn’t testify that defendant did anything dangerous.
- Speeding 68 in a 50 dismissed because Trooper used wrong tuning fork to calibrate his radar unit.
Good things can happen if you have a good attorney working on your case. Give me a call if you have a Vancouver, WA or Clark County Traffic Court Ticket and we’ll see what I can do to help you keep it off your record.