On July 2nd, as part of a 4th of July DUI and speeding crackdown, I was issued a ticket (46.61.400.10 - by the way, I cannot find that listing for that statute anywhere. I found 46.61.400, but my ticket CLEARLY shows 46.61.400.10?? Any ideas??) for going "70+" in a 60 zone on Hwy 16 in Kitsap County. Both the ticket and the Washington State Patrol officer who issued the ticket stated I was caught by an airplane overhead. At the exact same time I was pulled over, no less than FOUR other vehicles within a 200-500 foot range from me were also being pulled over or had been pulled over by other State Patrol cars, some of them with more than one patrol car behind them. The officer, who was very polite and courteous, said specifically that he 'did not pull or access' my record when he took my license back to his car to check. He also told me that if 'I have a good driving record, that there are some options on the back of the ticket you may want to consider.' Why would he tell me that? The options are to 1. Pay the fine ($91.00) 2. Mitigating Hearing 3. Contested Hearing, FYI. I have NEVER before recieved a ticket or warning or anything before, and I am 23 and have been driving since I was 16. I have not responded to the ticket yet, but i have to mail it in a day or so for it to arrive in time to be post marked properly. I feel that this traffic stop should have warranted a warning at least, due to my excellent driving record, and that there might be a possibility due to the sheer number of people being pulled over that they might have mistakenly 'tagged' me because of the other people's speeds. Can this happen? What should I do? I don't want my insurance to go up for something I feel was incorrect. Thanks for reading, - Wendy
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