Hello Sajha friends,
Yesterday, I was driving in a city of Ohio with my family. When I reached an intersection, there was yellow light. As the speed of my car was about 40 miles/hour I decided to go. When I just crossed the intersection, I saw the light turned into red. I have never driven in red light. After few second I saw that a highway patrol police car was coming behind me with light. I stopped my car. Police told me that I drove my car in red light. He said that he was behind me and everybody stopped but I did not stop in yellow light. He gave me a ticket. This is my first ticket in my 6 years driving history. I was so sad and depressed. I am not worrying about the money ($140.00) but the point that goes into my driving history for three years. I would not feel bad if I had driven in red light but it was yellow light.
Ticket says that I can just pay the amount but I don’t need to go the court. I would be grateful if you suggest me what to do next. Do you suggest me to pay the amount and do nothing or is there still anything I can do to get rid of this ticket? If I decided to go to the court, should I need lawyer from my side? I am not feeling good with this ticket.
Thank you for your fruitful information...