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Dr. Death
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Some states will charge you with reckless driving or even attempted suicide (attempted manslaughter if you have passengers) for driving over a certain speed (i.e. over 100mph). For a felony, your'e right, she would have been apprehended on the spot. What she needs to realize is that speed limits exist for a reason, and if someone had pulled out in front of her, say on the other side of a hill, or on a blind turn, where at the speed limit she could've stopped or avoided a collision, she could have caused a wreck. She could have killed someone, like say, a baby, someone's Mom or Dad, brother, sister, daughter, son....your 16 yr old friend has a lot of learning and growing up to do....she's lucky she isn't being charged with a felony....like vehicular manslaughter. |
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Citicop
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Speeding by itself can NEVER be a felony. She might be looking at a Reckless Driving charge, however. |
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It's not a felony and her friends are not lawyers. The only thing she is going to have to worry about is her daddy's foot tattooing her behind for making his insurance rates go up. |
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chimpus_incompetus
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Unless she ran over someone and fled the scene, it's just a speeding ticket.....definitely NOT a felony. |
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bdunn91
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Felony? Not likely. But almost certainly a different moving violation. In WI, up to 20 mph over is speeding, 20 mph and more is speeding excess. It's a stiffer violation and pretty much guaranteed to double the cost of your car insurance.
I'm sure this 16 year old will hear some choice words from her parents if they're footing the insurance bill... |
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igotdahookup29
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its a misdemeanor |
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i tell it like it is
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shell go to court and pay a fine,thats it. |
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E-Razz
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It is not a felony. She would have been arrested and had to post bail. |
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paul b
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Shes under 18 so speeding is a bad charge for them period. If I were the judge I would suspend her license until she turns 18 and have her complete driving school. Shes not looking at a fine and a slap on the wrist here, she needs to get a trafic lawyer to help her get the charge reduced or dismissed. |
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alex
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they are trying to say that it is a reckless driving charge for driving too fast, which you don't always get arrested for. However if she was charged with reckless driving it would say that on the ticket. If its her first offense she won't go to jail. She might be driving for a while though. |
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zebj25
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Its a violation...thats all nothing more. Dont worry about it. |
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Little Jesus
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nothing will happen.. just a hefty fine.. |
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Stephen
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Idk, about in Cali, but in IA you will get your license revoked until you're 18, but it is most definitely not a felony. |
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I Bleed Black & Gold
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no felony...trust me! |
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Bobbo
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Not a felony .. A bad moving violation ... With the age as a consideration there may be some driving classes with a hefty fine ... No need for a layer though |
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ruben_flores_2004
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unless she had a resriction on her license it's a misdemeanor and she will pay a hefty fine tell her not to worry |
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kj
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It's only a speeding ticket. She'll go to court and pay a fine. It's not a felony. |
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Amy N
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tell her not to sweat it......its not a felony and she will probably just have to pay a fine and posibly go to driving school...which is basically where u waste 3 to 4 hours of a saturday watching stupid drving movies and listening to some instructor drone on.......but thats it...no felony |
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Loudmouth
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It is not a felony , reckless driving will cost her points ,and the insurance will go up....here in my state that charge would carry 6 points ,plus a $500.00 or more fine , plus insurance penalties (and most insurance companies average about a 100 dollars increase per point), My insurance went up to 850.00 every six months because of mine several years back..the charge is off my record now but my insurance is still $240 .00 every six months which is double than what I am used to paying..........it is going to cost , but I do not believe it is a felony , a ticket is an arrest , but if it were felony public endangerment or another felony involving a car I believe they would book her in at the local jail , I am not sure about California...... |
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Shell
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she will be cited for having a passenger in the car and may loose her license until she is 18, depends on the judge. It won't be just a fine, if she is lucky, it may be just a big fine. chances are the judge will preach to her and make her feel ashamed for going 30 over with a friend and with a trial license! |
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Ankit
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wreckless driving |
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XxShellaxX
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the poor girl must love speed...such as i do. |
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Erik B
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There are two infractions here: Speeding and having a friend under 20 in the car with her. She'll get a small fine and have to do community service (like 8 hours or so) for having the friend in the car. She'll also get a larger fine for speeding. We are talking in the low hundreds total and not anywhere near $1000.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FELONY HERE. Anyone who says it's a felony doesn't know what they are talking about. It's not even a misdemeanor.
The worst that will happen is some community service and a fine and a lot of embarrassment. I was 16 a while ago myself and had to go to traffic court a couple times, too, and the worst thing about it was facing my step-father, because the insurance went up. As such, don't worry. There will be some inconveniences in the next couple months, but your friend will look back on this and laugh in a year or so and won't remember it 5 years from now.
Good luck. |
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reshadow31
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It is not a felony it is a misdermenor, she will have to pay a fine, the amount of the fine should be on the ticket, and it will be on her record for next 3 years, she shouldnt have to appear in court at all as long as she pays the fine. If it states that she must appear then she might lose her license and have to pay a fine but that will be all, she might have to attend a class and pay another fine to get her license back. |
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bonlwick
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I don't know about a felony, but definitely a hefty fine and probably loss of license. 30 over may be considered reckless operation. Not sure about the friend thing, that doesn't apply where I live. |
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sevenout7
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not a felony but it could be ruled as reckless driving..which equals heavier fine, and /or suspended lic till 18..but i doubt that if this is her first one |
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Chic
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b/c she's 16 the judge will let her off with either a warning or a high fine, MAYBE some drivers ed classes. But it won't go on her record as long as it's her first offense. Tell her to cry a little bit too...helps to schmooze the judge |
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420
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i don't think it's a felony. |
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matsystud
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I think her friends are morons, speeding a felony, give me a break! did she run someone over while speading or what?...lol |
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Indyhawk2k
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she will have a fine, might lose her license, might have to go to driving education class with her county. When I was a teen I got a ticket like that, and had to do all that and write a 500 word essay on the effects and dangers of speeding. I was in Ohio of course, and I did lose my license for 2 months. But it definitly isn't a felony. 30 mph over though is a lot. |
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River Girl
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Most states say 20 mph and above over the speed limit is a wreckless charge....and no, they don't bring people to jail for speeding. Unless you are mentally speeding. |
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