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Thomas Carroll Blauvelt

Harrison, NJ Speeding Ticket Defenses Attorney

Home of the Blue Tide, Harrison New Jersey is a great place to live, work and visit. But a terrible place to get caught speeding. Always on the lookout for violators, getting a speeding ticket in Harrison, NJ is a major headache many people would much rather pay and move on than try to fight. That is a big mistake. Not only can a speeding ticket have a major impact on your driving record but you also have to deal with fines, three years of surcharges and increased car insurance premiums. If you have recently received a speeding ticket of any kind in Harrison, get in touch with the Law Offices of Thomas Carroll Blauvelt before you pay your ticket.

So you may have been going over the posted speed limit at the time the police pulled you over. Or you genuinely think that you weren’t speeding. Whatever happened when you got pulled over, there are viable defenses available to fight the charge against you. Some Harrison speeding ticket defenses include:

  • Vantage point: Where was the police officer at the time he or she cited you for speeding in Harrison? The more difficult the position, the easier it is to defeat the ticket. For instance, is an officer was sitting on the side of the road during rush house, it might be pretty hard for him to know that it was your car that was speeding over any other driver just trying to get home.
  • Equipment: Radar guns are a popular way to clock a driver going over the speed limit but they are not without their issues! Some important things to bring before the court in these cases include: was the office properly trained using the exact radar gun used to catch you? Was the radar gun recently checked for accuracy and up to protocol? Was the officer moving at the time he used the gun or stationary? All these things can make a huge difference in your defense by calling into question the reliability of the prosecutions sole piece of evidence against you.
  • Other issues: In some cases, you may temporarily speed up to avoid things like a car or pedestrian accident. And while the officer was less than willing to listen to you at the time he or she ticketed you, this is yet another factor to bring before the judge in your case.

As you can see, much of the fight is actually just questioning the reliability of equipment and vantage points at the time you were pulled over. Fighting a Harrison speeding ticket can get complicated, especially when you are trying to recreate the scene or discuss the mechanics of a radar gun. At the Law Offices of Thomas Carroll Blauvelt, I know how to fight a speeding ticket and will work hard to get you the same great results I have gotten so many of my clients in the past.

The Law Offices of Thomas Carroll Blauvelt

At the Law Offices of Thomas Carroll Blauvelt, I know the devastating impact a speeding ticket can have on your wallet, and beyond. I know all the defenses out there and the best way to argue them to get the charges against you reduced or eliminated so pick up the phone today and let’s begin working together!

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