Recent Posts in Traffic Ticket CategorySeptember 8, 2010
Florida Traffic Ticket News – North Florida Law Enforcement Issues Tons Of Traffic Citations Over Labor Day Weekend
There were plenty of traffic citations written in Florida on Labor Day weekend. The number of DUI arrests in Florida was not terribly high.
July 29, 2010
Tampa Traffic Ticket News – USF Football Player Arrested For Misdemeanor Traffic Charge In Tampa
This USF football player has a history of traffic tickets in Hillsborough County. He was recently arrested for driving without a valid license for the second time.
June 16, 2010
Florida Traffic Ticket News – New Technology Allows Police To Issue More Florida Traffic Citations
Beating a traffic ticket in Lakeland just got a bit more difficult thanks to new technology. A computer system is now helping Florida police officers issue more accurate traffic tickets and issuing them more quickly.
May 6, 2010
Florida Drivers License News – Florida License Suspension No. 15 Doesn’t Stop This Florida Driver
This Tampa Bay man was pulled over driving on a revoked Florida drivers license. He had 15 previous Florida license suspensions in his past.
April 23, 2010
Florida Speeding Tickets – How Can An Airplane Catch Me Speeding In Florida?
Speeding tickets in Florida are often issued with the aid of airplanes. DO you know how an airplane can help issue you a Florida speeding citation?
April 19, 2010
Sarasota Reckless Driver Ends Up Dead Following High-Speed ChaseRonald Daly was stopped in Sarasota on Beneva Road after police received a report of a reckless driver. The 50-year-old may have been issued a traffic ticket but he sped away before Sarasota County Sheriff’s could write him a citation. That led to a high-speed chase and ultimately to Daly’s death.
According to a story in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Daly was stopped at 11:30 p.m. but he sped away. During the high speed chase Daly lost control of his 2010 Chevy and crashed into a tree. He was reportedly not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene. There have been no details as to why police believe Daly fled the scene. He was driving erratically but there has been no mention of a drunk driving charge or an outstanding arrest warrant that may have caused him to flee. …
April 15, 2010
Tampa Traffic Tickets For Tailgating Will Increase As The Technology DoesFor a long time Tampa police have issued traffic tickets for speeding thanks to laser technology. Now that same technology is being used to issue traffic citations in Tampa for tailgaters. Police in Tampa are using the lasers to determine how far one car is behind another and then issuing traffic tickets in the amount of $151 to Tampa motorists who are traveling less than 1 second behind another vehicle. The laser technology Tampa police are using is called light detection and ranging. They also use a software program to measure the time between the two cars to determine whether or not a traffic citation will be issued. The lasers were recently purchased with grant money and so far 16 officers are trained to use them.… April 8, 2010
Carless Driver Ticketed In New Smyrna Beach For Running Over A SunbatherUdi Melamed has been issued a Florida traffic ticket citing him with careless driving According to an Associated Press story, Melamed was pulling into a April 1, 2010
St Pete Red Light Runners Get Ready For Cameras At Your IntersectionsRed light runners in St Pete better get used to fines and not being able to fight those red light tickets as the city council has voted 7-1 to install red light cameras in St Petersburg.
Council members cited unnamed studies to back-up their vote to March 29, 2010
Speeder Rams Truck Into Sarasota HouseThe driver of a truck suspected of speeding in Sarasota may have lost control of the pick-up before crashing into a Sarasota house. No charges have been filed in the car crash as of yet and the man driving the pick-up suffered serious injuries in the wreck Sunday night. Paramedics and firefighters had to work to remove the driver from the wreckage. A witness told the Sarasota Herald Tribune that he heard the truck speeding through the neighborhood but never heard anyone hit the breaks before the loud crash. There is no mention if anyone inside the house was injured.… |