For those who regularly drive Route 17 through Sullivan County a word of warning is in order. Local courts in Sullivan have been cracking down hard on what they call "high speed violators"....i.e., those ticketed with speeds over 90 mph. Plea bargaining these tickets down has become very difficult in many towns and downright impossible if the speed is over 95 mph. The risk is not just an "8 point" or "11 point" ticket, in one town called Mamakating the local justice regularly sentences people ticketed for speeds over 95 mph to 7-10 days in the county jail!!
So, not only can you get rapped with a hefty fine (as much as $655 for 41+ mph over the limit) and huge increases in your auto insurance, you can, and will, spend a week or more in the lovely Sullivan County jail. To top it all off, if your point total reaches 11 in 18 months, the DMV will suspend your license and charge you a "Driver Safety Assessment" that can reach $225/year for 3 years... And that can all happen even if you have a perfect driving record!
On one level this is hard to believe because even someone convicted of first-time DWI almost never gets jail time, can get a "conditional license" and keep driving to work or school. I'm not condoning driving at 100 mph, but I sure think that someone driving drunk is a bigger danger than a speeder on an open road...
Friday, February 09, 2007
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