I'm the wife. I just want to know what to expect. Please leave all scarcasm and your scr**ed remarks out. I had an extremely bad week already, and I'm not the dirver.
My husband just got his first ticket in North Carolina in Warren County on interstate 85 going North. Yes, he was talking on a cell phone while driving. Yes, I need to get him a new phone that will allow him to get an actual headset and not just an ear piece. No, I haven't been able to afford one as of yet. This is on my to do list, as soon as I can.
To the ticket. The cop pulled him over. Yes, he saw my husband talking on the phone, and mention it. Didn't suggest or hint not to use it. He started talking to my husband saying he was weaving out of his lane. Husband tried to get cop on good side.
Exactly what was written on the ticket was:
Failed to move vhecile into a lane that was not the lane nearest the authorized emergancy vechilce, and continued traveling until safely clear the authorized emergancy vechicle.
Husband said he didn't see any emergancy vechicles while driving. Officer didn't mention any points, and none written down. Officer didn't have husband sign anything.
North Carolina Fine $250 court cost $110.
My husband already told company the court date, and they said they would try to have him there by July 18.
How do the points work? Will they be determined at the hearing? What are his chances of fighting the ticket? What about him not signing anything?
I know the easy route would just to pay the $210 without the court date, or would we still have to pay the extra $110 anyhow? Somehow I feel that there will be dire conquences if he doesn't go to court.
Is this considered a moving violation? I'm assuming this will be reported on his DAC no matter what happens.
He is with a good company even though he has only been with them from the beginning of the year. I don't forsee them fireing him over this. If he was with one of the other larger companies that like to DAC drivers for every little incident even for things that shouldn't have been reported, then yes he would have lost his job.
I would like to know what happens now, and the best way to handle it.
Edited to add: He wasen't talking to me either.