Albany Traffic Ticket Lawyer Randall E. Kehoe
Welcome to Albany Traffic Ticket Lawyer, home of 20-year upstate NY attorney Randall E. Kehoe. If you have received a traffic violation, you have come to the right place. Few in the Capital District have more experience and NO ONE CAN BEAT OUR FEES. We are happy to offer $150 Traffic Ticket and $450 DWI fees.
In our 19 years of practice we have served over 4,000 clients in many areas of law and have been featured in several publications.
If your case is urgent, please give us a call 24 hours/day, 7 days/week at (518) 465-2211.
Very Truly Yours,
Randall E. Kehoe, Esq.
Law Office of Randall Kehoe
127 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12202
Phone:(518)465-2211
Fax:(518)465-2210
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www.randallkehoelaw.com
This is just a reminder of how to get out of a Traffic Ticket at the Point of Stop:
When you see the lights behind you from any law enforcement officer, immediately put your seatbelt on, discontinue use of a cell phone, put any beverages away, place your hands on 10 and 2 on the steering wheel, and slow the vehicle using extreme caution guiding the car beyond the fog line (white line) on the right hand side of the road.
Remember that by this time the police officer has run the license plate to determine whether or not there is a current registration, insurance, and whether or not the vehicle has been reported stolen. You have about 90 seconds before he or she comes to the window. Make sure that you already have your license out of your wallet and your insurance card out of the glove box in advance of him coming to the window. This will go a long way towards this officer being anxious about you reaching for items in the glove box.
** Remember that respect and courtesy is a great, great asset at this point when the officer asks you to roll down the window. He or she does not have to ticket you at this point. **
With hands at 10 and 2 of the steering wheel politely ask the officer if you can reach for your insurance card, license, and registration which are already on your dashboard. The officer will most likely ask you:
"Do you know why I stopped you?"
This is a trick question because you may volunteer information about the dead body that you are carrying in the trunk, or cocaine, or fireworks or any other crime you may have committed unrelated to a vehicle and traffic stop. This is the primary reason why traffic stops are conducted along the major interstate highways in the United States. You cannot imagine how many people volunteer information absolutely unrelated to vehicle and traffic stops to a police officer unrelated to this inquiry.
DO NOT VOLUNTEER INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT, PROBATION VIOLATIONS, OR DIFFICULTIES YOU MAY HAVE WITH YOUR LICENSE OR OTHER ISSUES IN ANOTHER STATE.
Merely say to the officer: "I do not know sir (or ma'am)" or "the man in front of me had 2 kayaks that were about to fly off his roof and I used the best judgment that I could" (only if this is true, obviously, because the officer will be behind you and if this is a falsehood, this will count against you with your credibility with the officer. However, if it is true that a truck was sending out sand or rock salt, or that a car with a kayak or skis was in front of you and it is true, the officer will take this into consideration with regard to your explanation for exceeding the speed limit in passing that vehicle for your own safety).
If this is a true statement, you will probably be fine. Do not lie to the officer or ask him or her to "give you a break". Most of the time, the officers respect honesty and candor and not having to worry about you reaching into your glovebox and becoming anxious and or being caused for any reason to unbuckle the safety latch on their firearm. If you give a false name at this point to an officer of the law, please be advised that this will not be taken lightly and if the officer must unlatch the safety latch on their firearm, this will be a bad position for you to be in.
The next 60 seconds are very important for you to determine whether or not he or she will issue a ticket. If you have no prior violations in New York state or otherwise, this would be good information to give to the officer because he or she will ultimately ask you and verify this information when they return to the police vehicle. If you are completely honest with him or her and it is verified, he or she will likely "give you a break" by writing a ticket of lesser importance or offering you a warning. If, however, you have recent violations, including speeding, within the past 18 months you will be unlikely to persuade the officer to give you a warning.
In this instance, explain that you will take the Driver Improvement Safety Course and if it is completed by the court date, if he or she would consider negotiating with you. This may make the officer interested in speaking further with you. The longer you can keep him or her at your window for the 60 seconds that I have described, the better off you are.
Remember, however, not to make promises or offer anything in consideration for a reduction of your ticket to any police officer.
Remember that these men and women are trying to prevent head-on collisions and they take their jobs very seriously bc they are the ones who must go and relate fatalities to the next of kin when it happens. THEY TAKE THEIR JOB VERY SERIOUSLY.
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