Ticket in Brielle
I was driving on route 35 in Brielle about 2 weeks ago when I was pulled over the officer said I was speeding and I was doing 10 over the limit.So I get my ticket and it says I was doing 53 in a 40 zone.For any of you who know the small part of 35 that is Brielle there is no 40mph zone there is only a 50 and 55.So now I go to court yesterday to plead not guilty because I wasn't speeding and I don't want points on my license,so I get there and i try try to talk to the prosecutor and he just says I can make this a zero point ticket and make it a unsafe driving ticket,he didnt give me any chance to argue it at all. Finally I'm called up and I'm not even given a chance to talk I'm just given a choice to plead guilty or not guilty and as soon as I answer they tell me how much I have to pay and send me out. By the time I was done it cost me $439.00. I've known that Brielle is like this for awhile , I've even heard from a police chief from another town and a local attorney that this is the only way Brielle makes there money by screwing over people who have to drive through there town. Theres also been lots of talk about the Brielle police department not being needed because they are such a small town and just using Manasquan,Point Beach and Brick police departments to police this area I think this is something that should be done.Perhaps people could sign a petition or something to make this happen and maybe if enough people sign it it'll work.
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