Q: In Ohio parked at pump and got a ticket for suspended license and car was towed
I was parked at the pump out of gas place wouldn't take check so I waited for sister to get there to pay for gas keys were on dashboard cop pulled up behind me and turned lights on gave me a ticket for driving under suspension, I have to carry sr22 which I do, they came up said I was suspended and towed my truck, what are my rights how do I get a ticket when I wasn't driving,I was parked, ticket stated I was on the road next to the gas station north bound in a two lane which I was in a parking lot at a gas pump, and how do they tow my truck when all I was doing was waiting on gas. They didn't listen to me when I tried to show them I had my sr22.
A: Unless you can prove someone else was driving your truck and parked it at the gas pump while you were getting gas, it appears obvious to me that you must have violated the law by driving on a suspended license to the gas station. So, rather than try to argue the fine points of Ohio traffic laws and how officers are supposed to enforce them, I advise you to face the music, pay the ticket, do whatever else the law requires you to do and stop violating the law. Why? Because you cannot win.
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