Bronx, NY asked in Traffic Tickets for New York

Q: I got pulled over for passing a red light, cop was on opposite side of intersection?

The cop didn't had any possible view of the alleged light I crossed.

He made assumption based on the other light that changed, but he didn't physically saw the exactly light I allegedly crossed. He gave me ticket, is it a defense to say that cop didn't see my light and had no direct view of the light I allegedly passed on red.

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Zev Goldstein
Zev Goldstein
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  • Traffic Tickets Lawyer
  • New City, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: Yes, but:

If that police officer knows the area, they might know that those two lights are synchronized.

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