RM Tracking
GPS Device May Provide Evidence Contrary to Police Radar Gun in
Teenage Speeding Case
Released
on: October 31, 2007, 4:09 pm
Press
Release Author: Rocky Mountain
Tracking, Inc.
Industry:
Automotive
Press
Release Summary: The device was used to track the teenager’s
speed, and will be used to fight a ticket that cited the teen traveling
at almost 20 mph over the speed limit.
Press
Release Body: Fort Collin, CO October 31, 2007—17 year old
Shaun Malone was recently given a speeding ticket by a police officer
whose radar gun determined his speed to be 62 miles per hour in
a 45 mph zone. Usually, tickets like these are simply paid by the
motorist, but this case (Citation and Court case # PET416346; Superior
Court of California County of Sonoma Traffic Division) is different:
the teenager had an RMT Rover tracking device from Rocky
Mountain Tracking, Inc. installed in his car by his step-father
and retired sheriff’s lieutenant, Roger Rude. The data gathered
by the global positioning device shows that the vehicle was traveling
at a drastically different speed than that reported by the police
officer. Rude contends that Shaun was driving at the posted speed
limit of 45 MPH as recorded by the GPS and some sort of error occurred
with the radar enforcement process. The police officer may have
pulled his step-son over in lieu of another nearby vehicle that
was traveling at the clocked speed of 62 miles per hour. Rude believes
that whatever went wrong with the radar process is not as important
as the fact revealed by the GPS RMT Rover tracking device
that Shaun was travelling at 45 MPH, not the 62 MPH the police officer
noted on the citation. This should be sufficient evidence to establish
“reasonable doubt” in this case.
The tracking device includes software that determines both the location
and the speed of the vehicle, and in this particular case shows
that the teen was traveling at the speed limit within 100 feet from
the location where he was cited for speeding. The GPS tracking
device installed by Rude was intended to monitor the speed
of the teenager and decrease his risk of being in an accident caused
by unsafe driving habits; however, neither Rude nor his step-son
ever expected that it could provide pivotal evidence in his favor,
proving that he was, in fact, driving at a safe speed.
Rude
and his step-son plan to use the software’s speed log to argue
that the police officer’s radar gun inaccurately read the
speed of Shaun’s car, or more likely that the officer had
tracked the speed of a different vehicle. Their case will hinge
on the fact that the GPS data has no room for human error, whereas
radar guns operated by police officers do. The fact is that even
police officers with the best intentions can sometimes rely upon
inaccurate data when writing tickets. Thanks to RM Tracking,
motorists can now have the hard, statistical evidence they need
to ensure that the outcome of the case is determined by indisputable
facts rather than becoming a case of their word versus the radar
gun’s reading. The judge will make a ruling in this case sometime
in November.
About
RM Tracking’s teen tracking device:
The teen tracking device is a GPS device that tracks the location
and speed of the vehicle it is placed on, promoting safer, more
responsible driving habits. Teenagers particularly have a high incidence
of traffic accidents. By ensuring that teenagers are obeying driving
laws and using their vehicles responsibly, the GPS device decreases
the risk of having an accident. For more information or to purchase
a tracking device, visit RMTracking.com.
Web
Site: http://www.RMTracking.com
Contact
Details: Media Contact Information:
Brad Borst
877-477-9668
brad@rmtracking.com
149 West Harvard Street, Suite 401
Fort Collins, CO 80525
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