REDUCED | RACING ON ROADWAY REDUCED to “speeding” ticket with zero days jail – State v. Mr. S. (DMC No. 6623) (Peoria City Court TR2006-004458): A Peoria Police Officer claimed that he was at 8200 W. Paradise Lane when he heard two motorcycles revving their engines and driving on the roadway in excess of the 35 MPH speed limit. When he activated his lights, one motorcycle “popped a wheelie” and fled. Mr. S. was obeying traffic laws and he pulled over properly. We explained to the prosecutor that Mr. S. was not racing, and it was actually the other motorcyclist who was behaving dangerously. Mr. S. did not know the other motorcyclist, and the prosecutor agreed to reduce the “racing on roadway” ticket down to a “speeding” ticket. This saved Mr. S. from his license from being suspended.
