DRAG RACING REDUCED to SPEEDING TICKET – State v. Mr. I. (DMC No. 7554) (Prescott Justice Court 2007-090599J): Mr. I. was travelling to Prescott with his wife in a car, and his brother was travelling with his own wife in another vehicle ahead of him. Mr. I. sped up and rolled down his window in order to pull up alongside his brother to ask directions. An officer saw this maneuver, and construed this to be “drag racing”, and charged both brothers. We were able to show the Yavapai County prosecutor that this was not racing, and that the witnesses would all state that it was merely to ask for directions. They reduced the charge to simple speeding ticket with a small fine. Mr. I. was left with no criminal record.
