Officer was sitting with lights off at night on shoulder of I35 North on January 31, 2010. Merriam traps you because they lowered the speed limit in the section of I-35 within their city limits by 5 or 10 MPH. Also brake/slow your vehicle so you don’t go even faster down the decline/underpass under SMP. Was ticketed for 78 in a 60 and officer was def. looking for a DUI from me too but I was fine and passed the ‘follow the light pen’ and ‘walk the line’ sobriety checks. Merriam is however a city that you do not need an attorney to handle a ticket modification/amendment request to have it fixed or amended to a non-moving violation. You may request that directly of the city prosecutor.