On the Overpass at Exit 64 (SR138) Targeting NB Drivers
For the past several weeks a Union City policeman parks his vehicle on the curb of the overpass concealed from view of anyone on I85 and walks to the center of the NB overpass where he CROUCHES down with the LASER unit to target Northbound motorists. He has numerous chase vehicles staged on the NB on-ramp awaiting his instructions.
Georgia Law O.C.G.A. § 40-17-7 says that the Union City police officer’s behavior is ILLEGAL. Here is the text of the pertinent law:
§ 40-14-7. Visibility of vehicle from which device is operated
No stationary speed detection device shall be employed by county, municipal, college, or university law enforcement officers where the vehicle from which the device is operated is obstructed from the view of approaching motorists or is otherwise not visible for a distance of at least 500 feet.
HISTORY: Ga. L. 1968, p. 425, § 7; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1968, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 586, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 30.
Any person charged with a speeding offense by this officer is advised to Please NOT-GUILTY and challenge the LASER evidence as INADMISSABLE.
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