US Highway 70, between Hugo and Durant

Bokchito, OklahomaMay 10, 20023 Comments

Bokchito is your typical small town, actually just a wide spot in the road, and they have realized that traffic citations are an easy way to support their city budget. The officers will claim you were speeding, or stop you for any reason at all, such as a defective license plate light, then write you a citation. Their municipal/traffic court is presided over by an attorney from another city, and he is paid by the City of Bokchito for his services. Even if you plead not guilty you won’t have much of a chance for justice in this court, because the judge only gets paid if he continues to generate revenue for the city. The police department doesn’t even have radar calibration records on hand for the "trials". The judge will issue a verdict of guilty on the word of the police officer alone. If you get a ticket here and know that you are not guilty and choose to fight it be prepared to pay an attorney to defend you, otherwise you may as well forget it. If you have any alternate route whatsoever it is in your best interest to bypass Bokchito!

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One of the worst towns in the state for "Speed Traps", the local Chief-Of-Police and the Mayor along with all the Trustees should be ashamed of themselves. This is one city/town that you would be better off avoiding if possible. The worst cop is Sgt. Guhl, he wrote the most tickets and got a promotion. A Promotion! He doesn't not believe in writing "warnings" so beware! I will never go through this town again on my way to Durant. Awful, simply Awful!
#1May 23, 2018Report Abuse
How can this city continue to do this? This is just "unbelievable" the town cop(s) will hide and wait until they catch someone (usually with an out of state tag) to come through and then give them a ticket. I was doing 3 miles over the limit (or so the cop said) and he gave me a ticket and it cost me dearly. When I called and ask how much, the lady told me $204.000, she said that she had trouble finding my name, as the list was so long (had 54 people on the list that had gotten tickets). Just a "damn speed trap city" so "BEWARE" of "Sgt. Guhl", he is the worst.
#2May 27, 2018Report Abuse
The police in this town will "hide with radar guns" and if you come through going "ANY" speed over the limit they will get you (especially if you have out of state tags). You can expect a ticket within the $200 range. I will never spend a dime in this town. Ever!
#3Jun 18, 2018Report Abuse

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