Lawyer Blames BMW for Speeding Ticket
Nice try but… “A Portland attorney who blamed his German luxury car for a speeding ticket was told he was responsible, not the automaker,” reports AP/OregonLive C. Akin Blitz used the powerful argument that his Ultimate Driving Machine was soooo good that he had no idea his BMW 535xi was going 76 mph in a 55 mph zone; he even buttressed his arguments with a PowerPoint presentation and testimony from a mechanic. Blitz said he was just trying to get ahead …
Nice try but… “A Portland attorney who blamed his German luxury car for a speeding ticket was told he was responsible, not the automaker,” reports AP/OregonLive
C. Akin Blitz used the powerful argument that his Ultimate Driving Machine was soooo good that he had no idea his BMW 535xi was going 76 mph in a 55 mph zone; he even buttressed his arguments with a PowerPoint presentation and testimony from a mechanic.
Blitz said he was just trying to get ahead of a line of cars following a motorhome over a mountain pass on U.S. Highway 26 and had no idea he was breaking the limit. Not convinced, Clatsop County Circuit Judge Philip Nelson last week fined Blitz $182 and told him he was not only speeding, he ignored the risk of hitting wildlife that frequently cross the road. That should keep PETA happy .
As one US legal commentator (Popehat ) explained – as a rule, you will not find traffic court judges sympathetic to the defense “Your honor, I am not guilty because my German luxury car is too awesome. ”
Via Overlawyered
June 24, 2009
That is a great piece of lateral thinking.
June 24, 2009
Nice, maybe that Cheshire Loophole guy could learn some lessons.
June 24, 2009
he should be locked up just for having one – bet he tailgated the $hit out of the guy before overtaking in a flurry of anger
or is that just in the uk
June 24, 2009
There is some ironic force in his argument-ie, that specious people after spurious status who know nothing of the difference between luxury and performance cars buy a Bimmer because it`s “the done thing” then act shocked when it dumps them in the nearest hedge. Plenty of luxury cars out there for relative peanuts if you`re not after going 80 mph round corners on rock-hard seats !
June 24, 2009
That is one of the lamer excuses I’ve heard for a speeding ticket. One guy once called me and said his car couldn’t go 90 mph. It was a BMV 540. The one with the V8.
June 25, 2009
That’s ridiculous, even a flimsy French oil-burning pos will do 90
June 25, 2009
Got an ugly ticket that I want to get out of. My friend turned me on to a free site, (no email needed, they make money on advertisements) on how to get out of a speeding ticket. It has a pretty funny video and I downloaded the pdf, and it looks pretty cool. I am going to try it out. It is http://www.ticket-gone.com Let me know what you think… Bert