Entitled Brat REJECTS His Best Option — Judge SHATTERS His Confidence!
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This is a formal civil infraction hearing for 17-year-old Grant Montgomery, cited by Trooper Smith for improper passing (a 3-point, $140 offense) after multiple 911 calls reported him and another vehicle drag racing on Rosenville Road. Trooper Smith testified that when he stopped Montgomery, the teen admitted to passing another vehicle in a double-yellow-line turn lane. Rather than pursuing a more serious drag racing misdemeanor charge, Smith opted to cite him for the lesser civil infraction, later offering to reduce it further to a no-point "impeding traffic" violation.
Montgomery, accompanied by his stepfather, initially rejected the plea offer and requested a formal hearing, raising a technical argument that the trooper hadn't personally witnessed the infraction. However, as the hearing progressed, the judge redirected the conversation toward road safety and parental concern, emphasizing that the trooper's lenient approach was intended to get the teenager's attention before a tragedy occurred rather than to punish him unnecessarily.
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Entitled Brat REJECTS His Best Option — Judge SHATTERS His Confidence!
judges files
10,396 views
This is a formal civil infraction hearing for 17-year-old Grant Montgomery, cited by Trooper Smith for improper passing (a 3-point, $140 offense) after multiple 911 calls reported him and another vehicle drag racing on Rosenville Road. Trooper Smith testified that when he stopped Montgomery, the teen admitted to passing another vehicle in a double-yellow-line turn lane. Rather than pursuing a more serious drag racing misdemeanor charge, Smith opted to cite him for the lesser civil infraction, later offering to reduce it further to a no-point "impeding traffic" violation.
Montgomery, accompanied by his stepfather, initially rejected the plea offer and requested a formal hearing, raising a technical argument that the trooper hadn't personally witnessed the infraction. However, as the hearing progressed, the judge redirected the conversation toward road safety and parental concern, emphasizing that the trooper's lenient approach was intended to get the teenager's attention before a tragedy occurred rather than to punish him unnecessarily.