Hi, i received a careless "petty misdemeanor" ticket<--- unusual in MN in march 2009. I believe one popular ambulance service here told me that after 3 yrs they would hire. I am still in college so by the time i finish my EMT i plan to pursue a paramedic degree. Will this ticket cause me to not get hired?
I paid the ticket which is an immediate plea of guilt at the time as I did not realize the ramifications of it. Not alcohol or drug related. I was driving with my child late at night in fast lane, officer said i was too close to car ahead of me that was driving much under the speed limit and went over fog line a bit. I was probably 3 car lengths behind car hoping in my head that he/she would move to the right lane. Yeah not a good move. Honestly i think since my car is "sporty" and the time of night and the fact i went over fog line for a sec, the officer may have thought that I could be a drunk driver etc so i understand her stopping me. I would have too if I suspected a drunk driver I am sure to keep the HWY's safe. . However i know that a careless now is much too harsh for how i was driving. I would never put my son in harms way nor anyone intentionally. I also was not driving erratic or whipping donuts in a parking lot LOL! or racing anyone
. there was one car on road with me and the P.O. If i had known better would have fought the ticket and i believe would have have won or at least decreased it to something else.
we are coming up on 2 years this has been on my record now. I tried attorneys to expunge but its a little late now. I did call county prosecutor and he hinted that if I petitioned the court he MAY not dispute it. It's about 1500 just for a attorney retainer fee in my area. They really thought it was getting too late and they didn't want to just take my money at the time when i called. Kind of nice for those money seeking attorneys to be honest with me.
Any idea if this will hinder me from employment as EMT/Paramedic in MN? I am a mother of 5 and have a 4.0 in college. I try to drive my best and do what is right. I really would hate to see me finish college and not get hired. This caused me to have 4 points on my driving record. I do not have a criminal record just for the sake of stating so.
thanks so much for your advice
I paid the ticket which is an immediate plea of guilt at the time as I did not realize the ramifications of it. Not alcohol or drug related. I was driving with my child late at night in fast lane, officer said i was too close to car ahead of me that was driving much under the speed limit and went over fog line a bit. I was probably 3 car lengths behind car hoping in my head that he/she would move to the right lane. Yeah not a good move. Honestly i think since my car is "sporty" and the time of night and the fact i went over fog line for a sec, the officer may have thought that I could be a drunk driver etc so i understand her stopping me. I would have too if I suspected a drunk driver I am sure to keep the HWY's safe. . However i know that a careless now is much too harsh for how i was driving. I would never put my son in harms way nor anyone intentionally. I also was not driving erratic or whipping donuts in a parking lot LOL! or racing anyone
. there was one car on road with me and the P.O. If i had known better would have fought the ticket and i believe would have have won or at least decreased it to something else. we are coming up on 2 years this has been on my record now. I tried attorneys to expunge but its a little late now. I did call county prosecutor and he hinted that if I petitioned the court he MAY not dispute it. It's about 1500 just for a attorney retainer fee in my area. They really thought it was getting too late and they didn't want to just take my money at the time when i called. Kind of nice for those money seeking attorneys to be honest with me.
Any idea if this will hinder me from employment as EMT/Paramedic in MN? I am a mother of 5 and have a 4.0 in college. I try to drive my best and do what is right. I really would hate to see me finish college and not get hired. This caused me to have 4 points on my driving record. I do not have a criminal record just for the sake of stating so.
thanks so much for your advice
