Our Johnson County law firm is often contacted by drivers who have been ticketed by Overland Park Police for failing to come to a complete stop at a stop sign or red light.  At some intersections, Overland Park officers actually watch the intersection waiting for drivers to "roll" the stop so they can pull them over and issue a citation for an illegal right turn, runnning a red light, or failing to yield at a stop sign.

The tickets are not only expensive to pay, but they can lead to driver's license suspensions based on a person's past driving history.  Fortunately, there are alternatives to simply paying a failure to stop ticket - a traffic lawyer may be able to amend the ticket.

Overland Park citations for failing to come to a complete stop can have a serious effect on your auto liability insurance rates becaues these tickets are usually classified as though you drove through a stop sign or a red light.  Insurance companies consider these sort of violations to be associated with very risky drivers because running a red light or stop sign often leads to serious injury accidents.  Insurance companies set rates, in part, based on the risk they believe a driver has of getting into an auto accident, because if the driver is found to be at fault, the insurance company might have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a legal defense and to compensate the other driver/passengers for lost wages, medical expenses, etc. Consequently, it can be very important to keep Overland Park failure to stop tickets off of your driving record. 

An experienced traffic lawyer may be able to appear in Overland Park Municipal Court on your behalf to amend the ticket to a non-moving violation such as "illegal parking" which will not reflect negatively on your driving record (it is not a points violation) and will not cause your insurance premiums to rise as a result of the collision. 

Call us at (913)764-5010 to speak to an experienced Overland Park traffic attorney about your ticket today.