My little brother was hit by a truck on Tuesday (he's ok now, after phsyical therapy and some CAT scans he should be fine), but on the phone I was told that we weren't sure if he would make it through the night. So, naturally I was speeding a bit to get home (from Radford, its about 300 miles). I got pulled going 83 in a 60.
When I told the officer, he was like, Well, that doesn't make a lot of sense, haev you been drinking or doing drugs, and I was just kindly like, No, sir, I'll get out and do some tests if you want. We were both really kind about it, so he said he wouldn't mark it as reckless, but he still gave me the ticket. The total price is 171 $, but I'm more concerned about my insurance costs, with me being 19.
I figure I'll try my hand fighting this, but what do I do? How do I plea to the judge? Guilty but with reason? Any advice at all would be really helpfull... thanks!