Suffolk County is experimenting with using of small planes to spot motorists engaging in reckless driving and other moving violations.
Spotters aboard the plane will be hovering above the Long Island Expressway looking for drivers committing offenses and, then, radioing vehicle descriptions to deputies below.
In one three-hour period, the aircraft spotters were able to help issue 88 traffic tickets, mostly for speeding.
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Matthew J. Weiss, Esq. loves fighting any traffic ticket or speeding ticket issued anywhere in New York. He graduated Hofstra Law School in 1984. He was Law Review and won the law school's prestigious Procedure Award. Upon graduation, he became one of the first Hofstra Law School graduates to work at the New York State Court of Appeals (New York State's highest court) working on various appellate matters.
Mr. Weiss then worked for two years at Rivkin, Radler, Bayh, Hart & Kremer, a 200-plus attorney law firm, representing various clients, such as municipalities, insurance companies and large corporations, in various litigation matters. He also continued to do substantial appellate work.
In 1991, Mr. Weiss co-founded his private law practice eventually buying out his former partner in 2000. Through the years, Weiss & Associates, PC has successfully resolved 1,000s of traffic tickets and trucking tickets for its clients by way of dismissal or plea bargain. Mr. Weiss has written many articles on vehicle and traffic law, and lectures other lawyers on this subject. His blog "Confessions Of A Traffic Lawyer" regularly discussions various vehicle and traffic law issues.
Suffolk County is experimenting with using of small planes to spot motorists engaging in reckless driving and other moving violations.
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Another revenue generating ploy by Suffolk County, as they know that the more affluent and wealthy motorists live in Suffolk County, especially those Hamptonites who love to fly down the LIE in their Ferraris and Lambourghinis at over 100mph. I don’t condone speeding and anyone going that fast should be pulled over, but I think Suffolk Highway Patrol will also target people going so much as 2-5 miles over the limit to generate revenue for the county.