March 02, 2012

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 2:28 pm

The client, a 40 year old self employed cab driver, received a civil motor vehicle Massachusetts Uniform Citation for speeding. The citation alleged the client was traveling 73 mph in a 45 mph zone on Route 90 westbound in Boston. The citation further alleged the client was caught on Radar after the officer estimated the client’s speed to be in excess of 70mph. A further notation on the citation indicated that there was a huge gap between the Client’s vehicle’s front and rear. It is common practice for police to utilize either a Radar or Lidar device to determine a motor vehicle’s speed. RADAR or Radio Detection and Ranging is an object-detection system of electromagnetic waves (radio) used to detect range, altitude, speed, or direction. This signal, called a radio wave, bounces off nearby objects and the echo can be detected by the sender. LIDAR or Light Detection and Ranging on the other hand detects the same thing but uses pulses of laser light. Today, Attorney Topazio was successful in convincing to the Magistrate to find his client not responsible.