April 26, 2012

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 4:16 pm

The client, a 22 year old UMASS Dartmouth College graduate, received a civil motor vehicle Massachusetts Uniform Citation for speeding. The citation alleged the client was traveling 55 mph in a 35 mph zone on the ramp into the Tip O’Neal Tunnel or Big Dig Tunnel. The citation further alleged the client was caught on Radar. 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, by utilizing his knowledge of the law and advocating for his client, Attorney Topazio was successful in convincing to the Magistrate to find his client not responsible.