I was stopped going to West (by god) Virginia over Christmas. Coming down I-77 from Flat Top around 11:15 PM 12/23/05 I was clocked doing 93 mph in a 70 zone. I happened to see his right front fender sticking out of the tree line so I knew I was caught. I didn't even bother to try and slow down I just slowly pressed the break as I was pulling over to the right. Now the person I was next to (I was in the far right lane) slammed on the breaks stayed in the left lane as if nothing was wrong. The Trooper pulled out and before he turned his lights on I was on the shoulder, he followed the person in the left lane and they both passed me.
Not wanting a ticket, I started to pull back onto the highway when the Trooper hit his siren so I went back to the shoulder.
The Trooper went to the other car first and I heard a nice lecture on the evils of speeding. He then approached my car, asked the standard questions and thanked me for not making him come after me. He takes my info and heads back to his cruiser.
He goes to the other car first and I hear him tell the driver that he is ticketing him for reckless driving at 23 over and for the attempt to break and get back to the legal limit. A nasty dicussion erupted with the Trooper being questioned about his ancestry until the Trooper had to caution the person a couple times.
Now I see him approaching my car and I'm thinking about how expensive this trip is turning out to be. He get to the window and tells me we have a little problem, my tags are not registering to any vehicle. However, my Michigan registration is current (12/05/05) so it's something I need to look into when I get home. Whew, I thought I was going to jail. Next I get the lecture on speeding and I'm waiting for the big RECKLESS DRIVING ticket to fall. He looks at me and says, "I wrote you up for 75 in a 70, Merry Christmas." My wife and I both said thanks you with a huge sigh of relief and he tells us . . . "I've been consistant with the 5 over this close to Christmas, but if you hit triple digits or try to fool me like that guy I pulled over with you, then you get a keeper. Mr. Stewart, this is a one time only offer, behave and enjoy the holiday."