So I was literally 10 minutes away from my home after a 5hr road trip from SC. I was behind this truck in a 50mph zone, the truck was going ~43mph. I was tired and ready to get home, so I waited for a passing zone, and sped up to pass. I was about halfway past him and a car came over the hill. Naturally, I sped up to avoid a head on collision, and of course there's a cop right next to me right as I get back over into my lane.
He says he clocked me at 70 and said that I almost caused an accident, even though that other car was still a solid 500ft away by the time I got over. He was a State Trooper, and those guys are notorious for being hand nosed, ********.
The way I understand it, my lawyer is telling me that if I complete this safe driving course he should be able to get it reduced, if not dropped. Playing the out-of-state student card apparently is pretty effective