Transfer of Liability: Automated Traffic Enforcement Unit
P.O. Box 10***
Gaithersburg, MD
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to explain to
you the reason my husband is not responsible for citation number
MC019******, issued on 7/27/2012.
Although the photographs you included in the citation
clearly identify my husband’s truck, I must inform you
it is not him driving the vehicle. At first glance, I will admit, I was ticked
off he was speeding. He is notorious for "gently criticizing" my driving
habits (granted, my record isn’t the greatest). However, after careful
examination of the evidence you presented, I must point out my husband is not
in the truck. He is riding the motorcycle directly in front of the vehicle.
This presents a conundrum, as he obviously cannot be driving
both vehicles (for the record, he is quite talented, and for a moment I
considered the possibility). You see, my husband was driving his motorcycle through
Maryland from our house in Virginia to sell it to a dealership located in your county.
This was not his idea, as most men would be reluctant to give up their
expensive toys. I am guilty of making him sell his bike, making this entire
citation adventure that much more interesting.
You might be thinking I am the one following my husband in his
truck. This is not the case. I can attest I was home, trying to rework our
budget so we could purchase a new home (the reason he had to sell his
$300/month motorcycle). One of his friends was following him in his truck.
He must have been trying to catch up to avoid getting lost. His friend
was visiting us from the Northwest and you know how those crazies drive. (If
you have record we recently relocated from the NW, disregard the
previous statement.) My husband and his friend are not happy with me for forcing the
bike sale, and for that reason, I cannot divulge his name. I am sure you
understand. I can however, swear and affirm it was NOT my husband in the
truck, speeding through this quaint neighborhood pictorially represented in
your letter.
On an unrelated note, I am a math teacher and I greatly
appreciate the diagram you included. It is very well done. I may even use it as
a real world example in my own classroom- kids love stories and this is a good
one.
Thank you for your time, and on behalf of my husband's unnamed
friend, I apologize for the speeding.
Sincerely,
Heather
(POA, and instigator of my husband's travels
through your state)
Oh how I hope they respond...fingers crossed!
