While speeding charges may not be the worst charges you could face, they can still prove problematic. Aside from the immediate penalties and consequences a conviction could bring, you should consider how they could affect your overall history.
Speeding charges can send your insurance premiums skyward. An accumulation of points on your license can see your license suspended – perhaps making it impossible to get to or perform your job. A prosecutor may also bring up an old speeding ticket if you face other charges, to paint a picture of you as a perpetual lawbreaker deserving of a tougher sentence.
Here are some possible defense options if you face a speeding charge:
You were not going at that speed
Speed guns and cameras require regular maintenance and calibration to stay accurate. If you can access the records and find this was not carried out, it might give you a lifeline to argue that your true speed was lower and legal.
Sometimes officers justify a speeding accusation by comparing you to how fast they or other vehicles were traveling. Their speed record might not be accurate, or they might not have gauged the speed of other vehicles accurately.
Someone else was going at that speed, not you
Maybe a red Mazda was flying down the freeway at half past five last Thursday evening piloted by someone dressed in all black. That does not necessarily mean it was you. Officers might note down the wrong plate number or stop someone who appears to fit a description but was not the person originally seen. They or the ticketing systems might also assume you were driving when it was your partner, child or friend at the wheel.
Those are just some of the possible defense options. Getting help to look for one that may work for your situation could be time and money well spent.