What is the penalty for going 102mph in 65mph in IL?

Hi,
I'm resident of peoria,IL. I got speeding ticket going 102mph in 65mph zone(over 37 and below 40).
This is my first ticket in my total driving history(2.5 Yrs) in US. I have a court appointment on next week. What could be the penalty I'm going to get?Will my license get suspended?Am I going to get Jail also?Is there anyway to get rid of this?

This was what actually happened.I merged into some highway(65mph) and while going I was following a car on the right lane.After I traveled sometime (around 8min) before merging into city road police stopped both cars and officer told me that I was traveling on 102mph.I got shocked because I'm confident that I never traveled that much speed(and also one more thing it was just 8min drive).But I remembered one car passed my car very fast on the left lane but that guy did not get ticket.So what I'm suspecting is that he pointed out to that car and gave the ticket to me. In the ticket it was showing 'Rader(M)'. I did not know whether it was possible or not. I did not have any proof also(nobody in my car and also). Is hiring a lawyer will help me anything or just pleading guilty and requesting the Judge for lower fines?
Please give me your suggestions!
Thanks inadvance,

Speeding is a strict liability crime. You don't go to jail ( unless you have a suspended license, or something more serious). You can just pay the ticket, or you can go to court and face the judge and explain what you have explained here. However, hiring an attorney isn't really necessary since the cost of doing so would be more than your ticket. Also, most attorneys bill several hundred dollars an hour for their time--so obviously, most don't want to go to traffic court.

You should look on your ticket (back side) to discover the fine for doing that speed. If you feel you were NOT speeding that fast, you can contest it. The result is that the police version ... if he shows up... will be taken as gospel unless you can show compelling reasonable information that would tend to show that it was NOT YOU.... I have no idea what the code on his instrument means, but you might call the manufacturer and ask. At any rate, if you are fined it will be the stated amount plus court costs if you contest it. These days that is a pretty big number just for the speeding, but court costs can make it a surprisingly BIG number.

YOU CAN ASK FOR COURT SUPERVISION!!! which means you would have to pay for a course in the basics of driving... but it will be FAR lower than the fine for 35+mph over the speed limit... which is also known as reckless driving.

To do supervision, you have to mail that ticket in to the court with the supervision fee... call and ask if you are afraid they won't allow you to do supervision for that speed. Their phone number is on the ticket... it came with an envelope for you to use to send them the payment...

They are not oppressive... they are administrators... they will give you the information you need.

Thank you very much for your responses. In the ticket it was written that I must show up in the court and officer took my driving license as 'bond'. I'm looking for hiring a lawyer.Not sure what might be the result of the case BIG FINE,suspension,Jail or etc..

Thanks again,

Why did he take your license? was it suspended already? Did he tell you not to drive? How are you driving without it? do you have priors?

Taking your license in lieu of posting bond is standard practice in lots of states. You are driving on the ticket in lieu of license... so if you get pulled over again, the next cop is going to know that you were just ticketed on a reckless driving charge. The requirement that you come to court is based on that charge. I'm sure it says so on the face of the ticket.

You should still call and find out what you can do to mitigate the damage. Since you are up against testimony from police, there are two ways to handle it. Get on the phone or go to court. When in court you can still ask for court supervision, but by then it is assumed that you are there for a bench trial so you will get to pay court costs too. Since it is already too late this week, I suggest you make that call by 9am Monday morning... I hope your case is on another day... find out how they will handle it and what you can expect given the high rate of speed he thinks you were going... in tandem with your speeding buddy. I think they will still allow you to do court supervision with a class on driving. It will cost just above $100 unless you wait until court has started... then you pay court costs too.

Do it. Tell us what happened.

OBTW. If you received any other tickets you have not mentioned, then you probably should go to court... assuming it wasn't something dangerous to others, like seatbelts... but more likely, something like dui.