Someone I know has a rough day and asked what he can do. I told him to him write a letter and let me kow what you think. He will read the post his just a lurker.
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Okay. This is his story.
I was involved in a traffic accident yesterday. I was at fault and I'm not going to argue that. What happened was it was raining and the roads were very slippery. I misjudged my stopping distance and hit a van in front of me. That van then hit the car in front of it. So there were a total of 3 vehicles involved. There is a fair amount of damage to my car. The van I hit had a small dent in the rear bumper, there was no damage to the front of the van, at least visibly anyways. The car in the very front that the van hit had absolutely no visible damage to it at all and I doubt there's any structural damage. But because his car was tapped, he was technically involved in the accident and had to exchange info. I don't blame him.
I made the mistake of locking my brakes and my car just slid about 15-20 ft. and hit the car in front of me. I wasn't speeding, I just didn't stop in time. I was probably going about 35-40 km/h when I slammed on the brakes. There were no injuries with anybody involved, thank god. I called the police and had to wait about 2 hours before an officer showed up. Apparently our accident wasn't a priority call. I felt kinda bad but I made the other 2 drivers wait until an officer showed up. I did that so that nobody would have driven off and then exagerated any injuries the next day and try to claim some easy money from my insurance.
So 2 hours later, an officer shows up. The officer asks if anybody is injured and everybody says they are okay. So he asks everybody their version of the events leading up to the accident and then slaps me with a $325 fine and 6 points for "careless driving". But when he hands it to me, he tells me that I can go to court and plead guilty to a lesser charge so that my fine and points won't be as high. He was really hinting at it but didn't want to say too much. I had the impression that I could probably be successful in pleading guilty to a lesser charge such as "following to closely".
Now I know that the accident was my fault and I'm not arguing it. I just think the fine for "careless driving" was a little harsh. I've had a clean driving record up to this point. I haven't even had a single speeding ticket ever before. This is my very first traffic offence and I was thinking of going to Points or one of those other traffic ticket specialists for some help. Do you think I should go to them for assistance in trying to get off with a lesser charge and pay whatever their fee is or could I just show up in court and plead my case and ask for a lesser fine? What would be the chances of me being successful in getting charged with a less serious offence?
BTW, apparently the reason the officer showed up 2 hours later was because he was busy with other accidents around the city and he was in a rush to leave my accident to get to another one. He said my accident was the 8th call he got so far that day. So I guess I wasn't the only one that had problems with the road conditions.
Well?
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Okay. This is his story.
I was involved in a traffic accident yesterday. I was at fault and I'm not going to argue that. What happened was it was raining and the roads were very slippery. I misjudged my stopping distance and hit a van in front of me. That van then hit the car in front of it. So there were a total of 3 vehicles involved. There is a fair amount of damage to my car. The van I hit had a small dent in the rear bumper, there was no damage to the front of the van, at least visibly anyways. The car in the very front that the van hit had absolutely no visible damage to it at all and I doubt there's any structural damage. But because his car was tapped, he was technically involved in the accident and had to exchange info. I don't blame him.
I made the mistake of locking my brakes and my car just slid about 15-20 ft. and hit the car in front of me. I wasn't speeding, I just didn't stop in time. I was probably going about 35-40 km/h when I slammed on the brakes. There were no injuries with anybody involved, thank god. I called the police and had to wait about 2 hours before an officer showed up. Apparently our accident wasn't a priority call. I felt kinda bad but I made the other 2 drivers wait until an officer showed up. I did that so that nobody would have driven off and then exagerated any injuries the next day and try to claim some easy money from my insurance.
So 2 hours later, an officer shows up. The officer asks if anybody is injured and everybody says they are okay. So he asks everybody their version of the events leading up to the accident and then slaps me with a $325 fine and 6 points for "careless driving". But when he hands it to me, he tells me that I can go to court and plead guilty to a lesser charge so that my fine and points won't be as high. He was really hinting at it but didn't want to say too much. I had the impression that I could probably be successful in pleading guilty to a lesser charge such as "following to closely".
Now I know that the accident was my fault and I'm not arguing it. I just think the fine for "careless driving" was a little harsh. I've had a clean driving record up to this point. I haven't even had a single speeding ticket ever before. This is my very first traffic offence and I was thinking of going to Points or one of those other traffic ticket specialists for some help. Do you think I should go to them for assistance in trying to get off with a lesser charge and pay whatever their fee is or could I just show up in court and plead my case and ask for a lesser fine? What would be the chances of me being successful in getting charged with a less serious offence?
BTW, apparently the reason the officer showed up 2 hours later was because he was busy with other accidents around the city and he was in a rush to leave my accident to get to another one. He said my accident was the 8th call he got so far that day. So I guess I wasn't the only one that had problems with the road conditions.
Well?
