Interesting Ticket Should I Just Take It

If this doesn't belong in this section apologies, trying to see who has advice here. Not had this happen before and it seems stupid.

So lets start the ol story. I haul coal for a living, I was in a 06 Pete 387 day cab which used to be used by keen to pull those little fuel tankers but our owner for some reason bought them because he thinks if the truck is lighter you'll get more tonnage which is BS. Usually in a W900 daycab which I get just as much if not more tonnage than that Pete but thats beside the story. So one day I'm coming across a mountain here at home with about 35 1/2 tons in the back, I start into a right hand curve, downshift from seventh to sixth and let it ride the jake and right as I was starting to turn the wheel I touched the brake and I heard a loud pop then all of a sudden I was on my side. I kicked the windshield out and got out and the first thing I see is the drivers side centerbolt for the leafs is sheared off. Cops show up, say I was speeding yada yada the usual (I wasn't, those roads are death if you like to speed and you will go off a cliff) I pointed out the broken centerbolt and the state cop tried to say it broke when it fell over and slid. My argument is why is there a skid mark starting the in proper lane that leads into where it turned over which would lead me to think it sheared, the tire jammed into the springs and over I went, he says it broke when I landed and slid. The tarp arm bolt showed I slid about six inches once I hit the ground so that was BS to me too. (Not a professional accident investigator but I personally don't think these trucks should be trying to haul coal and the rubber on the road tells the tale.) So after the cleanup and everything they give me a ticket for Failure to Obey Lane Markings because my truck landed in the opposite lane. It's 178 to pay and 4 points but it seems like utter BS since none of it was in my control. I feel like I got it because they couldn't find anything else to give me. I know barracks lawyering is verboten not here for that but I'm just trying to get a feel if I should just pay it and go on or go to court for it. Not like I have the extra money atm since I've been out since March. (keep a rainy day fund people) Any advice will be considered, in years of driving and six of it being in the Army I've NEVER turned a truck over.

Sorry for the long writeup, just frustrated and trying to reach out there for advice, thanks guys and gals.

 

That was my first plan, but at this point I'm having to nickel and dime everything to stay above water I can't afford one. They want $$ up front and it's more than the ticket costs.

 

Yeah I brought that up once and got the evil eye, but DOT around here is a joke you never see them or they never stop trucks. They run these trucks so ragged out here it's worrying sometimes and I think it was a part of what happened but I can't prove it. I'm not going to be around much longer, moving to TN in August so I'm going back to heavy wrecker work most likely.

 

That's what I'm thinking, just printed off the pics to take with me. Just going to go for it and see what happens, worst is I'll just have to pay up before too long so they don't suspend license.