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was taught a long time ago to always get a piece of the other guy so there is proof that there actually was another guy.

I had a preventable quite a few yrs back.

car ran a red light, semi is on my left, people at a cross walk on rt, hit the car broadside.

they asked the question ;"after you saw him run thru the light what did you do next"

"well officer I hit him right in the drivers door, going about 35 MPH"

could have missed him,but would have taken the people at the crosswalk.

point being , hit the sucker.

 

how could you have prevented that?

 

oops,I meant a NON preventable.lol

my bad. but I did hit him on purpose as opposed the people.

 

It's the to fast for conditions ticket that's doing it. Makes it look like it's all your fault just from the wording no matter what really happened.

 

Thanks for the full story, it actually makes you look much better than the original telling. But yes, depending on how big a trailer we're talking about, a big truck can easily out stop a pickup pulling a trailer. They don't have enough weight on the front end to take full advantage of the available braking force. A smallish utility trailer, I could see stopping hard; be tough to get enough weight in tires on one of them to be real heavy.

Best of luck.

 

Then you need the police report of the accident that caused the gawking, the report of your accident, etc.

And you need to PLEAD your case to anyone you apply to.

The problem is, without a mark on your truck, there's no proof there 'was' another guy. I was taught in training, if someone's going to hit you, let them hit you. The damage will prove responsibility for the accident. If you cut the wheel, or take the shoulder, or the grass, etc, then it's just you and you alone. And 99% of the 4-wheelers driving by will just keep on driving. They won't stop to give their witness statement to an officer 20 minutes later. They're already in too much of a hurry.

And as for your remark about not wanting to kill someone at any cost... then your job was worth that. Don't try to have it both ways.

 

You screwed up.

1. You should have let his trailer hit you.
2. You should have got names, DL#'s addresses and tel numbers of the witnesses.
3. You should have taken pictures and drawn a diagram of the accident.
4. You should have plead not guilty.
5. You should have got a copy of the police report, went to court and plead your case.

Had you done all those things, you may still have your job. As it stands, because the charge was way back in November, I think you have lost the opportunity to do anything about it. You could still get a copy of the police report and maybe you will be able to contact the witnesses from that....then maybe you can go to your employer and beg for your job back. Until that happens....if it happens, all you have now is your feeling of satisfaction that you did the right thing driver.

Oh, yeah I almost forgot. I'm 5' - 9", 175 lbs, I don't smoke and #$%& you too.

 

Ohh, another internet tough guy. My knees are shaking.