Got in an accident, since lady left in an ambulance, a ticket had to be written..

Ok so I was in the left lane (2 lane road) going 45mph the speed limit for that road. (I was only in the left lane because my turn was coming up at the next light.)

A truck (F-150) in front of me immediately darts out of the left lane, into the right with no turn signal or braking..

And there's this car trying to make a u-turn at a complete stop, since there's no proper turning lane, she wedged herself in-between my lane, and the middle of the intersection.

So I immediately starting braking and blow my air horn for her to try to squeeze out of the lane (there was enough room for her to do so) But she stayed still , but I managed not to hit her directly from behind, just clipped her back bumper with my trailer, that tore it off... (I would have tried to get into the right lane, but there was another semi directly beside me, which that F-150 almost ran into)

There were no injuries, but the lady was so shaken up about the whole ordeal that the paramedics took her to the hospital. So the officer had to write a ticket, and wrote it up for "following too close". He then told me just to show up in court and he'll explain to the judge what had happened and most likely get it thrown out for me..

I just feel like my trucking career is most likely over... Even if I get the ticket thrown out, Coke will likely fire me and I was trying to get a job with Old Dominion or USPS, but with this, I can throw that away..

Anyone have any suggestions or been in a similar situation??

 

Thanks everyone

I'm going to hire a lawyer and fight this!

 

I did it simultaneously...