My 1st accident!!:-(

You gotta fight it. I think you have a good chance to win. It will cost time and money to fight but you will more than make that up by keeping your CDL intact.

I had an accident a couple days before New Year's day. Here's a schematic from the Iowa State Patrol, how do you think my company will assign the blame-- on me or the other guy? lol

 

What I ment by no ticket, in regards to that statement, in the State of WA, when there is sloppy policework, anything done at that scene is tossed out the window. Violations/citations/etc. thrown to the garbage can.

Dunno about CA, just know in WA, her ticket would be tossed into the trash.

Regarding 100MPH just after a toll booth, car was already on the main road. That said, a simple Honda Accord can go 0 to 100 in 23 seconds.

Majority of those "small cars" you see on the roads, can easily go 100MPH within the distance you specified, and time.

I know she's got a physical ticket in hand, but in regards to WA, (don't know about CA) the ticket wouldn't hold at all in court. And regarding calling a cop to court, not just the cop, but any/all "evidence" and forensics gathered as well to explain in-detail every little thing about it. If he can't, it's bad forensics, meaning they can't pin the accident on either party. Let alone, how to explain why a car going at a higher velocity compared to the other two collided into a car, and nothing was done regarding it.

Rear ending, under any circumstances, is the person who rear endeds fault unless the vehicle was backing up. per the US Supreme Court. And the cop did nothing regarding that vehicle, nor its driver. That can also be elluded to favoritism, or, show of the officer choosing at will who he wants to/doesnt want to enforce at will. (which is a no-go)

 

We have open road tolling, so the cars in the area do not all have to enter the tollway.

I really have my doubts that a car was doing 100 in that area as rough as the road is. Just my opinion though, since I was not there.

 

True, forgot the OP is in Ill instead of CA lol my bad.

I really hope the OP gets things squared away.

 

Thank you, RM. I was about to address open-road tolling. However, I must disagree with you on speed possibilities in Chicago. People in Chicagp go as fast as they want to whether it's a construction zone, cops all over the place, whatever. They just.....go. can't tell you how many times I'd be going 50mph through I-94 north to Milwaukee through that construction zone and be passed like I was going backward. I had forward radar in my truck at the time. Many times, cars would be going 90+, pass a cop and the cop not turn a hair.

It's Chicago.

 

I understand that. I go through it weekly.

But, the area of the 290 that the OP is discussing is where people are getting on and off right in the same 2 lane area.

 

Yep. And most of them have no more brains there than any other place in Chi-town.

 

A lot has been said,and truthfully,I"m still thinkin about what you wrote in another thread about not having your "first" kiss until you were 20 yrs old!! Good luck in whatever you decide..

 

Every state is different ( I amagine) I do know in NY you can collect if you quit for harassment or intolerable work envoriment. (My words not their's)And she's in Pa so who knows.

Set that aside plead not guilty (may be to late ) get a lawyer and fight it to protect your CDL< forget about the Ins. co investagation they just want to get out of paying for damage.

Take another job, this one's gone! BOL