Unsafe backing? Idaho

Like @buddyd157 said. It's your job in a cmv to drive for everyone else on the road, you are the professional. Your story changed from you had just put it in drive straighting the wheels out to you were doing 15mph, you admitted to backing out of a driveway and we're cited for it, you may have been on the double yellow? Everyone is correct in saying you should get a lawyer asap and try to fight this. I personally wasn't there but given what you said.....not good. I do wish you the best with it and hope you can take this and learn from it. Other thing I didn't bring up but I might as well now is what business did you have in that driveway? Did you have a call there or just turning around? Private property is a no no unless you have business there, I drove a package car for 10 years (same size as your tow truck) and seen more property damage claims that I can keep count of from drivers on property they had business with let alone ones they didn't. Why do you think we are always stopped in the street? Get a lawyer, fight this all you can to protect your license, and please please please think about all this and learn from it. You are supposed to be the professional here.

 

Check me out getting my x1 on lol

 

This thread got very long very quick

 

What do I think?

Depends on the state.

My state is simple, if she had her overhead lights on indicating a hazard, the other driver is at fault for hitting her. This is important because the law is clear about the right of way for assistance vehicles.

Maybe most other states that have the move over/slowdown laws would also back the tow truck driver up in court, seeing the other driver lost control, even if the truck was in the middle of the road.

 

as i recall her saying, she had to go back for forms, paperwork?

 

It may not be a great idea to be posting in this thread for OP. If the other side learns of it, they might use it. I’m not sure if it was sufficiently generic as a “hypothetical” as opposed to being testimony on the record.

 

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