Question by nandueza: How can I help my friend to get rid of a reckless driving ticket?
“i was talking to loaud to my friend and distracted her. A woman jumped on the road and although my friend did not hit het at all, not even close, a policeman pulled her over and gave her a rckless driving ticket. I know my friend was not speeding and that itw as my fault and the woman’s fault also. I am terrified at what can happen to my friend because of me. Can you please advise?
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Answer by R P
Tell your friend to watch the road. One ticket is better’n a lost life or the guilt of taking it.
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Go to court with your friend. Convince your friend to enter a not guilty plea. The judge will probably haggle a little bit ( The judge is not supposed to “do” anything except set a trial date if You plead not guilty).
The judge will probably reduce any penalty if your friend will accept traffic school. I am in California, your state may be different. The insurance companies are equally understanding in most cases.
The policeman may have seen the incident it as more radical than it was. If your friend was completely not paying attention – well, nobody has much sympathy for your friend. Accidents are actually pretty rare things for most persons. What “might” happen IS the accident. You may drive for years and not have an accident but you still have to pay attention all of the time. Nobody remembers the accident that they never had because the driver avoids those situations that add to the crash. “The person stopped too fast in front of me” is not an excuse. Neither is ‘He just jumped right out in front on me”. “The light turned green and I just drove into the street and got hit” Is not an excuse.
It’s very difficult to fight a wreckless driving ticket. Not only is it a moving violation, but it implies negligence which judges are not too sympathetic with. My advice is if your friend has a clear abstract (meaning she doesn’t have many tickets or violations) she should get their early on the date of the hearing and try to speak with the prosecutor. She may get lucky enough to have the charge reduced and pay a higher fee for no points. One time I got a ticket for speeding and they completeley dropped the whole thing because I had a perfect driving history and got the prosecutor on a good day.
I wish you the best!! And if you’re worried about distracting her while she’s driving don’t talk loud anymore!!!
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If your friend takes it to court, hope that the officer doesn’t show up. It’s more likely the judge will not throw it out if the officer is there to state his reason for issuing the ticket.