i got accused of running a traffic light and colliding with a vehicle at the junction. a witness said i went through the light. as far as i was aware the light was green when i went through it. The police siad i could be charged for a traffic offence of 3 points and 60pounds fine for going through a red light. And it is very unlikely it will be due care therefore what are the chances of it bieng due care ?
2007-09-03 23:34:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
look im a criminal defence lawyer
if you ran the light you ran the light!
whats the big deal pay the fine and take the points, unless you killed someone by driving thru the light .. lets not kid ourselves on her shall we , lights dont go from red to green, if witnesses say the light was red and other cars were going then chances are you ran the red light
my advice... take the points and the fine.. and get over it.
2007-09-03 23:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by spongebobs biggest fan 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I answered your question some days ago. Why ask it again? and with less information this time?
From what you said previously my opinion is that you will be prosecuted.
It will often be appropriate to prosecute for both this offence (traffic light) and for careless driving as a result of the same incident of driving. The police will not seek to secure convictions on both. Where there is a conviction for careless driving the lesser offence of failing to conform to a traffic light should be preserved at least until the chance of a reversal of the careless driving conviction has passed.
The fact that you collided with a vehicle would suggest to me that the more appropriate offence is driving without due care and attention. The fact that an independant witness is involved helps to make the case stronger for the prosecution. The idea being that the independant witness is unbiased.
Driving without due care and attention carries 3-9 penalty points and a fine.
Can I also ask why you chose the best answer last time from someone (a yank) who clearly stated that they didn't know our laws ???
2007-09-04 15:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you PLEASE stop posting this question - you have posted about 10 or more questions about this over the last few days and the answer will always be the same. there is every likelihood you will be prosecuted for running a red light, as there was a witness to the accident. It is unlikely to be a charge of driving without due care and attention, as that would be much harder to prove. So yes, 3 points and 60 quid. To add to your 3 points and 60 quid for stopping on a pelican crossing. And the 9 points you have already got, according to a previous question. All adds up to a ban for persistent bad driving....
Add: And as I see from one of your previous answers that you live in Sheffield, thank God for your likely ban as I live there too and REALLY don't fancy meeting you coming the other way in a car!!!!!
2007-09-04 07:06:50 · answer #3 · answered by eriverpipe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Like rammie18 says, it does indeed look like you ran the red light.
If the police mentioned being reported for the red light offence but not the careless driving bit, it looks like that's all you're going to be done for.
From the description you give, you don't appear to have a defence, so just accept what's coming your way. Be grateful no-one was killed or seriously injured. I'm sure you'll take care in future.
And please stop asking the same questions under different guises, if you don't like the answers, well, there you are . . .
2007-09-04 06:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is only one witness it is word against word. Check to see if lights had camera attached and ask for copy of any film should you receive a summons. Also request copy of witness statement as part of advanced disclosure rules. If you get a solicitor this will be done for you but if you have to defend yourself you are entitled to it also. Before entering a plea check all available evidence ! Not knowing situation / location etc but relevant to all lights if you are too close at passing point to stop safely and in time there is allowance for this if lights were on amber not so however if they were red. Amber really means stop / prepare to stop (check current H'way Code re this )
2007-09-04 08:41:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you keep asking the same question 5 times a day but under different user ids???
The answer is still the same. You ran the Red light. You hit another car. If the Police decide to prosecute you then they can and should! Live with it.
2007-09-04 07:06:38 · answer #6 · answered by Jack 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I went through a light some years ago. my view was blocked by a pantechnicon. The view of the camera wasn't fine £200 plus £30 costs and three points. There was no accident
2007-09-04 14:46:36 · answer #7 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For goodness sake, what will be, will be! You can't hurry them up, personally I think it was due care, go and see a solicitor if you're that worried and stop asking the same question over and over!
I read another of your posts about an accident on the Mway, which you also don't think was our fault - TAKE SOME MORE LESSONS AND READ THE HIGHWAY CODE!
2007-09-04 09:53:46 · answer #8 · answered by groovymaude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in the UK then there should be a video of the wreck. Also, if there is a witness to it you really have no other choice but to accept the responsibility.
Hopefully no one was hurt.
2007-09-04 08:14:23 · answer #9 · answered by Charlie Fingers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOUR WORD AGAINST SOMEONE ELSE,I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DID,NT KNOW YOU,D BEEN IN A COLLISION.IF THE LIGHTS WERE FITTED WITH TRAFFIC CAMERAS ,THEN YOU ARE DOOMED.YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR JUMPING THE LIGHTS AND DUE CARE ,OR, REASONABLE CONSID., IF IT STILL EXISTS,OR DANGEROUS DRIVING,WHICH DEPENDS ON THE SEVERITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO PROVE.IT WILL PROBABLY BE DUE CARE.
2007-09-04 06:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋