Got a "following too closely" citation on Hgwy in Atlanta, GA.Have a court date. Info on how to build my case?

Question

I got a "following too closely" citation highway in Atlanta, GA. It involves three cars. Mine was the third.When police came, the other two drivers said there was a traffic, and that i hit the back bumper of the car in the middle, the middle car hit the back bumper of the one in the front.The Police told me that the front car owner told him that there was a traffic and that he experienced one impact . So Police said if that is the case , I must have started the hitting from the back .I told Police that the front guy stopped all of a sudden, the middle car hit the front car , and that there was a impact which led to the front car moving forward and the middle car comoing back , and that i was the third car coming frome behing. I applied my brake , the middle car while coming back hit my front bumper. My front bumper has the greatest damage , my bumper was bent . the middle car has his back bumper paints removed, no damage. the front car back bumper was less vissibly bent. How can

Answer 1

Simple answer: Get a lawyer.

Answer 2

In general, the driver that makes impact from the rear ends up getting the major blame for an accident. It is considered the duty of each driver to keep enough distance between themselves and cars in front so that a quick stop can be negotiated without an accident occurring. It would take a lot of impact to cause the middle car to move backwards. If your front bumper has the most damage, it does not support your view of how the accident occurred.

Answer 3

You can't! There is no law that says it's OK to follow too closely in heavy traffic or even in bumper to bumper traffic. The first car is not to blame but the second and third are! You'll be blown out of the water in court, may pay more of a fine and even have more points added to your license. Plead guilty with an explanation if you can and leave it at that!

Answer 4

Witnesses. That is the only help you can get that will do you any good. It will be a VERY tough time proving that "the car, on the highway, BACKED into me!" Unless the care was going rapidly, under power, in reverse gear, the end result of the case will probably be that it will be determined that you were following too closely to stop a safe distance back. I know of a case where a string of cars was stopped at a light. The front car stalled, so the next car backed up, in order to go around. In backing, he hit the third car in line. In the final judgement, the backing car was assigned 70% responisibility, the third car was assigned 30% responisibility for stopping too close.

Answer 5

While you were driving could you see the side view mirrors of the vehicle in front of you? If not, you were following too closely. It's a simple rule while driving: See and be seen.