Given "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 .
Can I say say something something like am being distracted by a car horning in the other lane , can I have access to a public lawyer cos I dont have money to get a lawyer. Should I plead guilty?Can I be charged just for $100 dollar fine ?($100 fine is still O K for me). Help.
I am confused . Help
2007-09-17 18:25:16 · 2 answers · asked by yankieby 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
As it is a not a criminal infraction, just a traffic citation with a financial penalty, not a criminal one, you are not entitled to a public defender even if you a qualified for one financially.
As it sounds like you had the "last chance to avoid the accident" and hit one car shoving it into another, it is not likely going to matter what you claim is your reason; your insurance will pay to get the person you hit AND the person in front of the person that you hit as you were the culprit of the accident and you will lose in Court.
Cheaper to pay the fine and get it over with, despite you insurance premiums going up; in the future, remember to keep proper distances no matter who "horns" in on you.
2007-09-17 18:49:14 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most driving situations, if someone rearends another vehicle, they are at fault, pretty much no matter what. There are some cases that this is not true, but this is basically the rule of thumb, because you are supposed to always give the car in front of you enough space so if they have to stop in an emergency braking situation, you will have enough time to stop before hitting them. And saying you got distracted by someone honking is not an exuse in this case. Also, I am not sure about Georgia, but in the state I live in, the law is that you must be facing charges that include jailtime to qualify for a free lawyer. Sorry seems like you are out of luck on this one. Remember when driving to always stay far enough back so that you can anticipate anything. Lastly, how exactly do you define traffic? as in "there was a traffic"??? did you mean to say there was an accident???
2016-05-17 10:43:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋