i crashed into a tree while it was raining, i was going 45mph on a 55mph road, i guess i hydroplaned, the ticket states that i was driving at an "unreasonable speed" everyone is telling me my case will get dismissed but i need to hear it from a lawyer or a police officer, so will it get dismissed? should i get a lawyer?
oh and i had some one whit me, the insurance is paying for her hospital bill, mine has already been payed off, by nationwide and the rest by my health insurance company
im 17 years old
2007-12-17 05:30:40 · 7 answers · asked by Liz cali nine 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
oh and one more thing, the officer that showed up at the scene ASKED me how fast i was going, i could have lied and said 35!!!i didnt not know i was going to get a ticket, anyways the last time i looked down to see how fast i was going was 45, i let go of the accelerator before going into the curve
2007-12-17 05:40:54 · update #1
Tickets do not normally just get dismissed. I wouldn't count on it. It seems to me losing control of a vehicle and crashing into a tree would certainly be unreasonable.
Getting a lawyer is your choice, and will cost more than the ticket. Normally, I would say it is still worth it to save an insurance hike, but the accident will be on your record, and your insurance has to pay a claim anyway, so the ticket probably won't matter.
The officer asking you how fast you were going will not help the case at all, and your answer can be used against you.
2007-12-17 05:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, the ticket will not get dismissed. I don't know the exact law in your state, but here you can get what is called a careless and imprudent driving ticket. This ticket is often given when people are traveling "too fast for conditions" or in you case at an unreasonable speed. The citation is used when the officer cannot determine an accurate speed for you vehicle. You could have lied to the officer and said that you were doing 35mph, but the same ticket would have applied. Anytime you run off the road and strike a tree, you were going to fast for those particular conditions at that particular time. It doesn't matter if you were going 5mph or 100mph, your still lost control of your vehicle because of excessive speed.
2007-12-17 11:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by Test 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the above, the ticket probably will NOT get dismissed. You were driving too fast for the weather conditions which is why you went out of control.
The speed limit is speed limit in ideal weather, dry, clear skies, not for rainy, wet weather, so the speed limit sign doesn't really apply here.
You needed to use better judgment for the weather conditions. Its not about the numbers here, because even driving 10 mph under the ideal weather speed limit was far too much.
2007-12-17 06:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by Summer H 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you hydroplaned you were traveling at an unreasonable speed. It was further evidenced by your losing control of your vehicle and crashing in to a tree.
The fact that your insurance paid changes nothing on your ticket.
2007-12-17 05:37:07 · answer #4 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-28 00:49:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Florida, if there are no independant wittnesses... 9 times out of 10... a ticket resulting from a traffic crash will be dismissed. Really depends on the state... and judge/hearing officer.
2007-12-17 05:45:27 · answer #6 · answered by Tim I 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think you are guilty of "failure to maintain reasonable control" of your vehicle, not speeding. I'd fight the speeding but chances are the prosecutor may have it amended to failure to control or something similar.
2007-12-17 05:57:26 · answer #7 · answered by LEO53 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋