I hit a cop... legal advise anyone?

[DaMaGe ZWK]

so the other day it just got done raining.... i was going up a hill and then around the curve... as soon as i made it around the curve a cop was passing someone and almost hit me head on...I hit the breaks and slid, the cop swirved to get back in her lane and I hit the side rear of the cop car.... Yes they did have their lights on, no siren... I could not see the lights cause i was around a very sharp curve... anyway, I got charged with failure to yield to a emergency vehicle.... WTF? so is there any use in fighting this??? opinions please....

[2.0civic]

damn thats shitty. Sounds like the time my buddy was making a u turn and this dumbass motorcycle cop hit him

[canadianrcis]

just go to traffic court, half the time the cops dont show up.

[gtikid]

That's some bullshit. Dumbass cop shouldn't of been trying to pass on a blind curve...if it's a sharp as you say it is.

[Maniaç]

don't know what to say... good luck with what you decide to do..

[Nitro]

damn that sux for u.

[Wal-Mart]

just go to traffic court, half the time the cops dont show up.Damn Son... you must be a hell lawyer!! I bet you give every one such stellar advice!!! Does it work for you???



Because when you go to the court date marked on the ticket, its for ARRAIGNMENT!!! It not the fucking trial date. The only way you go to TRIAL is pleading not guilty. Thats when the officer shows up.... and bet your ass they will. They get in trouble if they dont.

You best bet is to go back and take pictures of the section of road to show just how blind the curve is. Take a few pics... like from where you saw him and from where he was when you saw him. Then go to your arrainment and speak with the solicitor and show them the pictures and see if they can chenge it to "too fast for conditions" which is a 0 point and low fine ticket. IT wont even show up to your insurance. Though you might not be guilty, bargaining with them makes it a faster process.... they get their money and you get something that wont bite you in the ass later.

But if they dont want to make any kind of deal.... get a lawyer.

[Wal-Mart]

That's some bullshit. Dumbass cop shouldn't of been trying to pass on a blind curve...if it's a sharp as you say it is.He was probably passing some POS VW that was poking along when he should have pushed it out of the way.

[tony]

May I just state the obvious answer... get a lawyer

[GSRteg®]

Sounds about right ^^^^

[DaMaGe ZWK]

ok 2 things... the cop was passing because there was a car broke down and they were gonna drive to the curve to direct traffic... why they wouldnt pull up behind the broke car and walk to the curve i dont know.... the other is i didnt get a ticket, i just got charged with the wreck, which means i gotta pay for their car... i only had liability

[Dracc]

just go to traffic court, half the time the cops dont show up.


this was and accident.. i'm sure they will show up to this

[2.0civic]

ok 2 things... the cop was passing because there was a car broke down and they were gonna drive to the curve to direct traffic... why they wouldnt pull up behind the broke car and walk to the curve i dont know.... the other is i didnt get a ticket, i just got charged with the wreck, which means i gotta pay for their car... i only had liability


why did you leave that out originally LOL

[DaMaGe ZWK]

im at work, i was just in a hurry to type it out

[2.0civic]

haha im just messing with you man...Good luck though and lawyer up

[Leadfoot_mf]

Damn Son... you must be a hell lawyer!! I bet you give every one such stellar advice!!! Does it work for you???



Because when you go to the court date marked on the ticket, its for ARRAIGNMENT!!! It not the fucking trial date. The only way you go to TRIAL is pleading not guilty. Thats when the officer shows up.... and bet your ass they will. They get in trouble if they dont.

You best bet is to go back and take pictures of the section of road to show just how blind the curve is. Take a few pics... like from where you saw him and from where he was when you saw him. Then go to your arrainment and speak with the solicitor and show them the pictures and see if they can chenge it to "too fast for conditions" which is a 0 point and low fine ticket. IT wont even show up to your insurance. Though you might not be guilty, bargaining with them makes it a faster process.... they get their money and you get something that wont bite you in the ass later.

But if they dont want to make any kind of deal.... get a lawyer.
very good information. also i hope u took a bunch of pics of the wreck site and the damage to both cars as well as impact spot. then go back and take pics from the site where u first made visual contact of PC and take pics from the PC perspective as well. good luck i would fight this one. if what u say is ture.

[eViLMunkey]

Lawyer..:goodjob:

[DaMaGe ZWK]

oh its the truth... the police car has it on video... you can tell i wasnt speeding or anything

[Black R]

liability will cover the repairs to the other vehicle. repairs to your car will come out of your pocket. go to court and make a deal. you will come out better that way. i posted in iloveboost's thread and you can read the legal stuff there b/c i'm not typing it again.

[gtikid]

He was probably passing some POS VW that was poking along when he should have pushed it out of the way.

Yea those things suck. I don't see why the cop would need to drive around the car to push it though, it'll only be in the way. I always knew that the people that represented Wal-Mart weren't the brightest crayon in the box :slap:

[Sport1.3]

Get a Lawyer...this sounds like it wasnt even your fault. Just because he turns on his Lights doesnt mean SHIT! they still have to make sure they can pass safely before going into uncoming traffic...which he/she obviously didnt. If in fact you were unable to see over the hill and the officer was in your lane it was his/her fault. 100% Get a Lawyer! this will hurt your driving record and end up costing you more money for the next 5 years. I would have raised HELL at the scene and they would be paying for the damage

[Jimmy B]

i agree with walmart, but agree that you should get a lawyer.. then sue the city for having a police cruser in your lane on a blind curve


btw,.. walmart, that is the most DISRESPECTFUL sig i haveever seen.. if you dont agree with bush ok,.. but putting a pig of an upsidedown flag... totally defiant and un american,.. you should be hanged

[DaMaGe ZWK]

bad cop no donut....

[DaMaGe ZWK]

thanks for the rep points...

[Total_Blender]

When I read the title I thought you had punched a cop. The thread was kind of a letdown.........

[DaMaGe ZWK]

well im sorry..... i hit a cop... not punched or kicked one....

[quickdodge®]

I'd go with taking this one to court. Later, QD.

[Sneezin]

yeah i was with him we was coming around a curve at the top of a mountain she had her blue lights on but not her siren...we could not see her till we came around the curve...by then he couldn't do anything...since he didn't get a ticket he can't take it to traffic court....all he can do is call his insurance and inform them and they will have to fight it...a state trooper came out there to work the wreck, he said if we wouldn't of hit the brakes then we would not of hit her at all...ok he hit the brakes and still hit her, if he wouldn't of hit the brake we would of hit her head on...hunh?

[Crazy Asian]

court.

[koukis14]

Get a lawyer and sue for the damage to your car.

[Leadfoot_mf]

yeah i was with him we was coming around a curve at the top of a mountain she had her blue lights on but not her siren...we could not see her till we came around the curve...by then he couldn't do anything...since he didn't get a ticket he can't take it to traffic court....all he can do is call his insurance and inform them and they will have to fight it...a state trooper came out there to work the wreck, he said if we wouldn't of hit the brakes then we would not of hit her at all...ok he hit the brakes and still hit her, if he wouldn't of hit the brake we would of hit her head on...hunh?

not if u had vtec...

[Sneezin]

how do you know he didnt have vtec

[thepolecat]

lol^@Leadfoot


Get pics of the road and try to show on a map what happened- witnesses are great if you can.


But in all honesty i think you should just go ahead and bend over because they are going to try and reem you with not so much as a reach around.

[Slow Motion]

so the other day it just got done raining.... i was going up a hill and then around the curve... as soon as i made it around the curve a cop was passing someone and almost hit me head on...I hit the breaks and slid, the cop swirved to get back in her lane and I hit the side rear of the cop car.... Yes they did have their lights on, no siren... I could not see the lights cause i was around a very sharp curve... anyway, I got charged with failure to yield to a emergency vehicle.... WTF? so is there any use in fighting this??? opinions please....

FIGHT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emergency vehicles still have to abide by the laws of the road. If she was going around a curve without her siren to signal that there was an emergency she was in the wrong. And also you are not under any circumstance suppose to pass another vehicle in a turn. A big no no. Fight it. Tell the judge that it was on a curve. There is no reason that you should have to pay for that. Then sue.

[Glides]

If the cop was in your lane, passing on a blind curve and there was no way for you to see her, you might have a chance in court. If you hit her in the read side of her car it is obvious that she was in your lane and trying to get back in hers. I would put that to the lawyer that you get and see what he says. G/L with that though, it's gonna be tough.

[AznTraitor]

this is pretty easy....first do some research and see how much the ticket would me. Does it outweigh the cost of attorney fees, AND THEN filing a suit againest the county?


Everyone loves to throw lawsuits out there, but have no idea how much it costs and how long it could take.....

so do the math.....which is going to cost you the most....


and

the officer did not have to have the siren on, her lights were on and as most of you know, they are pretty bright, if anything if you take pics of the blind corner and the exact spot where you made contact and bring them to court, the judge could probably just throw the case out

[DaMaGe ZWK]

so i go get the accident report today and it shows the cop all the way in her lane and me going into her lane to hit her.... I am sooooo pissed off right now.... it even says on the description that i crossed the yellow line and hit her

[v-empire]

wow. that sucks.

http://www.montserratreporter.org/pics/coaxing%20donkey%20onboard.jpg

[Psycho]

Damn Son... you must be a hell lawyer!! I bet you give every one such stellar advice!!! Does it work for you???



Because when you go to the court date marked on the ticket, its for ARRAIGNMENT!!! It not the fucking trial date. The only way you go to TRIAL is pleading not guilty. Thats when the officer shows up.... and bet your ass they will. They get in trouble if they dont.

You best bet is to go back and take pictures of the section of road to show just how blind the curve is. Take a few pics... like from where you saw him and from where he was when you saw him. Then go to your arrainment and speak with the solicitor and show them the pictures and see if they can chenge it to "too fast for conditions" which is a 0 point and low fine ticket. IT wont even show up to your insurance. Though you might not be guilty, bargaining with them makes it a faster process.... they get their money and you get something that wont bite you in the ass later.

But if they dont want to make any kind of deal.... get a lawyer.
Wow, some one who actually knows what they are talking about.
+1

[JDM onlyy]

so i go get the accident report today and it shows the cop all the way in her lane and me going into her lane to hit her.... I am sooooo pissed off right now.... it even says on the description that i crossed the yellow line and hit her


wow, that sucks incredibly. damn cops. sigh....they fucked you over dude.

[allmotoronly]

ok 2 things... the cop was passing because there was a car broke down and they were gonna drive to the curve to direct traffic... why they wouldnt pull up behind the broke car and walk to the curve i dont know.... the other is i didnt get a ticket, i just got charged with the wreck, which means i gotta pay for their car... i only had liability

if you have liability then you dont have to pay for their car, you have to pay for your car. thats what liability means. you are liable for damage that you do to another person's property.

[allmotoronly]

were there any skid marks? if so take pics to prove that you were on your side of the line. if not, go make some, and then take pics.

[SPOOLIN]

tell them to pull the video for court, if there is a video it will prove that you didnt cross the center line on purpose, you might have because you slammed your brakes because a cop was in YOUR LANE, which means she caused you so go into the other lane in wet conditions. If there isnt a video then there definatly was not ANY lights on, their videos always come on when lights are on.

[Big J]

so the other day it just got done raining.... i was going up a hill and then around the curve... as soon as i made it around the curve a cop was passing someone and almost hit me head on...I hit the breaks and slid, the cop swirved to get back in her lane and I hit the side rear of the cop car.... Yes they did have their lights on, no siren... I could not see the lights cause i was around a very sharp curve... anyway, I got charged with failure to yield to a emergency vehicle.... WTF? so is there any use in fighting this??? opinions please....

he has to opperate his car with "due reguard" for the safty of the public. If he was passing on a curve in a no passing zone, that's not very safe for you or other people. You neck should have started hurting by now and you should call a laywer.:yes:

[ridgeline_06]

Believe it or not that happeneds alot. Yes get a lawyer and take pictures of your car and EXCATLY where you were and where she was. She was also driving too fast for conditions.

[eraser4g63]

In the state of Ga public saftey officials are charged to use Due Regard when running emergency. along with the fact that code 2 is against the law. Code 1= no lights no siren, code 2= lights but no siren ( against ga law) code 3= lights siren, take the dept to court and sue the dog shit out of em.

[cactusEG]

so the other day it just got done raining.... i was going up a hill and then around the curve... as soon as i made it around the curve a cop was passing someone and almost hit me head on...I hit the breaks and slid, the cop swirved to get back in her lane and I hit the side rear of the cop car.... Yes they did have their lights on, no siren... I could not see the lights cause i was around a very sharp curve... anyway, I got charged with failure to yield to a emergency vehicle.... WTF? so is there any use in fighting this??? opinions please....

take that fuck to court :yes:

[SRCRX]

stand up for your self!!

At least go talk to a lawyer, most will talk things over with for FREE!!

[patrick4588]

i am extremely pissed off for you. cops suck at life. you said the cop had a video recorder on right? get a lawyer immediately. the longer you wait, the more it hurts your odds. sue them to pay for your car. and then filing a false police report if that video shows the cop was passing on a curve and hit you. i really hope you get this settled in your favor. im sick and tired of cops taking advantage of the public

[DaMaGe ZWK]

i talked to my insurance company this week and they are supposed to "take care" of it for me... I guess they will settle with the police insurance... I took pictures of where it happened today so i will post them up later, im gonna send them to my insurance company tomorrow

[DaMaGe ZWK]

and thanks again for all the rep points

[DaMaGe ZWK]

so now the insurance company has gotten the video and the police report and everything.... I come home today and there is a message on the answering machine from the police dept wanting me to call him at 7:30am in regards to the accident. So im wondering what this could be about??

[SPOOLIN]

mabe they are bring forced to drop the charge because they are idiots.

[thepolecat]

well...

[patrick4588]

update when you get a chance. i want to know what happens.

[DaMaGe ZWK]

well they just wanted to make sure that my insurance company was still coming to look at their car cause they havent yet.... damn it

[collins]

dude if someone calls you asking your side of the story, dont talk to ANYONE! tell them to speak with your insurance company.... i've had times where i was in an accident (not at fault) where i got a phone call from the other persons insurance asking me to tell my side of the story... all they do with that is twist your words to give them a fighting chance to get out of being liable. give every peice of evidence to YOUR insurance co, as they're on YOUR side... believe me, they would rather NOT pay to repair an officer's vehicle...

g/l with your proceedings.


and for the love of god ppl, he stated he doesnt have a ticket/court date, so stop saying WHEN YOU GO TO COURT TRY TO MAKE A BARGAIN! c'mon, read ppl!

[AznTraitor]

anyway, I got charged with failure to yield to a emergency vehicle....


as quoted from his VERY first post...I dunno, but that sure seems like he got a ticket


so Collins, wtf is that? the officer just put it on a sticky pad?

why don't you read?

[DaMaGe ZWK]

as quoted from his VERY first post...I dunno, but that sure seems like he got a ticket


so Collins, wtf is that? the officer just put it on a sticky pad?

why don't you read?
no not a sticky pad, on the police report....

[AznTraitor]

no not a sticky pad, on the police report....


that doesn't make any sense....how can you be charged with anything without a citation? a police report is just a cliff notes of the incident....it might have been *noted that you crossed lanes, but you can't be charged with it on a report....if you get charged with anything, you will be given a citation which you will sign for acknowledging what the officer is "charging" you with.

[DaMaGe ZWK]

what doesnt make any sense? that they want their police car fixed for free so they are gonna charge me with something? they charged me with it so they wouldnt have to go to court... they would have to go to court if they wrote me a ticket, and they didnt want that cause they know they are screwing me

[AznTraitor]

what doesnt make any sense? that they want their police car fixed for free so they are gonna charge me with something? they charged me with it so they wouldnt have to go to court... they would have to go to court if they wrote me a ticket, and they didnt want that cause they know they are screwing me


so they didn't charge you with anything then....it was noted in the police report...you need to go back and re-read the report, because if they said they charged you then you would have a citation, and you do not have one, then you are clearly in the safe zone....this is probably why your insurance company is handling this and not you personally....apparently there is some paperwork foul up and it works out in your behalf....but being charged with anything you will receive some sort of documentation stating what you are being charged with, not just a police report

typical accident:

someone follows too closely, and hits the person in front of them at a red light.

they would be "charged" with following too closely and receive the citation, as well as receiving a copy of the accident report which would note you being charged with following too closely


understand yet?

[Sneezin]

he was never cited for it, but that was the reason for him being at fault...

[On_Her_Face]

lolz, that sucks

[DaMaGe ZWK]

well i havent heard from the insurance company anymore, i called them a couple of times and left a message but no call back.... guess im gettin screwed

[speedminded]

Every officer in a marked partol car should have an in-car camera and the video is ALWAYS public accessible, talk to her superviser...seriously, [you should have done this that day] tell him exactly what you said in the original post and ask to review the tape with her supervisor/captain.

Most likely since they were involved in an accident the supervisor has already seen it but you have to talk to them. If it happened as you said then someone has desk duty or be directing traffic for funerals and schools for a few months...

[DaMaGe ZWK]

i saw the tape

[sullen]

you're fucked. govt cars dont have to have insurance either...so its all off on you.

[quickdodge®]

you're fucked. govt cars dont have to have insurance either...so its all off on you.

AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You're still at it, huh? I'd like a side order "I don't know what I'm talking about, please." Lolol. Later, QD.

[speedminded]

you're fucked. govt cars dont have to have insurance either...so its all off on you.lol, yeah right...we were contracting for the city of atlanta at an old job and had to have a minimum of $1,000,000 coverage on each vehicle.

[jackdaripper]

Hell I think your screawed, one time I was pulled over on the side of the road and a cop rearended me, I was like wtf, the proceded to get out and give me a ticket for improper backing.
I got a lawyer and it still stuck. Hell I pulled over about to get out and get my dog that had gotten out of the back yard.

[quickdodge®]

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[quickdodge®]

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[quickdodge®]

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Don't forget to have him bless the dictionary which I'm guessing you don't own.

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[David88vert]

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[eYezs1ck]

you kno its always w/e what the cop says....goes. dats lame. dey just dont wanna look bad for writing themself a ticket.

[Kalifornia087]

Updates!?
This whole situation reeks.

[1000cckiller]

He was probably passing some POS VW that was poking along when he should have pushed it out of the way.I cant beileve you cant come up with a better screen name jackass