Q: Does a Pennsylvania state trooper have to have you sign for a citation at the seen of an accident?
On 12/05/2017 my husband was involved in an accident on a Pennsylvania interstate resulting in his truck rolling over. The trooper said he might be cited for “driving on roadways lanes for traffic”. He never had him sign anything at that point. On 12/15/2017 we received a citation in the mail that was a Friday. On Saturday 12/16/2017 we received another copy of the citation as well as a warrant for his arrest because he never responded to the citation. How is that legal?
A: Call up the court about the second citation. Make copies, plead not guilty on both. Suggest he may want to consult an attorney on the warrant if they don't agree to remove it. If they agree send them a confirming letter.
A: He doesn't have to sign at scene but not sure about the warrant. Take it to a criminal attorney for the county where the DJ that issued the warrant is. You can go see what is on the docket. If a warrant out for your husband, he shouldn't go but let the attorney work out an appearance, bail etc. In other words you are right but you can't ignore the warrant.
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