Q: I had a very minor fender bender Involving my vehicle and a parked vehicle
I was cited for violating limitations of backing statutes but I wasn’t actually driving the vehicle ....my vehicle did not shift fully into park and minutes after I had exited it disengaged from park and jumped through neutral and into reverse....at which point my Jeep moved very slowly backwards contacting a dodge car making light contact and stoping ....do I have any grounds to dispute the citation which suggests I have as a driver backed my vehicle up in an illegal manner when in fact the vehicle experienced a technical hiccup ata moment when I wasn’t even in the vehicle
A:
A Florida attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. It's possible the other side could raise the issue that the parking brake could have averted the minor accident. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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