Q: What do I do for a mailed citation (1st ticket) and I know I stopped on a sign and yielded but it caused a car accident?
A car hit my car at the front passenger side as I was making a left turn at Route 663 at 3:40am. The road was blind on my right and a car was speeding down. Instead of him having a collision towards me, he swerved to the right and fell on a ditch and hit a tree. His car was wrecked but he was fine and wasn’t hurt. I feel bad that it happened and I was shaking in shock. It’s my first time ever getting a citation/ticket in the mail and I don’t know what to do. I want to plead NOT GUILTY because I know I was driving safely. Do I go to court and plead not guilty? Do I pay more fine doing that if I loose? At this point I haven’t received the official police report yet. Please help me. Thank you
A: You should absolutely plead not guilty. At the very least, it may be possible to have the citation amended to a section that will not add points to your license. Consult a traffic attorney in your area for more information.
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