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former newt · 08-02-2004, 11:54 AM

a little more info:

i'm in ohio. i DO have insurance. i was given the ticket. no one was seriously hurt (i just have a few minor scrapes, and the mother seemed to be a bit bruised on her legs)

not to sound arrogant, but the other party seemed to be on the "lower" spectrum of society...i'm almost positive they're going to be looking for some reason to sue me...in that case, do i still need an attorney?

I think the car had Progressive insurance...but im not sure....
it is (was) a 1999 toyota camry LE. their car was a late 80's/early 90's chevy cavalier.

the two witnesses that came forward both say i ran the light...i'm so god damned confused. i was so sure i had a green light. the time between the moment of impact and when my car came to a stop and i stepped out was around 4-6 seconds. the moment i stepped out i looked at the traffic lights....the lights on the main road were green and the lights for the other road were red...i was sure before seeing those lights i was not at fault, and seeing them just made me even more confident i wasn't at fault...but the witnesses say otherwise, and i got the ticket...

EDIT: one thing i forgot to add: the cop in charge of the case was not pleasant...i could understand it if there was a reason not to be. my dad had asked him if he could see the witness statements, and the guy exploded...even after my dad apologized and tried to back off he kept up his rant about how had a lot to do and to stop asking him for useless things. he also tried to tell me that i wasn't wearing a seat belt (very forcefully, too) which is BS because when i took it off to get out of the demolished car, it was jammed and loose, laying on the seat. my dad pointed this out, and the officer said "you should teach your kid to tell the truth." a while later, when he was citing me, he told me to get in the police cruiser and shut the door so that my dad could not speak to me. his reasoning was that he needed to ask me questions and didn't need my father getting in teh way and talking too much. he only let my mom listen to what he was saying and my responses when she asked the other cop on the scene if she was allowed to hear the questions and answers.

God, this is soo not needed...

08-02-2004, 11:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
former newt Crazy	a little more info: i'm in ohio. i DO have insurance. i was given the ticket. no one was seriously hurt (i just have a few minor scrapes, and the mother seemed to be a bit bruised on her legs) not to sound arrogant, but the other party seemed to be on the "lower" spectrum of society...i'm almost positive they're going to be looking for some reason to sue me...in that case, do i still need an attorney? I think the car had Progressive insurance...but im not sure.... it is (was) a 1999 toyota camry LE. their car was a late 80's/early 90's chevy cavalier. the two witnesses that came forward both say i ran the light...i'm so god damned confused. i was so sure i had a green light. the time between the moment of impact and when my car came to a stop and i stepped out was around 4-6 seconds. the moment i stepped out i looked at the traffic lights....the lights on the main road were green and the lights for the other road were red...i was sure before seeing those lights i was not at fault, and seeing them just made me even more confident i wasn't at fault...but the witnesses say otherwise, and i got the ticket... EDIT: one thing i forgot to add: the cop in charge of the case was not pleasant...i could understand it if there was a reason not to be. my dad had asked him if he could see the witness statements, and the guy exploded...even after my dad apologized and tried to back off he kept up his rant about how had a lot to do and to stop asking him for useless things. he also tried to tell me that i wasn't wearing a seat belt (very forcefully, too) which is BS because when i took it off to get out of the demolished car, it was jammed and loose, laying on the seat. my dad pointed this out, and the officer said "you should teach your kid to tell the truth." a while later, when he was citing me, he told me to get in the police cruiser and shut the door so that my dad could not speak to me. his reasoning was that he needed to ask me questions and didn't need my father getting in teh way and talking too much. he only let my mom listen to what he was saying and my responses when she asked the other cop on the scene if she was allowed to hear the questions and answers. God, this is soo not needed... Last edited by former newt; 08-02-2004 at 02:18 PM..