One charge that many people get when involved in an auto accident is failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. This ticket is particularly given if one driver has”rear-ended” another. When this happens, even if the driver “at fault” has not done anything else wrong, he or she will still be cited for failure to reduce speed. The officer does this to make sure that the accident is properly documented, and so that it is easier to determine who should pay for what damage.
If you have insurance, you can probably take care of this ticket on your own. If you carry a letter to the Assistant District Attorney showing that the damages caused to the other driver have been paid, he or she may be willing to dismiss your ticket. Unfortunately, insurance companies are often slow to pay out, so it may not be paid off by the time of your court date. When this happens, you have to request a continuance for your case. This means that you will have to get a new court date, take time off of work, fight traffic to get to the courthouse, find a parking space, and wait in line to get to court. If you are willing to do this, you could probably handle your case on your own. Hopefully, you will not need another continuance (requiring you to go through this process again.) This just makes the process more complicated and causes more of a hassle.
If you don’t want to go through this headache, or you want to hire a traffic ticket lawyer to handle this for you, our law firm could help you. We would be glad to save you from the frustration of having to deal with court, and to resolve your case in a low stress way.
