Actually, if the police officer does indeed not show up, is my ticket thrown out by default? A friend of mine went to court for a ticket a few years ago, he said it was a joke. A lady before him had been ticketed for running a red light, the cop didn't show up, and the judge gave her 3 tries to just...

Got in a stupid accident last night at a complicated intersection. Police officer wrote up the ticket, but told me that he knows this intersection is complicated and that he will not be showing up in court if I decide to challenge the ticket. (He even recommended I challenge) My question is, obvious...