Careless Driving...do I Have Any Defence?
Hey everybody...I recently (About an hour ago) got in an accident directly infront of my house. I was heading Northbound and was slowing to turn left into my driveway. I was distracted by the truck in front of me Spraying dirt onto my windsheild and was fidling with the wipers Trying to get them to clean the window off and I drifted left over the line and hit the side of a gmc pickup By the time i saw him it was too late...I was going maybe 10 km/h and the truck was doing 80 or 90...I checked to see if the driver was ok and I said to him that I was "reaching for something" ...Now in my statement to the police I did not say I was reaching for something but he included it and therefore I got charged with careless....Then again in my statement I did not mention the wipers or the dirty windsheild..I simply said I did not see him in time...
I am going to fight my ticket either way so i can at least delay payment and delay the points...Due to 2 prior speeding tickets this conviction will put my demerits into the "losing Licence" area...What should I do...How should I fight it?..Is it worth Hiring a paralegal? ...And does it sound like i could reduce it to a lesser charge?
Thanks in advance
~KTales~