Summons For Careless Driving Help!!
My friend was in an accident last Saturday.
he's a young male early 20s and is streseing and worried sick to the point of panic attacks.
He was driving down a rural road in which a cyclist was in front of him. After a short while of waiting for the cyclist to move to the right to pass the cyclist then moves to the middle of the road pretty much in oncoming traffic. Then with his right arm in a seemingly waving manner signaling to pass on the right. My friend thought that since it was a rural road and there wasn't a shoulder that the cyclist was signaling to pass on the right. Him knowing that cyclist are legally suppose to be traveling on the right of the road. So since the cyclist didn't use the typical left arm singles that he knew and since the cyclists was what he felt was more then a meter over he attempted to pass and as he was beside the cyclist the cyclist then turned into his vihicle without checking his blind spot and hit the left side. Th3 cops were called and there was 2 witnesses. My friend didn't receive a ticket at the seen but then was called the next morning saying he was getting a summons for a careless driving charge.
He needs some help as this is his first serious ticket doesn't know what to do or expect and can't afford for higher insurance rates.
Ps the the paramedics said the cyclists was gonna be fine
Please get back to me ASAP he hasn't even received the summons yet so he doesn't even know when the court date is but the sooner we have an idea of what to do the better.
thank you