Looks Like I Was Screwed Today - "unsafe Lane Change" - Not!
Hi all,
So I was heading home to today and I was in the left lane of the off ramp, some lady cut across her lane of traffic and across the off ramp median and hit the back side of my car! After a few meters of bumping (I was dazed and confused) I stopped the car.
I call 911 and was told to move the car to the shoulder.
Cop comes, interviews both of us, and lets the lady go! The cop proceeds to give me a ticket for "unsafe lane change". I was like WTF - what do you mean unsafe lane change, I was in my lane the whole time!
The cop didn't believe I was in the left lane - bummer, I think SOL on this one. It's one of those he said / she said scenarios ...
Cop said:
1. Her front bumper was cracked, therefore I side wiped her?!
2. Damage is inconsistent with her hitting me?!
3. Lady did not move her car, and since I was in front of her car, I must have cut into her lane.
What to do? Goto trial? Not even sure how to defend against this when there were no eyewitnesses?