My Life is Ruin

[Hannah]

A high school student in a single car accident hits a tree after sliding off an icy road, and 90 days in jail came up? Either someone is trying to scare you or there is more to the story.

Just pay the thing and move on. A lawyer is going to cost you just as much if not more, and I don't think you get public defenders for traffic stuff. It seems like a lot but 1k is nothing in the grand scheme, so I'd say just pay it and be done with it.

Unless there is more. Did you hit a pedestrian on the way to the tree? Leave someone in the car? Why are they threatening you with jail...

[jesse]

Say someone stole your car.

bad idea false reporting
Post Merge: December 28, 2009, 05:13:55 AM

It's just ruin now, I can't even self talk to myself that's its okay.

I am looking at 90 days in jail and over 1k in fines.

megan i dont even want to admit how many traffic violations i got when i was your age guess what it passes learn from your mistake and move on 1000 dollars at your age seams a lot its not really it isnt. jail time on single car accident for leaving the scene possible most likely not gonna happen.... cost benifit factor to society not there in short it would cost more to house you then you would pay in fines most likely 1 year suspension or some other restitution.  if the fines come out to more then you can afford ask for a payment plan judges grant these daily.
good luck hun and drive more carefully
jessica

[tekla]

I would think that the jail time is just there to scare you into paying the money, which I'm guessing they do need.

Do not lie and say the car was jacked, they will find out it was not, and then you have a charge for filing a false felony report, that will be bad.  Pay the money. 

[Megan]

They aren't threatening me with jail yet

But I look up the tickets and it's a possibility based that they are mismeademors.

I don't think I'm facing jail time since I spoke to a friend (who is a cop). And she told me that he's an ->-bleeped-<- and didn't have to give me all that and that he didn't have nothing else to do with his time. He went to my house and to my job within 10 minutes after I walk off.

But she said it's unlikely since it's traffic violations. The worse is 6 months probation.

I'm getting a mechanic right now to verify it was the brakes that broke, since that's how I slid combine with ice.

And the cop that gave me the tickets called me up and told me he's going to fix everything and try to remove my tickets but not all. That it's going to be a life lesson and that everything going to be okay.

But I don't believe him (I didn't tell him that), but I guess Ill just wait till court date.

[Janet_Girl]

That would be your best bet.  And have your mechanic put it in writing.  The officer may not even show up to court.

Janet