Some advice needed for accident I got involved
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Hi all,
I got into an accident late last year and recently got a summon to court for hearing. Apparently, TP found a witness for the accident. Details of accident.
1) Happened at T junction
2) My car and a van collided
3) No injury to the other driver and slight damage to the side of the van
4) My car badly damaged as it hit the pavement and the lamp post
5) I suffered minor injuries and was transported to hospital. Discharged in 2 hrs
According to TP, there was a witness who saw that I crossed the red light. I was not speeding but I could have mistakenly saw the green light at a traffic light ahead of the traffic light I was at and crossed the red light. The charge is dangerous driving.
Advice needed:
- What will be the most likely penalty for me?
- I am considered a new driver. The date of accident was 2 weeks after my 1st year of getting my licence and less than 1 year after I bought my car. Does this play a part in judging?
- I have never committed any offence before the accident for speeding or crossing red light. Does this help?
- Are there any tips for me to plead for leniency?
I am still quite traumatized with this accident even though no one was injured except myself.....Seriously thinking of giving up on driving.....
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u gng straight while the van turn right? since tis is brought to court then get a legal advice...
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Hi BrUtUs,
Yes, I was going straight and the van was turning right.....
IO told me usually lighter sentence if I plead guilty.... They say they have a witness and normally their statement is pretty strong....
I am in a dilemma....
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The only advice i have is to plead guilty. My dad had to go to court over a traffic offence, and he had to wait his turn in line with other various traffic offenders to see the judge, and he says that anyone who tries to plead innocence and appeals only gets a harsher sentence and doesn't get away with it.
Sorry to say but I've heard that from others too, and from your account of the situation I don't think you can get away from the charges here if you did indeed go through red light, even if only by accident.
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Thanks Elysium.
I think so too.... Anyway like you said, if there is a witness who saw me cross the red light, then maybe I really did though it was not intentional.
I will probably plead guilty and ask for leniency.....
Got to drive carefully everyone! For your sake as well as other road users
Thanks for all the advice.
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Please plead guility and do you rmb what light did you cross the road? Red? Amber? If amber can plead guility and ask for gentle punishment, but maybe its still possible that you can keep your DL
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I also sometime cross red light... cos it turned red after I enter the junction...
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I remembered seeing a green light...but the road was very long and there was about 2 overhead lights ahead of me....TP said I may have mistaken the green light to be the next traffic light ahead rather than the traffic light I was at... Sometimes happen when the road is long and there are more than one overhead traffic light... Too many colours and it was at night too...
Think bad luck... but luckily no one was injured... else I will be feel so bad....
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Hi all,
I just attended court for my case today. Got 2.5K fine as 6 months suspension.....
Teaches me a good lesson to be careful on the roads.Maybe I will give up driving as I cannot risk getting into another accident and go to jail next time. My future will be ruined!
Drivers out there... if you need to drive, do be very careful!
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its always at the losing end when pedestrains are involved in traffic accidents.
and most pedestrains these days take things for granted.
your charge was proven valid based on?
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No pedestrains were involved.... The other driver was not hurt and car moderately damaged... I suffered slight injuries, car moderately damaged......
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Originally posted by Lowe1:
No pedestrains were involved.... The other driver was not hurt and car moderately damaged... I suffered slight injuries, car moderately damaged......
oh apologies, i must have read it wrongly....
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so the witness is not a pedestrian but a driver?
so sorry to hear abt your punishments.. esp the 6mths suspension. do you have to drive for work?
guess your story has reminded us of the importance and sacredness of our driving licenses!!
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According to police, the witness is a driver behind me. However on the statement of facts, there was no indication that there was a witness sighting the whole incident. I am also not very sure if it is true or not....
Anyway,. its over lah.... I just want to move on...
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Hmm... been thinking of the statement of facts....
Anybody out there know if police said there is a witness to the accident, will the witness statement be stated on the statement of facts? Else how do we know if police is telling the truth or not?