Here's the latest news on my case. The officer attending the accident was not the same officer who took the statements. The other driver made his statement the same day. My statement was made the next day (due to my hospitalization after the accident). The report was filed and entered into the court system computer prior to my statement being made. Once entered, the report cannot be altered except by action of the court.
So effectively, my statement was not heard or received prior to the police determining blame.
There were some other serious gaps in logic as I talked to the attending officer. Apparently if you don't brake before a collision so that there are no skid marks, it doesn't meant that you weren't paying attention, it just means that you weren't speeding.
And if you claim to NOT hit a dog they don't believe you. Why would anyone be traveling slow enough NOT to hit something?
Apparently, there will be an automatic court date set to decide this issue. So, I'll move on to insurance and see how the next chapter of this saga looks.
OK. Thanks again for your thoughts.
Here's the latest news on my case. The officer attending the accident was not the same officer who took the statements. The other driver made his statement the same day. My statement was made the next day (due to my hospitalization after the accident). The report was filed and entered into the court system computer prior to my statement being made. Once entered, the report cannot be altered except by action of the court.
So effectively, my statement was not heard or received prior to the police determining blame.
There were some other serious gaps in logic as I talked to the attending officer. Apparently if you don't brake before a collision so that there are no skid marks, it doesn't meant that you weren't paying attention, it just means that you weren't speeding.
And if you claim to NOT hit a dog they don't believe you. Why would anyone be traveling slow enough NOT to hit something?
Apparently, there will be an automatic court date set to decide this issue. So, I'll move on to insurance and see how the next chapter of this saga looks.