What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
I know that ohio is one of the assured clear distance ahead states. I understand that a majority of the time that a person that hits the back of another car is usually at fault for not stopping in time.
I am wondering if I have a case of siting an emergency situation caused by multiple things I will explain what happened.
I was driving on the highway. I was coming to a heavy merge area. This part of the road has traffic that is merging into the lane I was in from the left and the right. The right was forced more so by the Ohio department of transportation closed one of the lanes on the exit ramp (there are usually two lanes) I was going approx 20 mph. Had at least two car lengths in front of me and the vehicle ahead of me. I saw a car cut in rapidly in front of a car a couple cars ahead. I heard a crunch sound in front of me. I saw the car in front of me slam their brakes when their brake lights came on. In which time I hit mine. I also saw the car infront of me hit the car in front of them. I then still ended up sliding into the back of that car.
I was at fault for hitting the vehicle in front of me. The officer stated that I would only be responsible for the back end of their vehicle cause that driver admitted to hitting the car in front of them before I hit them in the rear. (mind you there was 6 cars involved in this I was the last vehicle, two more almost hit me from the rear)
I am wondering if it is possible to fight the ACDA ticket I received by siting a situation that I saw what happened I hit my brakes. And was pretty much screwed as to I was not able to swerve anywhere on the highway as to cause another accident in the lanes on either side of where I was.
The help is greatly appreciated!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I know that ohio is one of the assured clear distance ahead states. I understand that a majority of the time that a person that hits the back of another car is usually at fault for not stopping in time.
I am wondering if I have a case of siting an emergency situation caused by multiple things I will explain what happened.
I was driving on the highway. I was coming to a heavy merge area. This part of the road has traffic that is merging into the lane I was in from the left and the right. The right was forced more so by the Ohio department of transportation closed one of the lanes on the exit ramp (there are usually two lanes) I was going approx 20 mph. Had at least two car lengths in front of me and the vehicle ahead of me. I saw a car cut in rapidly in front of a car a couple cars ahead. I heard a crunch sound in front of me. I saw the car in front of me slam their brakes when their brake lights came on. In which time I hit mine. I also saw the car infront of me hit the car in front of them. I then still ended up sliding into the back of that car.
I was at fault for hitting the vehicle in front of me. The officer stated that I would only be responsible for the back end of their vehicle cause that driver admitted to hitting the car in front of them before I hit them in the rear. (mind you there was 6 cars involved in this I was the last vehicle, two more almost hit me from the rear)
I am wondering if it is possible to fight the ACDA ticket I received by siting a situation that I saw what happened I hit my brakes. And was pretty much screwed as to I was not able to swerve anywhere on the highway as to cause another accident in the lanes on either side of where I was.
The help is greatly appreciated!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?