OH- City of Middleburg Heights (mayor's court)
I received a citation for Failure to Keep a Safe Distance after I lightly rear ended a vehicle last week. The ordinance code I was cited with is 434.03A1. I also forgot my wallet that day so I was cited with 436.06A as well.
What happened: This guy was trying to cut in front of me to make a left turn and I didn't let him cut in, but he got in behind me. After he made the left turn he sped up and then got in front of me and slammed on his brakes on purpose. I hit his car and there was a minor scratch. The cops cited me for not keeping a safe distance but his aggressiveness and his action of slamming on the brakes caused the incident to occur. I told the cops what happened but they didn't seem to care much because I did hit his car.
I can't find anything that says I can get out of this or because of his behavior, I can be relieved of responsibility.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
ThanksWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I received a citation for Failure to Keep a Safe Distance after I lightly rear ended a vehicle last week. The ordinance code I was cited with is 434.03A1. I also forgot my wallet that day so I was cited with 436.06A as well.
What happened: This guy was trying to cut in front of me to make a left turn and I didn't let him cut in, but he got in behind me. After he made the left turn he sped up and then got in front of me and slammed on his brakes on purpose. I hit his car and there was a minor scratch. The cops cited me for not keeping a safe distance but his aggressiveness and his action of slamming on the brakes caused the incident to occur. I told the cops what happened but they didn't seem to care much because I did hit his car.
I can't find anything that says I can get out of this or because of his behavior, I can be relieved of responsibility.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
ThanksWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
