Question about running a red...

I live in CA. And i recently got a ticket for running a red light, but there are other circumstances behind it, there was a person making a left in oncoming trafic who made that hesitent move to make the turn but there was a car in back of me so if I slammed on my brakes I would have caused and accident, but I applied the brakes so I ended up rolling through the intersection at 26 mph. What are the odds of the court finding me not guilty?

More importantly is this counted as wreckless or careless driving? or is it just a standard moving violation? I wasn't drunk, just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Please help.

[abezon]

About the same as the odds of you winning the lottery.

[TYRIS]

Originally posted by Metllcafan
I live in CA. And i recently got a ticket for running a red light, but there are other circumstances behind it, there was a person making a left in oncoming trafic who made that hesitent move to make the turn but there was a car in back of me so if I slammed on my brakes I would have caused and accident, but I applied the brakes so I ended up rolling through the intersection at 26 mph. What are the odds of the court finding me not guilty?

More importantly is this counted as wreckless or careless driving? or is it just a standard moving violation? I wasn't drunk, just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Please help.

"What are the odds of the court finding me not guilty?"

- As abezon said, " About the same as the odds of you winning the lottery."

"More importantly is this counted as wreckless or careless driving? or is it just a standard moving violation?"

-it would depend on what code section you were cited for.

it would be either:

21453 (a) CVC (Red Light): A driver facing a steady circular red signal alone shall
stop at a marked limit line, but if none, before entering the
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then
before entering the intersection, and shall remain stopped until an
indication to proceed is shown, except as provided in subdivision
(b).

or

23103 (a) CVC (Reckless Driving): Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway in
willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is
guilty of reckless driving.
(b) Any person who drives any vehicle in any offstreet parking
facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12500, in willful
or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty
of reckless driving.
(c) Persons convicted of the offense of reckless driving shall be
punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than five days
nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than one hundred
forty-five dollars ($145) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, except as provided
in Section 23104.

Tyris