Is A Traffic Ticket After A Car Accident ‘Proof’ That You Were At-Fault?

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Is A Traffic Ticket After A Car Accident Proof
That You Were At-Fault?
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• It is not unusual for police officers, who arrive
  at the scene of a car accident, to issue a
  traffic ticket for violating one or more traffic
  rules But does receiving or even signing a
  traffic citation mean that the police think you
  were at-fault for causing the accident?
• Los Angeles car accident attorney from the JML
  Law firm explain what it really means to get a
  traffic ticket after a motor vehicle collision in
  California.

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What Does A Traffic Ticket Mean?

• In reality, getting a traffic citation is not as
  bad as it may seem. Police officers do not give
  out traffic tickets just because there has been a
  car accident. Many accidents in California happen
  purely by accident when no party has violated a
  traffic law which means no ticket should be
  issued. Also, the police do not issue tickets
  when there is no immediate evidence of a
  violation of traffic rules.
• If police officers have solid evidence that you
  were the one who violated traffic rules or both
  you and the other driver broke the law in that
  collision you will be handed over a traffic
  ticket, which must be signed.

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Does a Traffic Citation Mean You Were At-Fault?

• A traffic ticket merely means that you violated a
  traffic rule, but neither amounts to a proof of
  your guilt nor prohibits you from recovering
  compensation for your injuries, damages, and
  losses.
• A ticket does not automatically make you the
  at-fault party, as you are still entitled to seek
  compensation through a personal injury claim.

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Can You Contest a Traffic Citation?
If you have been issued a traffic citation but
you do not agree with the police that you
violated traffic laws, you can contest the
citation in court and ask for a trial. This is
your right. If you wish to contest a traffic
citation, your car accident attorney attorney may
be able to help you negotiate with the prosecutor
a plea to place you on a probationary period.
Also, you will most likely have to pay a fine and
be required to attend a defensive driving course.
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