I got a traffic citation of failure to stop at a stop sign. Any suggestions?
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I got a traffic citation of failure to stop at a stop sign. Any suggestions?
I was driving down a hill. I knew the conditions were icy so I was going less than the speed limit. I put my brake on lightly and continues to slow down. I ended up sliding into the intersection and then coming to a complete stop. As I looked up at the oncoming traffic, I saw a black SUV coming straight towards me. They appeared to be sliding as well. I then quickly hit the gas to avoid a collision. They swerved to avoid me and then proceeded to hit a fence and a tree. I have a court case scheduled on Wednesday, I received a ticket involving failure to stop at a stop sign. What is the best way to go from here? Do I have a legitimate case?
Asked on February 25, 2018 under General Practice, Alaska
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Based on what you write, you don't have a good defense: you write that you "ended up sliding into the intersection and then coming to a complete stop." Therefore, if you slid "into" the intersection, you failed to stop at the stop sign (before the intersection). The law doesn't care that it was icy out, since you have to adjust to conditions: you should have been going slower yet than you were so that you could stop in time. You did evidently go through the stop sign.
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