he wrecked. probably should of been a failure to maintain but it depends on what the cop thinks you were doing. If i went to a accident scene and saw an RX7 burning into the ground on the side of a straightaway i would have to imagine he was doing some ridiculous speed or something, aka, driving wrecklessly. You could always fight it, but i doubt you'll win.

 

No, the tire I found was mine. I know Michelin Pilot Sport Comp's well. The tread on the piece was mine.

 

I'm saying if he's going to go to court just to plead guilty, why not give it a shot and fight it? ...the worst thing that could happen is you get what you would have got if you plead guilty, really. Most of the time if you have a good story they'll at least reduce it, unless you did something stupid like I did.

 

Well, shit roll with that story then. maybe they'll reduce it to improper. Just a $40.00 ticket. I think that's what you should of gotten anyways. What did you tell the cops when they showed up?

 

I told them I don't know what happened that as soon as I hit the bridge it got sideways and I ran off the road.

 

So I should plead not guilty and just tell them I don't know what happened and that it was in a straightaway and the car just got loose? And that I did find a piece of shredded tire and that maybe I blew a tire or something? Cause I really don't know what happened.

 

You might want to lean more towards the "I finally realized a tire blew after I came to my senses" type story.. All that adrenaline during an accident causing your head to be in 5 different places at once and most of the time it seems as if you're not really sure what's going on around you, but everything is moving so fast.

You blew your tire. Fight it in court. Not guilty.

 

Request they lower it to improper driving and that you'll take drivers improvement...

Driving the speed limit on a rainy road is considered wreckless driving believe it or not... If the road is safe at that speed dry, it isnt wet. And driving too fast for a hazardous road condition in virginia is a no no.

 

It's called the basic speed law.

Regardless, plead not guilty. If you didn't save the piece of tire, go to the junkyard or something and cut off a chunk of tire and take it into the court as evidence. The reason attorneys are so effective is not because they're honest--it's because they're convincing! I don't think this is a situation for morals; You're honestly not sure what happened, seem to be convinced that a tire blew, but swear that you weren't driving like an idiot.. do you really deserve to have a reckless driving charge on your record for the next 5 years? Think about your insurance rates...

 

yea, just don't go in there and act like your on CSI or something. If you go in there and say, "my tire exploded as i tried to avoid a deer and i over correct and spun around 360 degrees and almost saver her until i hit a rabbit which sent me into the ditch" they are going to think it's a BS story. Most people just get a slap on the wrist for fist time offenses just go with that and that you think a tire blew but you don't really know and that it's your fist time offense. Couldn't really hurt.

i'm gonna leave this subject to adam now, he has more experience with it than i do