Steve Lynn of the The Daily Times out of Farmington, San Juan County, reported that following the accident in which the police officer injured his motorcycle passenger, there were no criminal charges other than a misdemeanor
careless driving citation.
Not exact matches
If you receive a civil traffic infraction such as
careless driving or speeding, you must notify the clerk within 30 days of receiving the
citation that you will either: pay the fine, plead not guilty, or elect to attend traffic school which will prevent points from being assessed against your license.
If he looks like an accident risk, that premium will immediately rise; a
citation for
careless driving could add $ 700 or more.
Out of those
citations, 3,463 were for speeding with another 649 for
careless driving.
About 41,000 of the issues
citations were for speeding and another 12,880 were for
careless driving.
Though there is no specific road rage
citation, you might get a ticket for following too closely (if you are tailgating) or reckless or
careless driving.
Often, traffic
citations, such as speeding and
careless driving can be handled without entering a court room.
Reckless
driving, for instance, was found to be the
citation that led to the greatest insurance premium increase, while
driving under the influence accounted for a 19 percent average increase,
driving without a license an 18 percent average increase and
careless driving a 16 percent average increase.
A cop appears and after quite a bit of discussion with you, the other driver, the passenger in the other car who seems to be ok, gives you a
citation for
careless driving.