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should a cop issue a citation,without doing a full investigation of the accident.?

car that hit me in the rear was doing 80 mph.

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  • q S
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    The police officer must have at least probable cause to issue a ticket or make an arrest. Probable Cause means that he is at least 51% sure that you did whatever.

    For a traffic crash you can also hire an expert witness to do an investigation. The expert witness could contest the conclusions that the officer came to in the initial investigation. An expert witness for crashes is ACTAR certified.

  • MikeTL
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Yes, a full investigation is lengthy and expensive. Police only investigate for criminal issues. Insurance companies and Private Investigators are the ones to investigate for fault.

  • nancie
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Why could the guy asking a riddle or telling a comedian tale, have 5 factors taken out of her/his account? That man or woman is exciting the yahoo answerers and not possibly asking a query!!!

  • 10 years ago

    You got hit but what were doing to get hit at that high speed?

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  • 10 years ago

    Yes..

    Source(s): I am a retired police officer. I retired as a sergeant, after 29 years, from a very large department, about 12,000 officers. I was a patrol officer for 4 years in a very diverse area. I was a tactical officer in the high rise project areas of my city. We called it vertical patrol in that we walked the the stairways of the high rises most of the time. I did that for 5 years and was promoted by test to detective. I worked violent crime (homicide, sex, officer involved shootings, robbery, kidnapping, serious non property incidents) for 11 years until I was promoted to sergeant. I worked as a street supervisor, a bicycle patrol supervisor and a desk sergeant/watch commander. During my time as a tactical officer and a detective I was a unit representative for the police union. I have a B.A in English and an M.S. in Law Enforcement Administration....
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