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Massachusetts Single Car Accident Surcharge Points Appeal?

Hello All,

Happy easter,

Please read my question carefully .

here is what happened to me:

I was in Virginia coming back home to Massachusetts, driving on I-95 North (my family in the car with me) and all of a sudden my car swerved to the left (my left tire blew out) on I-95 , luckily I was in the very left lane, so I pretty much avoided a possible death because I tried to not hit anyone else, or not to jump out of the Highway, ( it was dangerous) , so I ended up hitting the very left fence of the highway , my left front of the car got damaged pretty badly, so I called Police and my AAA, I got ticketed for a reckless driving, the cop said it is the law that every at fault accident is considered a reckless driving in Virginia, but anyways just last week I was facing that Misdemeanor in VA, but thank God I won the case and it was all dropped!, but now I have a hearing date for my surcharge points since I appealed right away a few months ago right in the same day I received the surcharge notice !

I know that single car accident appeal is tough to beat, but I really couldn't control or couldn't prevent it from happening, plus I really didn't hurt anyone nor damaged anything but my car.

I got surcharged with 4 points, and my hearing date is pretty close in June, so please give me some advices or hints, plus I do have all documents, pictures, and a note from the car dealership stating that the tire was blown as a result of running over something on the road!

Thank you all!

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    7 years ago

    You state two things that are not in your favor.

    "All of a sudden my car swerved to the left (my left tire blew out) on I-95".

    "Plus I do have all documents, pictures, and a note from the car dealership stating that the tire was blown as a result of running over something on the road".

    Neither statement would bode well in a court of law. It is your responsibility to avoid road debris. If you did hit road debris that you did not see which caused a tire blow out you are still responsible for maintaining control of your vehicle. The way Virginia law is written it is very unlikely you can have this citation dismissed.

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