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12-05-2019, 11:13 PM #1UnregisteredGuest
Tickets on crashes
Is it just our policy to write a ticket for every crash, or is there an actual Florida State statute that says we need to? And if it is, what's the statute?
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12-06-2019, 12:16 AM #2UnregisteredGuest
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12-06-2019, 03:44 AM #3UnregisteredGuest
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12-06-2019, 04:16 AM #4UnregisteredGuest
How is it you write tickets for EVERY crash...you would be in court literally every day. Even on your days off...
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12-06-2019, 02:36 PM #5UnregisteredGuest
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12-06-2019, 03:26 PM #6UnregisteredGuest
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12-06-2019, 09:09 PM #7UnregisteredGuest
I only write UTC’s if I feel if the drivers actions deserves it. Witnesses or not. If it was a bad crash that sent D2 to the hospital or really effed up D2’s car, I’ll usually write. I will usually write for DWLS depending on the circumstances. Anything else I usually weight the circumstances. 9/10 I don’t write through.
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12-07-2019, 04:10 AM #8UnregisteredGuest
Tickets
I was taught, if the first subsequent harmful event was a violation, then cite the “at-fault” driver. Anything after that was optional, unless there was a criminal violation committed. The idea was, that if a person was cited, that “cleared” the case, similar to a criminal arrest type case. Most of the time there is a witness, they are the other driver(s) involved. If the case went to court and they didn’t show to testify against the violator, then you have no control over that. What the courts did with it after that was anyone’s guess.
I adopted the motto, “ I write, I cite.” My thought is, if your going to drive like an idiot and crash, block the road, inconvenience thousands of other drivers and take up my time because of your stupidity, well then there is a price to be paid for your actions.
Yes I know, law enforcement should be compassionate and understanding and I’m a d$&k. But, I’d rather say I cited because a violation occurred and that I saw the investigation to a conclusion, then to explain my reason for not citing. Besides, 10 more tickets and my wife gets a new set of Ginzu knifes.
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