Careless driving causing injury

[Winter]

The lady that hit me (and broke 6bones & dislocated another) has been charged with careless driving causing injury.

Now, I know this means she will have to go to court, and has a min of 6months walking.

I know the max is $4,500 fine and 3months slammer.

But thats all I know. What happens from here?
Will they take her license now, or after the court case?

Seeing as she very nearly killed me, and showed no remorse (no card, no flowers, no visit, no letter nothing!) am I entitled to show up to the court case and explain just how badily i got fucked over,and how shes taken 3 months off my life I won't get back?

It may sound bad but I really want the book thrown at her.

[Pumba]

She will lose her licenece only after she goes to court.

There is no reason why you cant show up at her court case, however you also should have the opertunity to write a victim impact statement that will be used as evidence in the court case. This allowsyou to state how you were affected by the accident allowing the judge to penilise and compensate acordingly.

[MSTRS:Me]

If she fights it, the case will go to court. If she is found guilty, you may be allowed to present a victim impact statement prior to her being sentenced.
That's about it.

[sunhuntin]

i second pumba... but in the end, just be glad she actually got charged and will get punished. many of us that have been have had to watch that person get away scot free.

[skidMark]

if she pleads guilty you won't get a chance to stand up in court so as pumba said write out a victim impact statement...got me alot more fucked over when somebody wrote one gaainst me when i went to court.

might also pay to come hobbling into court on crutches due to your injurys to show what she did to you.

i don't know the full story.

but hey, accidents hapopen they are not on purpose, so they are just that accidents....but to be charged with careless she mustve fucked up.

[Pumba]

If she fights it, the case will go to court.

Not sure about that. My old man accepted responsibilty after his accident from the moment he was in a state to do so (minor head injury). He still had to apear before the judge.

[skidMark]

Not sure about that. My old man accepted responsibilty after his accident from the moment he was in a state to do so (minor head injury). He still had to apear before the judge.

it goes to court regardless so they can make a plea...guilty...they get sentanced.

not guilty you go thru the saga of witnesses etc.

[Swoop]

(no card, no flowers, no visit, no letter nothing!)

Nothing?

The slut!

[aderino4]

Don't be so harsh..

Try putting yourself on the other party.

She didn't contact you? Probably because she was advised to do so by her lawyer. Contacting the other party directly may cause further complication and who knows you might even twist her word in court because of anger.
e.g. Sending flower = admission of guilt etc etc etc

We ride motorcycle so we know the danger of getting hurt. And believe or not sometimes what maybe obvious for us, it looks different if seen from inside a car.

I've been on both sides and both are just as bad.

[Drum]

True. But if I took someone out, I'd want to say sorry.

[EJK]

Seeing as she very nearly killed me, and showed no remorse (no card, no flowers, no visit, no letter nothing!) am I entitled to show up to the court case and explain just how badily i got fucked over,and how shes taken 3 months off my life I won't get back?

It may sound bad but I really want the book thrown at her.

bwhahahaha! no mercy on her as she did to you! eye for an eye, nose for a nose?

but who knows? Maybe she is feeling so guilty that shes ashamed to see you?
Have you seen her?

[Patch]

The lady that hit me . . . (no card, no flowers, no visit, no letter nothing!) . . . . .

She's probably waiting on the flowers from you seeing as she had her feelings hurt.

[The Stranger:Me]

True. But if I took someone out, I'd want to say sorry.

Would you still want to if that sorry cost you $10,000.00?
You admit guilt, you accept liability your insurer can decline your claim.
I accept what you say, so would I want to, however it can be quite tricky at times, particularly where sorry isn't going to change what happened i.e. you still screwed up, the other person still got hurt, saying sorry isn't going to change that.
I think as a victim it pays to realise that it is potentially a result of the system more than the person.

Lets face it - if the claim was declined, Winter may very well have a LOT more trouble collecting his money also.

[terbang]

Write it up and also hobble into court and politely, but firmly, have yer say. She needs to learn to pay more attention to the fact that there are other, smaller and more vulnerable, road users. Its human nature to be blind to something that is percieved not to be a threat and also we are a smalll object. No excuse though, its all about being responsible and the message will get out there amongst her friends and family, that if you skittle a biker and damn neat kill him because you were havin a bit of a careless dream, your gonna have to pay. They then might just start noticing riders on the road and it may just save one of us a similar fate.

[spudchucka]

She will lose her licenece only after she goes to court.

There is no reason why you cant show up at her court case, however you also should have the opertunity to write a victim impact statement that will be used as evidence in the court case. This allowsyou to state how you were affected by the accident allowing the judge to penilise and compensate acordingly.

The impact statement isn't used as evidence to prove the case. It is read by the judge once the case has been proved and is to assist the judge to understand the overall impact of the offending on the victim. The victim can also read the statement themselves to the court if they wish to.