I was involved in a traffic accident Dec.31,2007 for which there was minimal property damage to a fence. Shortly after the accident I found my insurance had lapsed. I received a summons citation for false information and no insurance dated June 18, 2008
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At the time of the accident, you apparently "knew" you did not have auto insurance, but told the officer you did. this is why i ask for physical proof(an insurance card). This is considered giving false information to the police and you can be arrested for it. Your citation received, is valid.
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The officers were not at the borough building when I called to report the accident. I carefully moved the car to a safe location and contacted them with my info after the accident. It was at that time that I was told to photocopy my license registration and financial responsibly information and drop it off at the barracks. On copying the information I could not locate a current insurance card that is when I contacted my insurance company and found that I did not have one. I never told the officer otherwise and even furnished the expired card. There was no officer on the scene and I had no reason to think that my insurance was not valid before I tried to furnish them with the information.
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It's your responsibility to know whether you are insured or not, and to make sure that you are. Ignorance is not an excuse for breaking the law, sorry.
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I attempted to call the police to the scene due to the heavy activity of the holiday no one was available to respond. I called a ride home then called county control and reported it in that fashion it was less than an hour and a half after the accident that I was finally able to report it to an on duty officer.
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I guess I was not specific enough I had limited characters to type I am being charged 5000 for restitution and did not cause that amount of damage. I entered the fence at one side and the gate side was previously damaged. I am being charged for all the damage to the property. I do not have the ability to pay for all the damage that I did not cause, but I feel that because I was uninsured I am being "pinned" with replacing the whole fence. I know I am responsible for the damage I caused and the financial responsibility. I did not intentionally lie to anyone however and I did not cause 5000 worth of damage.
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