- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
I was recently in an accident that totaled my car. I was driving down a one way road, I was the only car travelling this direction. I was travelling approximately the speed limit (25). I had a green light so I briefly looked around at my surroundings. The crosswalk signal had just ended so there was a family standing on the corner stuck until the next cycle. To the right I saw a line of cars stopped for the red, and to the left I saw a car stopped, but couldn't see further back because there is a building on the corner. Unfortunately I failed to hear or see the fire truck (with lights+sirens on) also approaching, until we both entered at the same time. I immediately braked, but still t-boned them. The guy on the corner came to help me. He said that he didn't really see the fire truck slow for the intersection and felt like they were not driving safely. I received an inattentive driving ticket and the cop did not talk to this witness. I don't think my insurance company did either. I had music playing but not excessively loud, I just failed to register/hear the sirens. The building made it hard to see much coming from that direction. I feel like the only way to avoid this accident was to not be playing any radio and be driving well under the speed limit. This ticket did not have a court date, but apparently I can show up and ask to contest it on the spot with a judge. Is there anything I could do to get rid of this ticket? I'm from VA, and I've never heard of an inattentive ticket before. My insurance already sky rocketed because I'm at fault since it was an emergency vehicle, the ticket will only make it worse.