Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Almo's day in court

Well almost 5 months after the big crash my legal obligations are behind me. I had received three tickets - DWI, careless driving and not wearing a seatbelt. Well the DWI was a no-brainer as I knew my blood alcohol level ws .02 - well below the .08 legal limit. I also thought the seat belt ticket was a no-brainer as 1) I was wearing one and 2) without one I'd be dead and that should be pretty obvious to anyone with a brain.

After waiting several hours I finally had my chance to talk to the prosecutor. He readily agreed that the DWI was moot however he threatened to take me to trial and persue an aggresive stance on the careless driving charge if I did not plead guilty to the other two charges. I was to say the least, pissed off. After a shouting match with the prosecutor I came to my senses. This was going to require another day in court and probably a lawyer. I decided to cut my losses, pony up and end this nonsense. $241 later I left free of legal debt, disillusioned by the process and pissed off at the township of Howell. Somehow I don't think they care.