{"id":24331,"date":"2017-03-01T17:46:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T17:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?p=24331"},"modified":"2019-03-21T17:43:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:43:06","slug":"fighting-ticket-may-important-accident-clekis-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/fighting-ticket-may-important-accident-clekis-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Fighting a Ticket May Be Important After an Accident (Clekis-1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people assume that the time and effort required to fight a traffic ticket is simply not worth it. However, if you received a traffic ticket or other citation as a result of your involvement in a vehicle accident<\/a>, the stakes may be higher than you realize. If you were injured, a traffic ticket could reduce or even wholly preclude your monetary recovery. On the other hand, if you are the party being sued, such a citation can significantly complicate your defense.<\/p>\n

Determining liability in most traffic accidents requires attorneys \u2014 and ultimately juries \u2014 to evaluate whether the involved parties were acting reasonably under the circumstances at the time of the accident and whether the unreasonable acts of either party were the legal cause of the accident. When a person is cited for violating traffic laws, however, that violation may be considered to be negligence per se<\/em> provided it is a legal cause of the accident. This means that a traffic citation<\/a> can have several ramifications for you as the plaintiff in an auto accident lawsuit:<\/p>\n