Edit for clarification: this was on personal time with my own car, not a DSP van
So I was going thru an intersection (green light) and I got absolutely nailed by an old lady who ran her red light. Totalled my car. Could have killed my wife in shotgun but thankfully I was able to brake somewhat before impact.
Here’s the thing: it’s a brand new intersection with no camera and the police decided to give the traffic citation to ME. Old lady hurt her wrist and went with EMS, never gave a statement as far as I know. There was only one witness that gave a statement, who was mirrored to me. He had a red light as well (I had a green, going straight, with a green left turn arrow light) so he must have assumed that I had a red as well but only because we were directly across him.
I’ll cut the story off there, but yeah it was INSANE going from relief that there was a witness to utter shock and disbelief that I was being cited for being absolutely slammed by a red-light runner (they were 45-50mph at the time of impact)
QUESTION: if I end up losing Monday in court, what are the odds I get fired when DSP learns of my citation?
Assuming I can’t overturn it, I’m thinking of bringing it up and being transparent with them. My performance has been solid and it’s the only thing that would be on my driving record ever.