Careless Driving Case Scenarios

Here are a couple of examples of why it is important to be sure you have a winning defense team and group of experts working to fight your Careless Driving ticket.

Careless Driving - Example One
The driver was driving eastbound on Highway 401 near London Ontario. Due to a momentary inattention the driver lost control of her car and drove into the ditch. There was no other traffic involved and the damage to her vehicle was minor. A tow truck arrived at the scene and started to put the vehicle back onto the roadway.

While they were getting out of the ditch the OPP arrived at the scene. The driver explained the situation to the officer and the officer told her that an accident report would be required and that he was obligated to issue to her a traffic ticket. The ticket was for Careless Driving, which had a fine of three hundred and twenty five dollars and six demerit points.

The driver being honest believed that she had made a mistake, and although the penalty was high paid the ticket accepting responsibility for her actions. The driver had no other convictions or accidents on her driving record and had been driving for more than five years.

Subsequently two months later, upon renewal of her insurance her insurance premium was raised to twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) per year. When she contacted the insurance company to inquire the reason for the dramatic rate increase, she was advised that it was due only to the Careless Driving conviction on her driving abstract.

The insurance company advised her that she would be subject to these rates for three years, until the conviction was removed by the Ministry of Transportation. Total insurance cost as a result of a Careless Driving conviction, thirtysix thousand (36,000.00) dollars!

Careless Driving - Example 2:
The driver was involved in a minor rear end accident in the City of Toronto. The vehicle in front of him came to a sudden stop at a traffic light and the driver was unable to stop his vehicle without hitting the back of the car.

The damage in the accident was minor and tow trucks were not needed for the vehicles. The other driver complained that his back was sore and the police and ambulance attended at the scene. The ambulance suggested that the driver go to the hospital and get checked out, which he did and was released.

The officer told the driver who hit the car that because of the reported minor injury that an accident report had to be made out. and that he was obligated to charge him with Careless Driving.

The driver took responsibility for the accident and paid the Careless Driving ticket thinking that would be the end of the matter.

Subsequently the driver received a letter from his insurance company cancelled the driver's insurance due only to the Careless Driving conviction on his driving record.

Upon looking for a new insurance company the driver found out that every insurance company considered the careless driving conviction a "major conviction" and each insurance company wanted high rates to insure the driver for the three years that the conviction was on his record.

With any Careless Driving ticket you must treat the charge very seriously, and seek expert help in ensuring that you are properly represented at traffic court. If you represent yourself and anything goes wrong you will have an insurance problem where your rates will increase thousands of dollars per year. Call OTT Legal Services to get the experts working for you.

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