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CMYarb · 12-20-2012, 09:50 AM

So, I'm driving along the other night. I cross the intersection as its turning yellow and some guy in the oncoming left turn lane suddenly decides to turn into my wheel.

He was driving a saturn.

Luckily there as cop a few cars behind the guy in traffic so we were able to sort everything out quickly. No injuries. This is where things get bad: The cop says he's sorry but he has to hold me at fault. He says I ran a red light. Mind you, I'm on leave back home in Chicago, where there are several corners with photo taking red light cameras, this being one of those corner. I asked the cop if I ran the red light, then why didn't the camera flash? He couldn't explain that. I would stay and try to fight this in court but I deploy very soon. Effen CPD. fml...

v6sonoma · 12-20-2012, 09:52 AM

Well thats a load of

dkp2LT · 12-20-2012, 09:56 AM

Wow. I really feel bad for you on this one! That really sucks & hope you win when you fight it.

And thanks for your service!

mel1 · 12-20-2012, 09:56 AM

Doesn't it take a while for the other driver to leave on the green light. The other driver must have left the line while their light was still on solid red. That means he entered the intersection too early....right

Glad no one was hurt

Even if he was making a left turn on red, he still have to merge for oncoming traffic to finish getting through the intersection..

805/Califas/2SS · 12-20-2012, 10:01 AM

You can request to have a hearing delayed till you return from deployment, had something similar when I was on leave in AZ and was able to have my hearing delayed and also to have the hearing over the phone since I was not living in AZ.

tjk_art · 12-20-2012, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by CMYarb

I cross the intersection as its turning yellow and some guy in the oncoming left turn lane suddenly decides to turn into my wheel.

Oncoming left lane making a turn? The cop is full of BS. All intersections tell you to yield on green, or yellow.

Even if he got a green arrow he shouldn't have turned with you still crossing. It takes some careless driving to turn into someones front end. "I didn't see you there" ????? right...

King Sun · 12-20-2012, 10:29 AM

damn.... I'm sorry man you have to go through this

BBQdDude · 12-20-2012, 10:37 AM

Light red = you at fault.
Light green or yellow = they are at fault.

I would do a lookup on who manages the red light tickets. In my city it is a differnet department than DOT. Ask them if they got a red light pic of your car. If not contest and cite/call that department.

BlackIce1066 · 12-20-2012, 11:50 AM

Looks like the caliper took some sort of hit too. Sorry to hear that.

Dznts · 12-20-2012, 12:27 PM

sucks. hope everything works out in your favor!

Nightmare2012 · 12-20-2012, 12:32 PM

Damn that's alot of damage!! Which you shouldn't pay for since you clearly are not at fault here you should definetly have a delayed hearing and fight this good luck and thank you for your service!

PAUL SS · 12-20-2012, 02:21 PM

Pictures or it didn't happen (you running the red light).

Deke736 · 12-20-2012, 02:30 PM

Wow, that sucks! I hope you are able to get it taken care of quickly!

I will say that I am surprised that the cop even assigned fault. I know from personal experience that even when there was clear fault, I have had cops tell that they cannot indicate that unless it was a ticketable offense. Did he write you a ticket for running the red? If not, it sounds like not even he is sure that you ran the red. Hopefully the camera can offer some clarity.

Good luck and thank you for your service!

Cheveey57 · 12-20-2012, 02:55 PM

That sux! Be safe over there and thanks for your service.
Semper fi

12-20-2012, 09:50 AM	#1
CMYarb Drives: 2011 CAMARO SIM 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 598	tis the season to be smashed by a saturn So, I'm driving along the other night. I cross the intersection as its turning yellow and some guy in the oncoming left turn lane suddenly decides to turn into my wheel. He was driving a saturn. Luckily there as cop a few cars behind the guy in traffic so we were able to sort everything out quickly. No injuries. This is where things get bad: The cop says he's sorry but he has to hold me at fault. He says I ran a red light. Mind you, I'm on leave back home in Chicago, where there are several corners with photo taking red light cameras, this being one of those corner. I asked the cop if I ran the red light, then why didn't the camera flash? He couldn't explain that. I would stay and try to fight this in court but I deploy very soon. Effen CPD. fml... Attached Images

12-20-2012, 09:52 AM	#2
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12-20-2012, 09:56 AM	#4
mel1 Yeah buddy Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Inferno Orange Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Raleigh Posts: 196	Doesn't it take a while for the other driver to leave on the green light. The other driver must have left the line while their light was still on solid red. That means he entered the intersection too early....right Glad no one was hurt Even if he was making a left turn on red, he still have to merge for oncoming traffic to finish getting through the intersection.. __________________ 2010 SS IOM L99,Heritage grille,Rear Bowtie Delete

12-20-2012, 11:50 AM	#9
BlackIce1066 Black Ice Drives: 2SS/RS Black w/ silver ice stripes Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pueblo,Co. Posts: 898	Looks like the caliper took some sort of hit too. Sorry to hear that. __________________

12-20-2012, 12:27 PM	#10
Dznts Anabolic Connoisseur Drives: Sold - Blown Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 22,094	sucks. hope everything works out in your favor! __________________

12-20-2012, 09:56 AM	#3
dkp2LT Drives: '11 2SS, '11 C6 GS, '04 MDX Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kearney, MO Posts: 2,848	Wow. I really feel bad for you on this one! That really sucks & hope you win when you fight it. And thanks for your service!

12-20-2012, 10:01 AM	#5
805/Califas/2SS 805 2SS Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Imperial Blue Metallic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: 805 Posts: 47	You can request to have a hearing delayed till you return from deployment, had something similar when I was on leave in AZ and was able to have my hearing delayed and also to have the hearing over the phone since I was not living in AZ.

12-20-2012, 10:29 AM	#7
King Sun Casual Camaro Owner Drives: 2010 Black LS V6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jacksonville Fl Posts: 1,090	damn.... I'm sorry man you have to go through this

12-20-2012, 10:37 AM	#8
BBQdDude Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Columbus, Oh Posts: 347	Light red = you at fault. Light green or yellow = they are at fault. I would do a lookup on who manages the red light tickets. In my city it is a differnet department than DOT. Ask them if they got a red light pic of your car. If not contest and cite/call that department.

12-20-2012, 12:32 PM	#11
Nightmare2012 come find out;) Drives: stockish 2012 camaro ss Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: speed county Posts: 2,166 View My Garage	Damn that's alot of damage!! Which you shouldn't pay for since you clearly are not at fault here you should definetly have a delayed hearing and fight this good luck and thank you for your service!

12-20-2012, 02:21 PM	#12
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,690 View My Garage	Pictures or it didn't happen (you running the red light). __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

12-20-2012, 02:30 PM	#13
Deke736 COTW 12/3/12 Drives: 2012 Ashen Gray ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Glen Carbon, IL Posts: 3,279	Wow, that sucks! I hope you are able to get it taken care of quickly! I will say that I am surprised that the cop even assigned fault. I know from personal experience that even when there was clear fault, I have had cops tell that they cannot indicate that unless it was a ticketable offense. Did he write you a ticket for running the red? If not, it sounds like not even he is sure that you ran the red. Hopefully the camera can offer some clarity. Good luck and thank you for your service! __________________

12-20-2012, 02:55 PM	#14
Cheveey57 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,425	That sux! Be safe over there and thanks for your service. Semper fi __________________ If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.