Traffic Tickets - Accidents - Fighting the Ticket
When fighting a traffic ticket you have two choices, fight the ticket yourself or hire a professional. If you fight the ticket yourself you have a chance of winning the case, but unless you have legal training you miss the opportunity to win your case on a legal issue or argument.
Experience
No other company in Ontario has as many qualified former police officers on staff that were trained in accident investigation by the Toronto Police Service.
Why Hire a Professional?
We have all heard the old adage that “a person who represents himself in court has a fool for a lawyer”. Who better to represent themselves in court than an actual lawyer? Did you notice that the lawyer does not speak for himself? Invariably, the lawyer has a lawyer of his own?
The reason is that when someone represents themself in traffic court they simply do have the emotional detachment that is required to properly ask questions and assess the answers.
As an active, involved participant in the original incident you have a certain mindset that prevents you from properly evaluating all possible scenarios and to use a worn cliché, to ‘think outside of the box”.
The Trial for your Traffic Ticket
During a trial for any traffic ticket the court prosecution has the burden of proving two basic things;
- Did the defendant do something wrong in the accident?
- Identification of the defendant.
In most routine minor traffic matters, it would be up to the police officer to provide this information.
In a motor vehicle accident case, the other driver is required in court to provide details of what happened (remember the officer did not personally witness the accident). The officer attends to basically provide the identification and describe the scene.
By representing yourself in court, you are providing the identification evidence for the prosecutor. When you represent yourself in an accident matter, you are assisting the prosecutor to prove 50% of the case against you!
For your accident related charge OTT Legal Services will:
- Review your accident case and provide an expert assessment of the situation.
- Apply for the disclosure to determine the strength and weaknesses in the prosecutions case.
- Review in detail the investigation by the officer by a qualified professional trained in accident investigation.
- Bring forth any errors or flaws in the investigation to the prosecutor and Justice of the Peace.
- File any required paperwork including procedural documents, motions or notices of constitutional question that may be required as your case develops.
- Expertly represent your case in court
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During a trial there are many other legal issues that may come up to win your case. To further discuss your traffic ticket contact OTT to discuss your traffic ticket with an expert.
