Legal Question in Criminal Law in Indiana

So the situation: In May of 2009 I was on a business trip in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. During the last day of my trip, a car accident occurred between three vehicles. The "phantom" vehicle fled the scene and I was charged with Aggressive Driving under IC 9-21-8-55. Amazingly of the 50 states only two charge aggressive driving as a criminal offense, Indiana happens to be one. I have been a resident of TN since 2006. In my home state of TN its a traffic violation with a fine, up there I face a year in jail and $5k in fines. I cannot afford to travel for the proceedings, and I can't afford an attorney. If I vow to never travel in Indiana again, I will surpass enforcement there. Would they pay to have me extradited on such a charge? And if I can sell my soul to an attorney is there a way to have my residence state law overpower theirs or something in that nature? I really don't want to go the hiding way of things, but I'm 100% positive I'd be convicted if I was to ever appear.


Asked on 8/18/09, 2:52 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Hancock Hancock Law Office

Ignoring this case will not make it go away. An attorney may be able to successfully negotiate a plea for you without jail time. If you ignore it, a warrant will be issued for your arrest. You could then sit in jail several days waiting to find out if Indiana will extradite you or not.

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Answered on 8/18/09, 8:47 am


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