Legal Question in Traffic Law in Virginia

Vehicle Accident

My wife had an vehicle accident on base. She had a yield sign but hit another vehicle coming from her right side. Speed limit for all traffic is posted at 20mph. Impact caused alot of vehicular damage for both. Accident occured 14 NOV 01. This was our first accident so when the military police arrived they said my wife had the yield sign so she would be at fault even though based on impact, the vehicle traveling from the right must have been speeding. Bottom line is we thought that we wouldn't have a chance in court but now feel the urge to try and prove that speed was a factor on the other parties side. Is it something we can still pursue? Also, would it be worth it? I hope that I have provided enough information to have my question answered.

Thank you very much...--name removed--Simmons


Asked on 1/16/02, 9:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Vehicle Accident

What's the charge? If it's failure to yield to a

properly posted highway sign (yield, in this case),and, in fact your wife failed to heed the sign, and, consequently, collided with the other vehicle, the alleged speed of the other vehicle

is virtually irrelevant.

However, if the charge is something else in which

the alleged speed of the other vehicle could be plausibly argued to have at least contributed to the accident, then ,of course, you should contest the matter in court. (Come well prepared with a

large, easy to read diagram of the accident scene.)

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Answered on 1/17/02, 9:53 am


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