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Originally Posted by SykkBoy2
I apologize in advance, but this kind of cracked me up...
that being said, it's a very serious situation in which you could have been killed. Get to an attorney ASAP. Don't take any advice from GFY, get it from an attorney (ok, take THAT advice from GFY ;-))
The longer you wait, the less effective it will be. I'm not talking about some lawsuit payday, but this guy needs to be put away and you're losing valuable time hemming and hawing around...so what if you have to go take an anger management course or something...make sure this guy is punished.
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I'm waiting for the prosecutor to return my call. I'm not finding much info on the web about Indiana's policies on a road rage charge. I see only things about a bill that may or may not have passed. From reading THAT even by these "tougher" laws on it I don't think I could actually be convicted of it but until I get a police report and/or talk to the prosecutor I don't want to risk my license being suspended for 60 days which is the only penalty I'm finding...
bottom line is if they pursue road rage on ME it looks like at least 6 points along with possibly immediate termination of my license for 60 days. Stacking the points and the license suspension and michigans "driver responsibility" laws I could be paying $500-1k in fines AND not having my license for 2mnths AND my insurance going through the roof.
So I get a hit in the head and a couple months of HELL all for what? the satisfaction of knowing I put a criminal where he belongs? if he's a first time offender he'll plead down to something and get probation and a slap on the wrist.
You would think the system SHOULD work for us but the sad fact is it DOESNT!
Looking back on it there certainly is some funny shit in this... I certainly am glad to be perfectly fine out of it with no real damage. There are also ways to keep a case like this "pending" so that if he does something again before the statute of limitations runs out he's whacked for max penalties on this + the next charge.