Tennessee Injury Law Center
I was in a car accident in Clarksville, Tennessee. The guy that hit me ran a red light but the police officer did not give him a ticket. Three people told the officer that the guy ran the light! What’s going on?
Probably nothing is going on other than the officer giving the driver a break. It is not uncommon for police officers not to give tickets in this type of situation.
The failure of the officer to give a ticket will not affect your rights to bring a claim against the driver. In fact, if he received a ticket and paid it you would not be able to introduce that fact as evidence at a personal injury trial.
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