Michael and I both tried to look up how much the court costs were going to be because even though I could prove I had insurance I knew I'd have to pay for the court costs. Neither of us could find how much it would be so I decided to call St. Peters Municipal Court to find out.
That's when they told me I didn't have to go to court, that I could take care of it before hand. Well, great, but tonight is my court date. They tell me they are there until 4:00 pm. I am supposed to be at work until 3:45 and in no way could I get from work to St. Peters City Hall in 15 minutes. So, I tell my principal I have to leave early and split my class up for the last half hour of the day and leave work.
When I get to city hall, I see the sign says they are there until 5:00 pm. Well, thank you very much! But, at least I got there before they closed the windows.
When it was my turn she says she has to check my file and hinted that I might have to go to court after all. Ok, I really was starting to get annoyed. When she checked the file she asked me, "So, you were the third car?"
I said, "Yes I was the front one" because I assumed when she was looking at it that she would know there were only three cars involved.
She says, "Oh you were the front car?" and I said, "Yes."
So then she proceeds to tell me that there was no reason for the cop to tell me I had to go to court. The only reason I would have had to go to court was if there were a question as to whether I was at fault for the accident. Um, NO I was just sitting waiting for the car in front of me to turn left and then all of the sudden BAM I got rear ended because the van behind me was shoved into me because she was hit from behind.
So, she tells me it's a $12.00 processing fee and the ticket is dismissed. I hand over my $12.00 and say thank you very much and leave. I'm so glad that is taken care of but I am exhausted tonight. That was very stressful to me.
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