About 5 weeks ago, i was in a rush, pulled upto the intersection at the end of my street (its a dodgey one) i was turning right, as i pulled up i looked left, looked right, looked left and i pulled out, this 4wd came from nowhere (i think she was hidden behind my b pillar when i looked, then my a pillar when i looked again) i pulled out and she hit me in my front headlight as i was sort of merging, my front went straight into her bullbar/front wheel arch...
i pulled over, as you do, my headlight, bonnet and front left quarter are all pretty rooted.. i looked at her car, hers had alot of my paint on one of those big fat plastic flares that landcruisers have above their wheel arches..
she took all my details, and as i was running late, i told her i'd be back in 2 minutes, i had to drop my mate off at the bus before it left, and i'd be back..
i came back, she was gone, i went home, kinda shaken up, its now been 5 weeks and i got a fone call telling me i've been charged with careless driving and i got 3 demerits, $100 fine and a 3 month suspension...
now to my question.. its taken this woman 5 weeks to report it? me, nor my mate have been contacted by police to make a statement? she simply rang me, told me that i'd been charged... is this correct? according to WA laws.. wouldn't i be charged with failing to give way? and shouldn't i have atleast been contacted to make a statement of some sort? she had no witness, and i have my mate? so it was simply her word saying i hit her that got me charged? it doesnt seem right somewhere... can anyone clear this up for me?
