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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave
No, actually I'm not charged with impeding normal and reasonable movement of traffic. That's IC 9-21-5-7 (which niether the ticket nor the officer mentioned). I'm charged with IC 9-21-8-24 (slow down or stop that cannot be made with reasonable safety).
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Sorry. You're correct. This has been an interesting discussion, because most of us can easily picture ourselves standing in your shoes.
When I first moved to Arizona, I remember reading about a horrible accident where a car or van ran into the back of a horse-drawn haywagon at full speed on a state highway on the (now) Tohono O'odham reservation, killing its six or eight occupants. It happened at night, and the haywagon driver was legal. I think all he needed was the reflective red triangle in back, and a white light (he had a kerosene lantern) in front.
Judges hear stories like this all the time.
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