Busted!

I have definitely learned my lesson and I am now afraid to drive on the road. Last month I was driving into town to pick Christian up from work. The sun was in my eyes and it was really hard to see and I almost hit a pedestrian crossing the road. Unfortunately, the pedestrian was a police officer...on duty. So I felt really bad, waved at him to let him know I saw him and I was sorry. Two blocks later I get the tap on my window. He ran after me, pulled me over and sent me to court.

This morning was my court date and it was really terrifying. I thought the whole experience was going to be informal and quick, but instead we had a courtroom filled with people who were silent. When the judge arrived, we all had to stand up, "All Arise". We had to go up one at a time in this dead silent courtroom and talk in a microphone and explain to the judge our side of the story. Long story short the Judge fined me $150 plus a $40 admin fee. Lame! My fine was one of the highest in the room. Apparently they passed this new law because pedestrians were getting hit all the time and I had to pay the price, even though I didn't hit anyone. Lesson learned.