What are the penalties in Alabama for a person with a suspended license speeding through a red light and causing an accident?

Answer 1

For starters, it depends on wether or not the investigating officer actually witnessed the accident because in Alabama (I'm a cop here) we can't issue tickets at accident scenes unless we watch the crash happen. My guess is that if the guy had insurance at all, the provider will cancel his policy and refuse to pay for damages as soon as they find out he was suspended. As for a crimianl penalty for running the red light and speeding, this would have to be proved in court for any fine or sentence to be handed down. Can this be done ? Is anyone pursuing this ? I don't know, but going from experience, my guess is that you were hit by this guy. The reality is : Nothing will probably happen to him other than the cancellation of his insurance which he prob. didn't have anyway. Maybe the cop wrote him a No Insurance ticket, which is the only citation other than DUI we can write at wreck scenes and the court costs will run about $140. Good luck