Driving Without a License Second Offense (Minor)
My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of:
Okay, long story short I'm an idiot. I live in Massachusetts and I am 16, if that helps at all. I was driving in heavy rain on a narrow back road going to get something to eat. Friend was in the car bothering me to put in a CD, I hydroplaned while I was doing this and ended up hitting a telephone pole because the telephone poles are right along the pavement of the road, no more than a foot or so off. So bad driving on my part, I'm leaving out some details because they won't effect me legally and are self-incriminating, and the police officer did not know.
The main point is I have driving permit, but no license, there was someone in the car. This is the second time this has happened, I was pulled over before because it was past curphew, however I did not have a permit nor license, this was quite a few years back. I was put in a juvenile diversion program, 30 hrs of community service, some counseling, and I had to contact a probations officer for a time.
I've been going through some really rough times. I've been suffering from depression, anxiety, self-esteem problems among many other things, but I haven't told anyone, and if you knew me you wouldn't think I was going through anything becasue of my personality and nature. I'm going through some bad financial times as everyone is, I had to leave my job to take care of some things, and fixing this car is going to take a long time.
So my question is what will happen, do you know my possible legal sentence?
Is there anything I can do to improve my outcome legally or in any other form?
I'm trying to get an idea of where I stand and acknowledge that I take full responsibility for my crime.
Thanks, appreciate your time sorry it was a long read. If you have any advice let me know.
Re: Driving Without a License Second Offense (Minor)
The only way to get a realistic assessment of your probable sentence is to talk to a lawyer who handles juvenile matters before the court that will hear your case. We don't know anything about your circumstances; if you're doing well in school, attend church regularly, etc., you can report that to your court or probation officer.