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IAAL
My response:
Actually, your husband did admit to driving because of what he said, instead of saying, "I wasn't driving, my wife was driving." Also, he didn't say "the truck was stolen." So, his statement of "I really don't know" will be used against him. This is called circumstantial evidence.
Additionally, you didn't go out of control, despite the fact that you were on the same downhill of the mountain. So, it doesn't happen to anyone in the absence of negligence and a violation the Basic Speed Law. Since you didn't get into an accident yourself, you must have been traveling slower than your husband - - due to the wet conditions.
Additionally, while the sign may have said 55 mph, that doesn't mean he should have been moving at 55 mph under wet, rainy, conditions. That's why he went out of control - - the surface was wet, and as a result of his failure to slow down due to that condition, he was traveling "faster than was safe" - - a violation of the Basic Speed Law.
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