My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of:CALIFORNIA.... OK...IM A BIT OF A WRECK AT THE MOMENT, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME...MY FRIEND BORROWED MY CAR TODAY...HE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, HE CALLED RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED,AND TOLD ME HE HAS A SUSPENDED DRIVERS LICENSE.. YA,NICE TO KNOW AFTER THE FACT...I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ALSO, NO ONE WAS HURT, THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED, AND HER CAR HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE...MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM SCENE DUE TO DAMAGE OF RIGHT FRONT, RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND TIRE.,CHP IS SAYING THEY ARE IMPOUNDING MY CAR,FOR 30 DAYS...BECAUSE OF HIS SUSPENDED LICENSE.CAN THEY DO THAT?ITS NOT HIS CAR..I DIDNT KNOW HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED..IM ALREADY OUT, MY CAR, DUE TO DAMAGE, A $500 DEDUCTIBLE,(OHH NOOO,HOPEFULLY MY INSURANCE WILL COVER ACCIDENT AS IT IS, DUE TO MY NOT BEING THE DRIVER??),AND NOW IM BEING TOLD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A 30DAY IMPOUND HOLD.IS THIS TRUE? AS THE REGISTERED OWNER, CANT I HAVE THE VEHICLE RELEASED BEFORE THE 30 DAYS?AS I HAVE A VALID CA DRIVERS LICENSE, FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE, AM PROPERLY REGISTERED, AND ALSO HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD.. BTW...THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT, OR CAUSE OF, WAS THE LADY DRIVING IN FRONT OF MY FRIEND, AT 40MPH, SEEN THE CHP SITTING ON SIDE OF THE ROAD UP AHEAD AND SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, MADE A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A 2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD... FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN SHE SEEN THE CHP..I UNDERSTAND THATS A REAR ENDING,OR A FOLLOWING TO CLOSE...YET, SHE CAUSED THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT.I DO UNDERSTAND AT TIMES PEOPLE DO MAKE COMPLETE STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, FOR VARIOUS REASONS..BUT THERE WERE NO DRIVEWAYS, OR ANIMALS, OR ROAD HAZARDS, OR ANYTHING...SHE JUST SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES..AN I DO QUESTION, IS THAT OK??I MEAN, IF I WANT A NEW CAR, OR A PAINT JOB, OR MAYBE A LITTLE CASH, I COULD JUST SLAM ON MY BRAKES FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY AT FAULT, AND I WOULD GET WHATEVER I COULD OUTTA THE UNAWARE PERSON BEHIND ME..(IM JUST SAYING,TODAY,THERE ARE MANY SCAMMERS OUT THERE.AND SHE WOULDN'T SAY, WHEN ASKED BY MY FRIEND WHY SHE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.) ..MY 2006 FORD FOCUS, ACCORDING TO MY FRIEND(HES A MECHANIC, FOR 20+YEARS)DIDNT STOP, BUT SLID RIGHT INTO HER..IM NOT SURE IF BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD DO THAT,HOWEVER I CANT DO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT...DUE TO MY CAR BEING HELD FOR 30DAYS...HELP!!!!!!!!!!!WHAT DO I DO???IS THIS RIGHT? IS IT LEGAL? IS THERE A WAY TO NOT BE PENALIZED FURTHER FOR LENDING MY CAR TO MY FRIEND,BUT FAILED TO TELL ME HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED..(ALSO ,HIS LICENSE WAS ORIGINALLY SUSPENDED, DUE TO A EXPIRED REGISTRATION, PROOF OF INSURANCE CITATION HE NEVER TOOK CARE OF..SO WHEN IT WAS TIME TO RENEW HIS CDL,THE DMV HELD IT..IT WAS NOT SUSPENDED FOR ANY DUI, OR SPEEDING OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE..I DIDNT KNOW IF THAT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE...BUT THOUGHT I WOULD INCLUDE IT FOR YOU.AS, I DEMANDED TO KNOW..(A LITTLE TO LATE)..I REALLY CANT AFFORD THIS.I GOT LAID OFF, MY UNEMPLOYMENT JUST RAN OUT,IM A SINGLE MOM,AND NOW IM CAR LESS, TOO..I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO..ANY IDEAS??I HAVENT EVEN CALLED MY INSURANCE YET. THE CHP, SAID ANY INFORMATION REGARDING OTHER DRIVER, AND THE ACCIDENT WAS TO BE OBTAINED, ONLY BY THE OFFICERS REPORT..SO I DONT KNOW WHAT TO EVEN TELL MY INSURANCE COMPANY.. I HAVE ZERO INFORMATION TO GIVE THEM, BUT WILL CALL MY AGENT FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY AND ALL ADVICE..AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, PLEASE DONT RESPOND IF YOU WISH TO SIMPLY CRITICIZE ME..IM ALREADY FEELING PRETTY STUPID AND REALLY DONT NEED ANY OF THAT..