My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Washington
Around 5:30 in the morning, my husband entered SR 509 North from S. 188th (heading east towards International Blvd). It was a curved entrance, and at the part where the road was straight, he lost control of the vehicle after it hit a patch of ice. The vehicle started sliding towards the right, and in order to avoid an abandoned truck that was parked on the side of the road, he steered the vehicle towards the left, which caused it to slip even more, jack knifing half way, and hitting the median strip (on the left). It was cold - about 35 degrees, but the weather was clear and the roads were not wet. It wasn't raining, and it didn't rain the night before. This route is his usual, daily commute.
My husband moved his car to the right side, in front of the abandoned truck. Soon after, within 15 minutes, two other cars slipped on the same area and also hit the median strip where my husband's vehicle was.
After an hour, while my husband was waiting for the AAA truck, a Washington State Patrol officer arrived and interviewed the two other people who got into the similar accident. The officer then came up to my husband and asked him for his drivers license and registration. After the officer made a comment about my husband hitting a patch of ice, the officer told my husband that he will be issued a citation and that he will receive it in the mail. The citation says "Speeding too fast for conditions" --- Statute Code 46.61.400. There was no speed listed.
The accident happened within the city limits of Des Moines, but it's being handled in the District Court of Renton. The court date is on 3/1, so I haven't requested discovery.
Here's a copy of the citation -- http://sdrv.ms/11SBezY
Looking at the citation, can anyone see anything obvious that I can use for argument?


