My question involves criminal law for the state of: California
f you want to read the article here, I am the driver in the car that did not crash:
http://www.kclu.org/2013/08/22/authorities-try-...
Long story short, it looks like I will be facing reckless driving charges, which is a serious misdemeanor in the state of CA, and I am wondering if I am at all able to get the charges dropped/reduced. If it helps, I believe I have no points on my record.
Please help, I am very worried and have never been in any trouble before in my life, and was very compliant with the police at the time of the accident.
In short, I am wondering what sort of charges I should expect to be facing.
As a side note, if I do get charged with reckless driving, since it is my first offense, is it likely that it will be reduced to just a more minor traffic violation if I get put into one of those "safe driving classes."
Thanks. (I know what I did was very dumb, and I am not looking for people to criticize me)