Actually, he pled guilty (after seeing that both the officer and I showed up, and that the judge wasn't taking any lame excuses)....and showed up without a lawyer.

He would have been better off by pleading not guilty, and getting the conviction. Why? Here's what I was told by a local PI attorney.

In this state, if you plead not guilty in a traffic case, but are convicted, the traffic case conviction is inadmissible in a civil case. HOWEVER....if you plead guilty, it is. Why? Because you've legally admitted fault. So, that will be leverage when it comes time to settle the PI part of this.

To Beowulf7's question....Sleeping better, still taking meds, but less often. Ribs hurt less, but still hurt if I stand for long periods of time. Still have crappy flexibility in my lower back and hips, but PT is helping. I've been swimming 2X a week for 30 minutes (4th time was yesterday). First time I only did 20 lengths, with a lot of rest between the 2 sets of 10. 2nd time, I did 30. 3rd time, I did 34, 4th time I did 36, and yesterday, I did 40 in half an hour. I'm no Michael Phelps, but at least I'm not drowning.....