Thanks for all your info. will study them later. The police said the damage is over $1000, the van (Taxi) was actually modified on the bumper for picking up disability people, the driver tried but could not open the door. My sedan has a couple of dents and scratches on the hood. The van was stopping...

Hi, I recently hit a van from behind, at a busy cross section. The reason was my lunch bag and coffee dropped to floor with a 'bang', so I did not fully stop. The police came and charge me with HTA 130 (careless driving), is this too much for me? BTW I did not mention the coffee thing to the police ...