A few weeks ago I was down at a local park In the parking lot with a friend of mine after a large rain storm. There were extremely large puddles all over the ground and i thought it would be fun to go driving through them. On my last sweep I drove through a puddle and water splashed up on my windshield making me unable to see a small island of woodchips surrounded by a curb. needless to say I ended up hitting the curb and breaking my oil pan which caused oil to leak into the puddle which i was driving through. a nearby worker thought he needed to call the police and report it. when the cop arrived i was issued a careless driving ticket for $210 and three points on my license. Not that the points matter because when i was 16 I received a speeding ticket and under michigan law after you get your license at 16 you are under a type of probation on your license for six months that forces you to follow certain curfews while driving. after my speeding ticket i received a letter in the mail saying that my license was to be placed under probation for three years and any traffic violation within that time could cause me to have a suspended license. So if i cant successfully fight this ticket I'm more or less screwed. But the way i see It Careless driving in michigan is defined as "a person who operates a vehicle upon a highway or a frozen public lake, stream, or pond or other place open to the general public including an area designated for the parking of vehicles in a careless or negligent manner likely to endanger any person or property, but without wantonness or recklessness, is responsible for a civil infraction.” I wasn't driving in a manner likely to endanger any property, my car wasn't going above 10-15 mph and the only thing I damaged was my car. and I definitely wasn't driving in a manner likely to endanger another person. For one the park was supposed to be closed due to all the water and i wasn't made aware of that until after the police were called. I just need help strengthening my argument and i need help coming back against any rebuttals or curve balls they might throw at me. Please help.