Please Help Me, In An Accident And Have Problems

[Nikkoli110]

I live in Warwick, RI and I was involved in an accident on Wensday. Now I have tons of problems and am so upset. Ok I was traveling down a main road, its a 4 lane road with a 35 mile per hour speed limit. It was a little busy at the time, 6 o'clock. The weather was perfect, just to let you get the idea. Ok I was headed down the road, when up ahead about 200 feet were cars stopped because someone was turning left. All of a sudden, I was side swipped, very hard, on my front driver side. There was no one in front of me, just on the side. I slammed on my breaks to stop, and put my car in park. I started crying and shaking, and was very upset, and in pain. The man who hit me pulled up like 200 feet, about 3 streets away, and pulled into a parking lot. As the man starts walking towards my car, I see he is wearing a uniform and a badge, not sure if he was security or what. A woman from a salon that the accident happened in front of came out to see if I was ok. She called the police and they arrived in like 2 minutes. There was just one officer who came, and the first thing he did was ask me to get out of my car, which the woman said I really shouldnt do. But I did anyways, then he told me I needed to move my car. I said I was in pain and couldn't, but he told me I had to. So I did even though it hurt, and then the woman said I needed medical attention. So the cop called the ambulance and they took me to the hospital. While at the hospital, the officer came to see me, and he came up to me as I was lying in the bed, and said, well let me hear your story. I told him what happened, how the guy had come out of nowhere and hit me on my left, and the officer said if I couldn't tell him exactly where he came from then he would not take my statement. Then he says, well I'll be right back, I'm going to write up your ticket, and I'll tell you what happened. So now he comes back, and tells me that I was behind the guy, and that I tried sneaking by on the right when the man was switching lanes. And you can tell by where the marks on the car are that he hit me. So now after I get out of the hospital, a woman calls, it was the woman from the salon. She tells me that while I was there, she said the cop was abusive, the way he yelled at me to get my car out of the road, that it was wrong of him to make me get out of my car when I was in pain, and that the first thing he should have asked me was if I needed medical attention. Then she tells me that he took my purse, searched it in his squad car, and went through my whole car. Then she told me that after I left, the cop went over to the man's car and helped him change his tire, and that the two were laughing and talking for about a half hour after I left. Now I am VERY VERY mad, I got a ticket, and now that makes it look like it was my fault! But THIS GUY HIT ME! So now my insurance guy has already come to take pictures and everything, and I did go to the station to write down my statement, but does anyone think I will have a case? I really would like to sue this guy for what I have been through these past few days, plus the damage to my car, and I have to miss a lot of work. Never mind the mental part that they have put me through. I dont understand how with no witnesses, the officer can give me a ticket for this accident. Its just his word against mine, except that you can tell the damage was his fault! Please someone help and give me some advice!!! Thanks,
Nikki