Damn...it sounds like this could have gone either way. Lucky for you, the judge didn't dismiss the case when the cop didn't show. One ex I had called the cops on a stalker messing with her car (in a really sickening way.) The cop showed up before the hearing but left five minutes before the case was heard, case dismissed.

It sounds like the mom tried to trick you into not appearing in court...witness tampering? I'm not a lawyer, just raising the question. Also, I think it's really odd the cop didn't charge this maniac girl with hit and run. That's a big problem here in ABQ because of all the uninsured motorists driving around. That would have been the first thing one of our cops would have done (after administering a FST just because he felt like it.)

Don't know what else you should do...see if you can get some free legal advice I guess.

ScottieK