> Car accident? Cops are ... undertrained

A small point, just one that recently ground my gears...

My step-daughter was recently in a collision. Her car and someone else's collided in the middle of a traffic lighted intersection. No intersection cameras, dash cameras, or nearby business security cameras, no witnesses.

Officer, "Did you have a green light?"

Step-daughter: "Yes, I believe so, I was moving with traffic."

Other party: "Yes, I definitely did."

Officer to step-daughter: "I am issuing you with a citation for failure to obey a traffic control device."

On what grounds? The other party was more ... adamant? The other party, who is biased (just as my step-daughter is, to be clear), who is also a potentially liable party?

Thankfully, that got contested and dismissed, but in the process caused a whole slew of insurance-related drama, and then court cases, where the other party attempted to sue her, and because she is a minor, it couldn't be in small claims court, etc., etc.