re: Can the OT Legal Minds help me make sense of my court appearance today?

Agree with the advice to get a criminal attorney that does personal injury work. He can ask the DA for video of the incident and evidence of vehicle damage in discovery.

If what you say happened really happened, you could use the video to sue the shite out of Ceasers and likely get criminal charges dropped. The criminal charges may be the easiest avenue for you to get the video at this point to allow a personal injury attorney to evaluate if it’s worth suing.