Is having an accident removed from your record worth the cost?

A friend of my mother's was recently ticketed for failure to yield when she pulled into an intersection and into the path of another vehicle. She did so due to another vehicle blocking her view, but was ticketed nonetheless. This was her first accident and she has no prior citations on her record. She has been offered an opportunity to have this accident removed from her record for a one-time fee of $160. However, she would like to know if paying to have the accident removed is worth it, since she has no prior accidents on her record. All responses will be appreciated, thank you!