Drove neighbor's car, got a ticket for suspended registration 39:3-40

I have a general question related to 39:3-40 - Driving after driver's license/registration suspended/revoked I borrowed a neighbor's car, who provided me with the insurance and registration documents, to go to work one night. The insurance card said the coverage kicked in on 10/14/2014 and the registration card said good thru 3/2015, so they seemed legit. I was pulled over and it turns out that the registration was suspended for non-payment of insurance. I was given a ticket for 39:3-40 and the officer let me park the car but said that he usually has the vehicle towed and that the car cannot be driven home. I have a court date set, can I be liable for this violation even if I was provided with documents that were supposedly current before I drove the car? If the owner settles the suspended registration issue, will that help me in court? Thanks for any help.