we had an underage driver crash into our fence two days ago…
a 16 yr old boy “stole” his cousins car keys and was driving down the street (we have a corner house) and crashed into out fence cus he got scared of a car that was coming from the other side.
Stupid..
his cousin came over and notified us of what happened and was quite nice about it and said they would pay for the damages.
That is fine. But, had their been kids along that path, which there are most of the time cus we have a playground opposite our house.. and kids are always going there. Or had my daughter been there… then what?!
So we notified the real estate and they said for insurance purposes they need a police report… but told the hubby not to tell the police who did it. Tell them we didnt know who it was. No wonder people say never to trust these real estate walle bande
The police wont give us a report because they said no crime was committed. So i told him to go back and tell the police that there was an underage driver behind that wheel, who could have killed himself and other people.. he was just lucky!
I find the real estate guy's comment about getting a police report without informing the police of the guy who committed the accident to be unreasonable. I don't think you'd be able to get a "police report" without telling the cops what happened.
If the cousin is willing to pay for the damages then why not just accept the money? Or is it a must to go through your agent? I would just make them pay for whole new fencing and be done with.
Yea I'll agree with CP here. Make things easier for everyone. Don't over complicate the issue. The guy must have already feeling guilty and also anger from his family.
I will report the incident. He should not be driving. He's putting others and himself at risk. If God forbid he gets no reprimand for it and then ends up striking a pedestrian a week later, will you feel you should have reported it then? Better to just report it and let the police handle it.
Its unbelievable how everyone is suggesting to just forget about it. How many people have died in car accidents as a result of underage drivers?! What if your child or loved one was on the street and had gotten hurt or killed, then what? If the boy gets into another accident and kills someone, then what?
My first suggestion is to find out what the consequences will be for this child if you tell the police. Will they pursue criminal charges? If not then at least the boy has learned that there are consequences to his actions. If there are charges, then perhaps he can get probation/community service. Do his parents really know what their child did?
I know you dont want the boy to get in trouble and neither do I, but you do have a moral responsibility here.
Someone broke into our fence and ran away 2 yrs ago. We report to the police and they collected evidence of broken pieces of other car. but the insurance company said since it was under $1000 damage it was deductible(means they won't pay it) so we had to got it repaired at our expense.
So no u don't need to tell the name of the driver unless u want him to suffer but since he's 16 he might not be arrested atleast not here.
well, the cousin or whoever did the damage have taken full responsibility of the cost..
hubz did report it to the police, but the police are reluctant to charge an underage driver.. they have taken down the details and will contact the cousin and if his story matches ours (which should cus he's the one who told us), then they will see what to do. I dont want the boy charged, I just want him to know what the consequences could have been if there were kids or other people involved... also, there his a HUGE lightpole where he hit the fence and I keep telling the hubz ive no idea how that boy missed that pole and got the fence... had he hit the pole.... man, i dont even want to know
^ Even if the police can't charge him........they can at least give him a stern warning and lecture. Perhaps that might scare the kid from attempting such a stunt again. And it would be good for him to be confronted by the police. Uncomfortable....yes....but he needs it. He's fortunate that nobody was killed. Next time....this may not be the case.