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Originally Posted by kstarnes
Maybe the kids were more concerned about clearing the scene quickly before the heat showed up?
edit: I also think the tow truck guy has an obligation to not do anything until law enforcement shows up - maybe he agreed to overlook this and just jerk the car out of the ditch w/o the kid gloves?
Best,
Kurt
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In CA., you could not get the police to respond to this if you wanted them. Single car accident w/ no injuries or property damage, (other than the car)? WTF would any LE agency care about it? He was speeding? Driving recklessly? Prove it. Sorry, there's no crime to investigate and no traffic accident that needs police. Same as if you were reaching for cigarettes or a CD and went in the ditch. BFD.
As for the tow truck driver, he was a real POS. He did everything possible to damage the car, as if he was trying. Why drive on the pavement several yards with the car strung-up like a turkey? Why attach to the car that way? Weird. he very possibly did a lot more damage than the off-road excursion. I did not see any significant damage from the original crash. May have been some, but still the tow should not intentionally damage the car like that. It never would have happened with me or anyone who knew anything about towing around, but these were little kids.
I've gotten into it with tow truck drivers before, some are great and some are idiots. This was an idiot.
