My gate got hit again with pics

[Chris142]

This f450(?) Dump truck with a missing front fender drove up to my place. Turned around and left. Hit my gate on the way out.

Looks like he did try to straighten it but its too far gone for that. Broke the pipe off thats cemented in the ground too.

How a guy hits a pole that's on the side of a 12ft wide driveway with a truck thats maybe 8 ft wide is beyond me

 

[SC Maintenance]

Will your local PD do anything - presumably you have the license plate?

 

[Chris142]

Will your local PD do anything - presumably you have the license plate?

Doubt it. They like to throw "Civil matter" around a lot.

 

[walterjay]

At least the guy got out and tried to straighten things up.

At my place Fedex Ground and Amazon just run over my markers and lawn even though I have about 1,000 square feet area usually open to turn around in. I finally put up a couple of cones to deny entry into that area. They have to walk it in.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Doubt it. They like to throw "Civil matter" around a lot.

Sure, but they can identify the owner. There must be a way since you have a legitimate claim.

Its also hit and run which is a criminal offense.

 

[HemiBenny]

He should have found a way to contact you to make it right, but I will give him credit for getting out and trying to do something. Most people couldn’t be bothered to do that much.

 

[Chris142]

Sure, but they can identify the owner. There must be a way since you have a legitimate claim.

Its also hit and run which is a criminal offense.

From the looks of things he's financially worse off than me. All my cars have their fenders. Probably no insurance either.

 

[SC Maintenance]

From the looks of things he's financially worse off than me. All my cars have their fenders. Probably no insurance either.

Hard to say. Work trucks get pretty beat up. Doesn't mean the owner is broke. Either way you shouldn't have to pay.

I understand if you don't think its worth the trouble though.

 

[KCJeep]

That is a hit and run which is a crime, albeit not a serious one, not a civil matter. Getting any damages returned to you is civil though, the police could only cite him for the offense not damages.

Sometimes a victim can get a damage award as part of a defendants plea deal in criminal court without having to pursue it civilly.

 

[skyactiv]

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/...ctionNum=20002.&nodeTreePath=14.1&lawCode=VEH

 

[spasm3]

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How a guy hits a pole that's on the side of a 12ft wide driveway with a truck thats maybe 8 ft wide is beyond me.

Drunk.

He already hit something that got his front fender, now he has hit your gate. His license plate looks readable in one of your pics.

 

[skyactiv]

Go to your LE agency and make file a police report. If whomever is responsible for damages wont pay up, go to small claims court.

 

[spasm3]

Go to your LE agency and make file a police report. If whomever is responsible for damages wont pay up, go to small claims court.

I would do this.

1. There is un-repaired damage.
2. He didn't leave any note.
3. Is he a potential drunk driver?
4. What was he doing at your place anyway? Looking to take things? Or looking for a place to dump things?

 

[zzyzzx]

He should have found a way to contact you to make it right,

What makes you think that they can read or write in English?

 

[Chris142]

At least the guy got out and tried to straighten things up.

At my place Fedex Ground and Amazon just run over my markers and lawn even though I have about 1,000 square feet area usually open to turn around in. I finally put up a couple of cones to deny entry into that area. They have to walk it in.

Do that here and they just throw it on the road.