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Post by amanajoe on Apr 24, 2024 17:17:24 GMT -5
Here are a couple of news storires regarding some excitement in Bartlett, IL early Sunday morning the 21st.
The house with the collapsed garage is my Sister-in-law's place (my brother bought it back in the early 80's for the two or them, after he died, she decided she didn't want to downsize and spent a significant amount updating it). Major structural damage to load bearing walls, so it is uninhabitable.
If you look close in the second picture you can see the nose of her almost new Ford Edge SUV that was in the garage. Luckily, the '71 Javelin (which is her pride and joy that she bought new in 1971) was parked in the second garage in the back. She spent a good amount having that fully restored as well. When I asked about it, she said had he hit it, she would've killed him with her bare hands. It was 4:00am, he was drunk, fleeing a domestic disturbance call (where he hit a cop car), and tried to run away after the crash. His license had been previously revoked and he had no insurance.
On the bright side, she did get to meet many of her neighbors that she never met before, all of them in various night ware.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Apr 24, 2024 17:49:21 GMT -5
Well that sucks.
Mike
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Post by Dub on Apr 24, 2024 17:52:38 GMT -5
Oh, man. Sorry to hear. Is she getting any kind of aid from anyone?
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Post by Hobson on Apr 24, 2024 17:54:30 GMT -5
So sorry this happened. That's going to take some major repair work. Hopefully her homeowners insurance will cover it.
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Post by t-bob on Apr 24, 2024 17:56:06 GMT -5
I don't have an account - Herald or CBS website
I wanted to see the pictures....
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It was OK. Nobody hurt.
The driver was a drunkard - not Driver Lic
It sucks for the carport and owner
The Javelin "the pride" (.) ( . )
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Post by david on Apr 24, 2024 18:47:29 GMT -5
Have her read her homeowners and auto insurance policies carefully. If insurance does not cover it, some criminal courts will impose restitution as part of the sentence, but I suspect that the villain in her case might never have the assets to pay for the damage.
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Post by amanajoe on Apr 24, 2024 19:17:26 GMT -5
So far state farm says it is all covered. Including temporary housing.
State farm will go after him for restitution after it is all over.
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Post by aquaduct on Apr 24, 2024 19:38:51 GMT -5
A '71 Javelin? Shit, I'd love to see that.
Dad made his career with AMC.
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Post by Tamarack on Apr 24, 2024 20:13:37 GMT -5
Yikes!
I hope State Farm follows through. The perpetrator deserves a good long prison sentence, but somehow I doubt that will make him any wiser.
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Post by Marshall on Apr 25, 2024 0:00:08 GMT -5
Yeow !
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Post by theevan on Apr 25, 2024 4:16:04 GMT -5
What a mess one person can cause.
We were home when a car hit our house, narrowly missing Christine.
Houses can be repaired. People not so much.
Hadn't thought of a Javelin in years.
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Post by Marshall on Apr 25, 2024 8:13:21 GMT -5
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 25, 2024 12:39:56 GMT -5
From the first article:
That sentence reads like no families practice emergency plans in case an angry drunk crashed his car through their garage and then their homes.
Seriously, though, what a needles and tragic event, Joe. It was good to read that State Farm has her covered.
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