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CA: Driver Who Hit VTA Train Gets Truck Impounded After Returning to Crash Site
McClatchy, via Mass Transit Magazine
by Robert Salonga
Feb 10, 2016

> Feb. 09--SAN JOSE -- A man who hit a VTA light-rail train with his
> truck in North San Jose later lost his vehicle to impound after he
> returned to the crash site Tuesday morning, the transit agency said.
>
> Around 9:10 a.m., the driver of the blue Ford pickup was turning left
> across two lanes of traffic on North First Street near the Karina
> station when the truck clipped the corner of a passing light-rail
> train, VTA spokeswoman Stacey Hendler Ross said. The pickup driver
> then drove away from the scene...
>
> About an hour later, as authorities investigated the collision, the
> driver returned in the same blue pickup, showing fresh crash damage
> on the left bumper, Ross said.
>
> Those same authorities impounded the man's truck after learning he
> was driving on a suspended driver's license.

http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/12168330/brief-san-jose-driver-who-hit-vta-train-gets-truck-impounded-after-returning-to-crash-site

Thought he was going to get his bumper fixed, oops.

Had something similar happen years ago while working at the Ventura County Railway. A driver went through a crossing gate-a wood one no less, blowing out his windshield. He came back a little while later to the office demanding payment for said glass. I told him we'd be more than happy to accomodate his request just as soon as he filed a police report. Well, said driver had us call the local PD to come and  make out a report.  When they asked him if he left, he said yes, and was promptly cited for leaving the scene of an accident, misdemeanor hit and run. Now he was beyond hot, was going to sue the railroad. We all told him we would see him in court and to have a nice day. Court day arrived, he didn't. Never heard anything more, other than receiving a check for the gate and time spent repairing it. 
Moral of this story, stay put and wait for the police.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/10/16 20:40 by SP4360.

Most of the hit and runs are either: 1.) a stolen vehicle, 2.) suspended license, or 3.) no insurance.  Then you have a few that just panic.

Then you have the idiots that return to the scene of the crime and claim that they have been wronged.

John

Must be something in the water in California!

irhoghead Wrote:
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> Must be something in the water in California!
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WHAT water?  :-)

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Then maybe they are dehydrated and delusional.

irhoghead Wrote:
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> Then maybe they are dehydrated and delusional.

I don't know about dehydrated, but a big YES on delusional!