Driver wants state to pay for damage caused to car by flying debris on I-75

Holy Cow! They’re lucky they weren’t killed! That is crazy! They should be reimbursed every last penny…this is crazy!

They're playing hot potato with the claim.🥶

The mower should be happy they're only on the hook for car repairs and not fending off a wrongful death lawsuit... That flying chunk of asphalt could have killed somebody!!!

It’s really not that hard to just pay for the damages they caused but instead they want to cost taxpayers thousands more in resources to try avoiding responsibility. I own a landscaping company and this reminds me of a time I accidentally broke a storefront window that was $1800, I took it upon myself for the client to get estimates and just pay to have it repaired in the end. It saved a lot of money a lot of time and a lot of headache, I still have service this client to this day been 5 years sense i accidentally broke his window. I still can’t believe the look on his face when I pulled $1800 out of my pocket took responsibility and accountability from my actions and corrected it, he was extremely grateful and happy and thank me till the cows came home even though he didn’t owe me anything.

First of all the title is so misleading. If the debris came from the tractor mowing the grass. Hell yeh I would want them to pay. But I would would get my insurance to cover it only if I am not going to found at fault. Have a dash cam front and rear. In my opinion

Next time you get insurance you get comprehensive and no stupid crazy deductibles

State will say it’s the contractors fault. Contractor will say it’s the state’s fault. I worked for Florida DOT I can’t tell you these contractors get away with anything they want and part of their contract says they are supposed to carry liability insurance. But we all know how that works the jeep owner will have to file a lawsuit against the state and contractor and they will drag it out long enough that attorneys fees will be more than they ever will received.

They are driving an expensive jeep with the cheapest insurance possible. 3k deductible lol.

If the state hire the contractor, they should be responsible for their hire.

That's crazy 6 inches higher and it would have killed someone 🫣

In NY I hit a square edge where pavement was removed by highway crew. 65 mph interstate highway. A sign warned” Bump”. It broke steel belts in all 4 tires. $1200 damage. State said -too bad 😮

Yes the state need to pay. Called a tort claim.

Looks like an attack out of Jeepers Creepers.

This is a perfect example of why I would consider dashcams the single most important thing you can buy for your car. If they’d had video footage of this incident fault would be assigned much more quickly as it would be obvious as to where that chunk of whatever it was came from. It’s probably gonna be pretty hard to convince the state to pay for this without video evidence of what happened. I personally got one for my car a couple months ago and will never drive without it recording anymore.

Oh Contractors, gotta love em. They won't pay even if found liable, and the State won't pay either. It's why they hire contractors in the first place, to avoid any and all liability. Wouldn't surprise me if the contractor company is self insured, as I've learned really quick if someone is self insured they will not pay out even if found completely at fault.

I had this happen in Texas with the mower hitting a tire. The guy mowing stopped and gave us the insurance information. No problems my car got fixed. Scared us half to death!

If that had happend to me, I would have paid $500 out of pocket and my rental would have been covered.

This is why you need cameras on your vehicle. A video would automatically put guilt onto this tractor

💔👀They’re lucky to be alive. Why isn’t their insurance company filing a subrogation claim to recoup their(insurance company) payment & the Brennans’ deductible?

Sir, that is Batwing Bush Hog, not a "lawn mower".