Re: Was Victim and Arrested and Need Help in Connecticut
So you think I should give him more money? Even after AT&T paid him the $50 dollars, while I was in the hospital he towed my car to his shop and billed my car insurance for $295 dollars. They both paid him. Have you ever heard of a $345 dollar tow? He was making money off of property he wasn't even supposed to have. He think I don't know but my car insurance company put all bills paid online so I know who got paid and for what reasons. This guy was motivated by money. I don't know how much more you guys think I should give him.
Re: Was Victim and Arrested and Need Help in Connecticut
time out. who said you should now give him more money? Does he still have your car? If so, do what it takes to get it back and deal with that after that. If you have your car, ignore him until/unless he sues you.
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Have you ever heard of a $345 dollar tow?
are you suggesting that is expensive? Yes, I have heard of a tow costing much more than that. Since nobody knows the details around your situation, that could be expensive or it could be cheap. I have no idea which it is.
one thing that troubles me is him taking the car while you were in the hospital. Unless there is something else going on, that was theft.
Re: Was Victim and Arrested and Need Help in Connecticut
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Just a wild guess but maybe from all of the information they provide to you when you sign up for the services.
but them calling him for his services and then stating they were not going to pay him because it was not a covered service was part of the problem. They contracted his services. If it was not covered, they should not have called him. For them to later say they would not pay simply inflamed the situation.
both you and the driver did some dumb stuff. You both appear to be guilty of several crimes. The fact one is guilty of a crime does not make the other not guilty of the crime they are charged with. The both of you can conceivably be convicted of the charges you are facing. It is likely you would have a valid civil suit against the driver if you should choose to chase it.
While you may have a problem with a mutual release from each of you since you think the guy should be punished, you need to realize that attitude might result in you having a criminal record too. Sometimes you just have to take the best solution, even if it does not provide what you may want as a specific action. It's up to you in the end but don't let your anger and desire for retribution end up hurting you in the end. It is not a perfect system and sometimes you just take what you can get and move on. Your concern should be to do whatever causes you the least injury (consider a criminal trial and record an injury) regardless of what else happens.
what I believe should have been done is for you to attempt to negotiate with the driver. If he refused to budge, then pay the difference he was demanding and if you really wanted it back, sue him later. You got caught in the middle of AT&T's error and the drivers refusal to be reasonable. Based on what you have said it was not your fault but sometimes you do what you have to do to get out of a situation without something worse happening. That didn't happen in your case.
Yes they contracted his services but tow truck drivers are supposed to call ahead of time, before touching the car, to tell them that the car was in an accident. He waited until after he hooked the car, was already en rounte to my house to call them. He was trying to get as much money as he could. If he felt that I owed him money and was a problem then he was supposed to call the police. He could of drove 1000 feet and went to the local sub-station, he also could of drove back to where he picked me and the car up because police was still there. He didn't want the police invovled, he was trying to run a scam. That's how this whole thing started because he was trying to run a scam.
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time out. who said you should now give him more money? Does he still have your car? If so, do what it takes to get it back and deal with that after that. If you have your car, ignore him until/unless he sues you.
are you suggesting that is expensive? Yes, I have heard of a tow costing much more than that. Since nobody knows the details around your situation, that could be expensive or it could be cheap. I have no idea which it is.
one thing that troubles me is him taking the car while you were in the hospital. Unless there is something else going on, that was theft.
The details are he was supposed to tow my car from the accident to my house 1200ft. Nothing big happened, no special chains he had to use, no nothing. He hooked the car and in 2minutes we drove off. Police was standing right there so what's the point in me lying?
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mikedav1;735137]Yes they contracted his services but tow truck drivers are supposed to call ahead of time, before touching the car, to tell them that the car was in an accident.
how do you know the terms of a contract you are not privy to?
Not sure what you are looking for anymore. If you have your car and the driver is satisfied with what he has been paid, that should no longer be of concern to you. You need to focus in the criminal charges you are facing.