Vandalized FR-S + Police = Solution?

[Tt3Sheppard]

Not sure if you could try going after his insurance company if he owns a vehicle or even his homeowners insurance if he was on his property.

[TwinturboCamry]

Originally Posted by Joetheegyptian

What lesson should I learn? Don't stop when people jump in the street?

Read step 1

[Chee-Hu]

Yikes! Based off of your background info, you were lucky that's all you got!

[Joetheegyptian]

Originally Posted by TwinturboCamry

Read step 1

What would you have done? I tried talking to him but the 40+ year old man threatened to "beat my ass", so I called the police.

[TwinturboCamry]

Stop. Lock the doors, call the cops. As soon as your drove away it's now your word against his. It's like me calling the cops and telling them Joetheegyptian ran out into the street and threw a brick as me. How do you prove this?

Cops: "He says you threw a brick at him, did you?"
Guy: "No, I dont know him"
You: "Yes you did, 2pm yesterday"
Cops: "Is this true?"
Guy: "I have no idea what you're talking about"

End of story

You can prove literally nothing. You may as well tell the cops bigfoot did it, they may have a better chance of charging him since they have blurry photos of him in the woods.

[Joetheegyptian]

Originally Posted by TwinturboCamry

Stop. Lock the doors, call the cops. As soon as your drove away it's now your word against his. It's like me calling the cops and telling them Joetheegyptian ran out into the street and threw a brick as me. How do you prove this?

Cops: "He says you threw a brick at him, did you?"
Guy: "No, I dont know him"
You: "Yes you did, 2pm yesterday"
Cops: "Is this true?"
Guy: "I have no idea what you're talking about"

End of story

You can prove literally nothing.

I did stop right there next to his house and called the police. They spoke to him and found parts of a device by his driveway and the rest of device (remote?) in his hand.

[TwinturboCamry]

Originally Posted by Joetheegyptian

I did stop right there next to his house and called the police. They spoke to him and found parts of a device by his driveway and the rest of device (remote?) in his hand.

Then let the cops handle it and see if they do anything. If they don't. Obtain a copy of the police report and sue him in small claims and fees.

[Joetheegyptian]

Originally Posted by TwinturboCamry

Then let the cops handle it and see if they do anything. If they don't. Obtain a copy of the police report and sue him in small claims and fees.

Ok I will, I appreciate the info.

[TwinturboCamry]

Originally Posted by Joetheegyptian

Ok I will, I appreciate the info.

If you do sue him, you need to get three estimates from bodyshops that say how much it is to repair.

How much is rental fee for a car?
Three estimates from shops you like
All the filing costs of you suing him
Name of officers
Time
Police report

Write down everything and date it. Details can only help you.

[86-tundra]

Originally Posted by Joetheegyptian

I've only been pulled over once in a red FR-S in the past year. Obviously a 16 year old driving a 5.7L 6 speed is going to do some stupid stuff, I matured and got a 2.0L and slowed it down. The past is the past, people mature.

Doesn't sound like you matured to me

[thill]

You need a police report implicating that the guy threw something at your car and caused damage. If you have that, you can take the guy to small claims court and should get reimbursed based on the three estimates you can get. You probably should consult a lawyer before you go to court so you have your ducks in a row.

If you don't have a police report implicating the other guy, then you should just drop it and move on.

[Rossman]

Originally Posted by Joetheegyptian

People mature.

Yeah, in general they do, but it takes decades. Must be great being a kid and thinking you know everything.

[SoCal909]

Originally Posted by Joetheegyptian

First of all, you're an adult who has matured. I'm sure you have had your fair share of fun back in the day. I'm still growing up, In 15 years I'll look back at myself now and laugh. I have big goals and I'm working hard to accomplish them.

I took the turn going 25 so it may have looked like I was speeding but I was following the law. I called the police because I have been wronged; I work too hard for some alcoholic to lose his temper and damage my property.

I'm 22 and I've only ever had 1 ticket, and it was for speeding (37 in a 25) when I was 16.

Also, how does this make any sense?

Originally Posted by Joetheegyptian

This isn't my neighborhood and I've never driven by their house before. This is the whole story..I want advice that would actually help me not just waste everyones time.

Originally Posted by mid_life_crisis

He might have been behaving himself that particular day, but you see the same jackass blasting through your neighborhood every day, frustration builds and tempers get lost.

Originally Posted by Joetheegyptian

This is exactly what happened, thanks for understanding. This is the same thing the 2 policemen said they believed happened.

You said that you've never driven by their house before, yet you say that he is correct in thinking that you HAVE sped by their house in the past days/weeks/months and THIS TIME you weren't speeding.

Which is it?

Also, you put $5k down on a ~$28-30k lease? Why would you do that?

[boxer 2.5]

Originally Posted by mid_life_crisis

He's from Montreal. English is his second language.

Gotcha.