Situation: Your daughter steals your car, gets into a car chase with police and wrecks your car in the process. Answer: Sue the insurance company for not covering the accident.
COBB COUNTY, Atl. (Atlanta Journal Constitution) — When Cobb County police finally stopped an out-of-control driver after a high-speed chase through red lights and major intersections, they spotted a gun and feared the worst.
Sirens screamed as backup patrol cars rushed in, bumping the Lexus SUV to stop it on the I-75 south off-ramp to South Marietta Parkway. When the driver locked the car doors, police smashed the windows to get in.
Sirens screamed as backup patrol cars rushed in, bumping the Lexus SUV to stop it on the I-75 south off-ramp to South Marietta Parkway. When the driver locked the car doors, police smashed the windows to get in.
The menacing motorist turned out to be 19-year-old private school graduate Jennifer Natbony, who was on drugs and hunkered down inside her mom’s luxury car. The teen, lying near what was a pellet gun or air rifle, was arrested on 16 charges on Dec. 1, 2003. After pleading guilty to DUI and evading police, she received probation and community service.
Now her father, Michael Natbony of Marietta, wants his insurance company to foot the bill for the $12,612 in damage to the Lexus, according to a lawsuit filed by his attorney Robert S. Windholz. Trial in Fulton County State Court is tentatively scheduled for next week.
The bad news is the father may have to pay as much as $12,000 in car repairs to restore his Lexus. The good news is he just saved 15 percent or more on his car insurance by switching to Geico.
The reporter for this story also spoke with the law enforcement officer who chased the girl and he “laughed” when he heard what the lawsuit was about. It’s good to know I’m not the only news agency bringing smiles to people’s faces.
6 responses so far ↓
1 little d // Apr 10, 2007 at 10:56 pm
the father should be less concerened with his car and maybe use the money to put his daughter in a rehab center
2 Ryan McReynolds // Apr 15, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to get a new car than to repair the old one? I would think so and it would also be cheaper to have his daughter in rehab too.
On top of that she could get the help she needs regardless of costs.
3 Nick // Apr 16, 2007 at 1:07 pm
just probation and community service…? you have to be kidding me. besides that, why would the daughter have access to the SUV? that tells me she is spoiled… its a shame she didnt die
4 brycey // Apr 17, 2007 at 6:36 am
little d…. i assume ur a girl cuz ur always bitchin… lighten up. who cares about the crazy bitch who stole her dads car. but she did get let off way too easy… sort of makes you lose faith in the system…… o wait… there wasn’t really any faith to begin with.. ah well
5 securityman // May 4, 2007 at 1:01 pm
So much for M.A.D.D. and any other group wanting stiffer penalties for drunk drivers, let alone underaged drinking, let alone any of the other charges that seemed to just disappear. Who got paid off and how much? And if the father is more concerned with the damage to the vehicle more than he is his daughters problems. Guess Carlos was right. When a Dee marries a Dee they get a Dee Dee Dee.
6 Henry // Dec 22, 2007 at 5:57 am
This is a perfect example why you DONT DO DRUGS. I managed to steal my parents cars (while sober) several times without ever getting caught. But one night I met a pole at 110 mph and those escapades ended ubruptly.
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