Things went from bad to worse for Ian Cotterell.  When a runaway tow truck owned by the Boston Transportation Department crashed into his Roxbury, Massachusetts, apartment building, the damage done was bad enough.  To add insult to injury, the very next day, Ian Cotterell was cited by Boston for “structural defects” after the city tow truck crashed into it.

The city tow truck caused the damage after the driver indicated that the brakes failed.  It severely damaged a Toyota Camry, then rammed into Cotterell’s 17-tenant apartment building.  Now the city is charging him for damages the city made to his very building, despite the fact that no one is currently in the building in question.  Fumed Cotterell, “It’s unfair; the code violations I have because the truck made them!”

“Because it’s a city vehicle, the rules don’t change,” said Boston Transportation Department commissioner Thomas Tinlin.  He added that the driver in question had a good driving record and added, “We don’t want to start using words like blame and who’s at fault until the outcome of the investigation is completed.”

Image:  Boston Globe

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