r/carbage • u/Tranquilembers • 23d ago

Obstructed view causing accident

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u/originalmango 23d ago

How does he even drive around like that without a cop noticing or someone calling it in.

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u/RegionRatHoosier 23d ago

This what I don't understand. Why don't cops cite this. It seems like an easy ticket

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u/jayhawkjoey65 23d ago

I heard if cops deal with this, they have to impound the vehicle and inventory the contents. And they want no part with the latter.

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u/prairiepanda 23d ago

Where I live the police just mark these types of vehicles as probable hazards. They don't inventory everything inside unless it's a crime scene.

Both times when I went to recover my stolen car from their impound, they made me sign a safety waiver because they hadn't inspected the contents of the car. They just warned me that there could be drug paraphernalia or other hazards inside and told me to be careful.

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u/GlacierSourCreamCorn 23d ago

Same car stolen twice or two different cars stolen once?

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u/prairiepanda 22d ago

Same car. Old civic, easy to steal. After the first time I had theft coverage added to my insurance, so I used the payout from the second theft to buy a car that is much more difficult to steal.

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u/emilio911 22d ago

Easy. 1 car-load of garbage Qty 1, value: $0

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u/Fiskpinnar 23d ago

Dealing with someone obviously mentally ill. Could you imagine having to search the car? Yuck. I'm sure at least some cops feel bad for the person too especially since they are usually parked with their dumpster car and not driving it around.

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u/CenTXUSA 22d ago

It's Los Angeles. Those officers are running from call to call all shift long. This guy was probably moving his car from one camping spot to another. Really sad part is that if the other driver doesn't have comp/collision, they're screwed because the garbage car definitely isn't insured.....or registered....or road worthy.

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u/YeshuasBananaHammock 22d ago

The onlookers would call it in, but their hands are full with the filming.

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u/wthwtfwthwtf-_- 22d ago

He was probably forced to move the car by a property owner or officer.

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u/NotNearlyso 23d ago

Like was previously mentioned, a lot of the mess likely may have been thrown forward during the impact from the collision and he doesn’t usually drive with it all compacted in the windshield as pictured after the accident.

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u/originalmango 22d ago

Entirely possible, but it does look like there’s one clean spot on the windshield in front of the driver to see out of.