FC: Penn State Football Player Accused of Assaulting Tow Truck Driver
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Then it's in what, College Township? They have the same ordinance as State College (but probably a cheaper drop fee). Driver wanted the full payment for lazy work; hope Carter lawyers up - the tow truck driver's attempt to enter the vehicle and continue to try to tow it violates any attempt at a reasonable accommodation on his part IMO after Carter said he would pay the drop fee. Nothing compels him to provide his name and address.
§ 190-38Restrictions upon removal of vehicles.
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority of this article if, at the time of the intended removal thereof, the owner or person for the time being in charge of such vehicle is present and expresses a willingness and intention to remove such vehicle immediately.
Drop fee: $65.
(7) No vehicle shall be removed under the authority of this section if, at the time of the intended removal, the owner or custodian of the vehicle is present and expresses a willingness and intention to remove the vehicle immediately. In these instances, the towing company shall charge no more than $65 from the time the wrecker is backed up to the vehicle to be towed to the point that the wrecker is in the motion of towing the vehicle away. The towing company shall make reasonable accommodations to permit the owner/custodian to obtain payment for the fee charged. Once the wrecker is in motion with the vehicle, the towing company is entitled to the full towing fee listed in this section. This is not applicable where the vehicle has been immobilized by College Township request for failure to pay accumulated fines and such fines remain unpaid.
What legal right does Carter have to assault the driver? You don’t send someone to the hospital over a $300 dispute.
Carter should have just jumped in his own car. I don’t think it’s legal to tow a car that is occupied.
Seems like the driver didn’t adequately provide reasonable allowance for Carter to pay the drop fee which he is provided - by law - to do if the car is not moved. When the driver refused to allow him to pay, his continued attempts to hook up and tow were wrongful and unlawful. Carter is protecting his property at that point. Seems cut and dry. The resulting assault is protection of property damage.
Something should be done to protect students from this stuff. It’s been going on too long. Towing in State College is a notoriously abusive practice. In the 80s, I went to get my car after it was towed and felt like I was in a scene from Deliverance. Seriously.
Carter broke the man’s rib. Over a 225.00 fee. Wow what an a$shat. No excuses. If my son did what Carter did there would be hell to pay.
Six Penn State Players Charged over Off-Campus Fight
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Six Penn State football players, including stars Anthony Scirrotto and Justin King, turned themselves in Friday to face charges that they barged into a party at an off-campus
www.cleveland19.com
At least it seems to pale in comparison to this debacle. Anyone remember this?
He was also made team captain following that incident.
I remember that. There was this incident also. If I remember correctly, Bowman got into a fight in the middle of The HUB. Quarless with the inexcusable DUI.Six Penn State Players Charged over Off-Campus Fight
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Six Penn State football players, including stars Anthony Scirrotto and Justin King, turned themselves in Friday to face charges that they barged into a party at an off-campus
At least it seems to pale in comparison to this debacle. Anyone remember this?
Suspended Penn State football players return to team
Five Penn State football players who were suspended from spring drills have rejoined the team.
www.post-gazette.com
I don’t have sufficient or accurate information to judge the tow truck driver or Abdul Carter for what allegedly transpired, but I do know James Franklin has huuuge problems on his hands
He hired Tom Allen.
Clearly we can't leave college football to the Franklins and the Allens
Carter went back inside to get money to pay a drop fee, but, he told police, he wanted to be sure his car wasn’t being stolen, and when he returned to the vehicle he questioned the driver about his authority to tow. The driver informed him that Halfmoon has a contract to enforce parking violations at the complex, and that Carter would need to provide a name and address for the car to be released.
After Carter refused to provide the information, police wrote, the driver resumed the process of hooking up the car for towing. As the driver returned to the tow truck, Carter told him he was going to call 911 and used his forearm to block the driver from getting inside.
not sure you see where u see he wasn’t given a chance to pay. he refused to cooperate. driver did nothing wrong here.
Easy call for a judge. A and B.
You think this would deter a team from drafting him? It’s the NFL. They don’t care. If he has a good season, he’s potentially a top 15 pick regardless.
Is the tire iron that the tow truck driver supposedly pulled out considered brandishing a weapon? It should, right? As I said, if he does that to the wrong guy, he’ll probably not make out too well.
Why does he have to provide his name and address for his car to be released? Carter should have held fast until the police arrived. Nothing I’ve seen anywhere says anyone has to show or provide a name and address to pay a drop fee. Easy call for any judge with sense - predatory driver/business looking for an easy pay day got called on it and continued to try to steal personal property. What proof did the driver provide that he had authority there? Because he said so? With a car like Carter’s I’d be suspicious too. Lock up the driver IMO.
Pretty sure everyone can agree (except frat dudes), that frat dudes deserve to get punched in the face at least once daily. Case dismissed. The concussion is just a bonus.
It could have been in the towing contract between the towing company and the apartment complex. It need not be expressly required by law. Whether that information-gathering is explicitly prohibited by law, I don't know (just as I don't know if it was part of the contract), but this is speculation based on incomplete facts.
The salient point is, even if the tow truck operator was in the wrong, there were better, and legal means, to handle this. Stopping the tow truck driver from what he was doing, and then assaulting the man by ripping him out of his truck, was not the answer. Threaten to call 911? No, actually do it. Take down all the information you can, call 911 and explain what happened or is happening, and let the system take care of it from there. If he was illegally harmed (financially, etc.), he can get that taken care of. But the physical assault was unnecessary and still, from what facts we know at this point, illegal.
Has anyone here even watched the video?
It might be time to stop contorting alibies for A Carter.
It might be time to stop contorting alibies for A Carter.
Barry, do you have a link to the video? I went back through this thread and i don’t think I saw a link but could have missed it.Has anyone here even watched the video?
It might be time to stop contorting alibies for A Carter.
Has anyone here even watched the video?
It might be time to stop contorting alibies for A Carter.
Ot making excuses for ******* predator companies.
Paper trail, do you think the driver just hands over a roll of cash to his boss at the end of their shift with no accounting?
One monster sack will make everyone forget This.
One monster sack will make everyone forget This.
I am sure that this is all just a big misunderstanding and the paying of hush money, I mean a just settlement, will allow both parties to move on. Nothing here. Its not like this is the old days and the football player has no bucks.
Midnights, you are a hoot on this topic. I f n hate the towing companies in SC. The complexes in many cases are just as bad or worse. They give them access to tow at will anytime they line if they see a vehicle without proper permit. No warnings, etc
All that being said, not sure how you are acting like Carter is in the right or victim here. You displayed very pore maturity and judgement. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
All that being said, not sure how you are acting like Carter is in the right or victim here. You displayed very pore maturity and judgement. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
He’s being targeted; those companies can f*ck right off a cliff.
It's super easy to play the moral superiority card online, but this isn't a huge deal. He'll pay his fines, do some community service or whatever and life will go on. He isn't missing tons of action next year due to this and life will go on, but people want to harp on this like somehow this is a big deal. Young man screwed up, got caught, will have some consequences and hopefully learns from it. That being said some folks apparently have a legit beef with the tow truck companies which is fine too.
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Why would someone target him? It doesn't make sense.
absent any of the threatening conduct by
absent carters conduct prior thereto it likely would be.
Moms the pit bull and me chill on the back deck and 3 times a shady as F Amazon dude rolls into our back yard. I walk them back to the driveway and tell him I’m uncool with him behind my house. YO
sadly the pit bull looks scary but conducts herself like a lab
towing an illegally parked car isn't "stealing" it
Moms the pit bull and me chill on the back deck and 3 times a shady as F Amazon dude rolls into our back yard. I walk them back to the driveway and tell him I’m uncool with him behind my house. YO
sadly the pit bull looks scary but conducts herself like a lab
Is he actually delivering anything?
Yup. Walked right by the garage. Wtaf he gotta come out back on the uber private 1.5 acres? What if moms is in the hot tub and I’m out (this is why we gun)
Towing companies are annoying when they tow your car.
Also annoying: paying for a parking pass and not being able to park at your own apartment because some idiot visiting is illegally parked in the lot.
People making or actually inventing excuses for Carter in here is bonkers. If he wasn't illegally parked, great. F that towtruck driver and Carter won't be punished. If it's unlawful to insist on name/address for the drop fee, great. F that driver and tow company. I'd prefer it that way, as a fan. But if he parked illegally, got busted, didn't like it so he tried to physically stop the driver from towing him, he was a fool and deserves it. The $300 recovery fee or trashiness of the deliverance tow lot are tertiary at best.
Also annoying: paying for a parking pass and not being able to park at your own apartment because some idiot visiting is illegally parked in the lot.
People making or actually inventing excuses for Carter in here is bonkers. If he wasn't illegally parked, great. F that towtruck driver and Carter won't be punished. If it's unlawful to insist on name/address for the drop fee, great. F that driver and tow company. I'd prefer it that way, as a fan. But if he parked illegally, got busted, didn't like it so he tried to physically stop the driver from towing him, he was a fool and deserves it. The $300 recovery fee or trashiness of the deliverance tow lot are tertiary at best.