City of Newport Beach Sued For Damaging Wheels and Tires worth $8,800
10-29-09, 10:04 AM
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City of Newport Beach Sued For Damaging Wheels and Tires worth $8,800
City blamed for destroying chrome rims worth $8,800
Wheels and tires damaged by road conditions, claim says.
By JEFF OVERLEY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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NEWPORT BEACH – You know those movie chase scenes where the sports car zooms over a crest in the road, catches a little air and then keeps speeding along? Doesn't work out so well in real life.
Not if Bernard Steimann's story is true, that is. The 27-year-old Costa Mesa resident has filed a legal claim against the city of Newport Beach, saying a four-inch-tall ledge on a street that was under construction flattened his luxury sedan's tires and destroyed its 20-inch wheels.
Steimann has received loaner wheels for his Mercedes-Benz CLS-550, but to get back rollin' on dubs permanently, he wants $8,836 – the cost of replacing his full chrome Vellano rims and accompanying low-profile tires.
He's also asking for $450 to cover the cost of the vehicle he rented from a friend following the Aug. 7 incident.
According to Steimann's written claim, his fiancee was driving the Mercedes about 20-25 mph at night along Irvine Avenue at Mesa Drive when it hit the uneven section of road.
"It sounded as though the entire car was going to fall apart and (that) I had just driven into a wall," the claim says.
Seconds later, dashboard lights began flashing and an onboard computer stated "severe tire malfunction," leading the fiancee to pull over and call for assistance. In the end, all the wheels were "severely bent/cracked," and air would not stay in any of the tires, the claim says.
In an interview, Steimann said Newport Beach officials haven't formally acted on the claim, which is a required precursor to any lawsuit.
City officials did not immediately have a comment, and it is not clear they are responsible. That road construction project was a county effort, Newport Beach officials said previously.
Wheels and tires damaged by road conditions, claim says.
By JEFF OVERLEY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Comments 70 | Recommend 2
NEWPORT BEACH – You know those movie chase scenes where the sports car zooms over a crest in the road, catches a little air and then keeps speeding along? Doesn't work out so well in real life.
Not if Bernard Steimann's story is true, that is. The 27-year-old Costa Mesa resident has filed a legal claim against the city of Newport Beach, saying a four-inch-tall ledge on a street that was under construction flattened his luxury sedan's tires and destroyed its 20-inch wheels.
Steimann has received loaner wheels for his Mercedes-Benz CLS-550, but to get back rollin' on dubs permanently, he wants $8,836 – the cost of replacing his full chrome Vellano rims and accompanying low-profile tires.
He's also asking for $450 to cover the cost of the vehicle he rented from a friend following the Aug. 7 incident.
According to Steimann's written claim, his fiancee was driving the Mercedes about 20-25 mph at night along Irvine Avenue at Mesa Drive when it hit the uneven section of road.
"It sounded as though the entire car was going to fall apart and (that) I had just driven into a wall," the claim says.
Seconds later, dashboard lights began flashing and an onboard computer stated "severe tire malfunction," leading the fiancee to pull over and call for assistance. In the end, all the wheels were "severely bent/cracked," and air would not stay in any of the tires, the claim says.
In an interview, Steimann said Newport Beach officials haven't formally acted on the claim, which is a required precursor to any lawsuit.
City officials did not immediately have a comment, and it is not clear they are responsible. That road construction project was a county effort, Newport Beach officials said previously.
10-29-09, 11:23 AM
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Why would he get compensated? When I'm driving around in Montreal potholes with my R8, I don't complain about how they could cause me spinal injury because of the type of car I'm driving, its large wheels and the suspension. Same deal. This is ridiculous.
When I was here on the South Shore the other day there was a street which's sewer system was being redone, and the sewage was being rerouted through tubes on the surface and that created huge mound in the middle of the road. Instead of going over them and ripping out the bottom of my car or getting beached on top of them, I turned around and went around the construction site. I could've very well went over the mound and had I been stuck, I could've sued the city... but that would've been stupid and ultimately wouldn't hold up in court anyways.
When I was here on the South Shore the other day there was a street which's sewer system was being redone, and the sewage was being rerouted through tubes on the surface and that created huge mound in the middle of the road. Instead of going over them and ripping out the bottom of my car or getting beached on top of them, I turned around and went around the construction site. I could've very well went over the mound and had I been stuck, I could've sued the city... but that would've been stupid and ultimately wouldn't hold up in court anyways.
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10-29-09, 12:19 PM
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filing claims like these is nothing new, a lot of claims are filed coz' of road constructions and bad road work. 4" jump that's just ridiculous, even stock wheels probably won't stand well against that
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I bought the Pro version of Google Earth so it is 'supposed' to be. But notice, that's why I said it wasn't indicative.
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