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Chatbrat 07-21-2015 01:59 PM
card scanner smashed
 
The pedestal @ the St James gate was knocked over & destroyed by a car this morning--its amazing how the gates & pedestals @ various village entrances are hell bent on committing suicide by car

jblum315 07-21-2015 02:19 PM
Don't get excited - it happens often. The day after I moved in 5 years ago someone drove a truck through the building at the Buena Vista & Odell circle and drove away unhurt.

kcrazorbackfan 07-21-2015 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1090062)
The pedestal @ the St James gate was knocked over & destroyed by a car this morning--its amazing how the gates & pedestals @ various village entrances are hell bent on committing suicide by car
In the visitor's lane, correct? Probably explains the reason, either a visitor or a contractor or a lawn care service or a ........

Chatbrat 07-21-2015 02:32 PM
Yep- those pesky visitor lane stations--they're real quick & sneaky--never trust one--they'll jump in front of you in a heart beat & scream "gotcha"

KayakerNC 07-21-2015 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1090077)
Yep- those pesky visitor lane stations--they're real quick & sneaky--never trust one--they'll jump in front of you in a heart beat & scream "gotcha"
European Soccer "Flopper" trained?

Mleeja 07-21-2015 03:17 PM
The smasher might be in for a surprise bill. All the gates are covered by video. I bet the car plate number is being turned over to the Sumter County Sheriff's office.

D&Lsunfun 07-21-2015 03:36 PM
I saw the damage afterwards, from what I observed it may have been a wide load truck/trailer entering the gate. The entire scanner was on its side and the area around the scanner was also damaged. Someone probably has it on video. Check the Daily Sun, by Friday the accident will appear in the newspaper.

WhoDat 07-21-2015 04:29 PM
Was there striping around the scanner? This could have all been avoided if we striped around the scanners.

dbussone 07-21-2015 04:45 PM
card scanner smashed
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by WhoDat (Post 1090125)
Was there striping around the scanner? This could have all been avoided if we striped around the scanners.

Shouldn't we do an engineering study first?

John_W 07-21-2015 04:50 PM
There was a woman driver in St. James that got that beat. March of 2014 she drove through the concrete wall around the Fairwinds Villas next to Sterling Heights Rec Center. The car went straight through bursting out onto St. Charles just missing people walking and driving by, but some of the flying blocks and debris did hit a car and injured a passenger. The woman driver had to be airlifted out. If you ever drive by that villa, look at the masonry wall along St. Charles, the wall is a lighter color right next to a closed gate opening. Ten feet to the right it would of been no big deal, she would of gone through a wooden gate, but it was all concrete blocks where she burst through. I never did hear about any update afterwards.

http://dev.talkofthevillages.com/sho...d.php?t=109323

dbussone 07-21-2015 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1090133)
There was a woman driver in St. James that got that beat. March of 2014 she drove through the concrete wall around the Fairwinds Villas next to Sterling Heights Rec Center. The car went straight through bursting out onto St. Charles just missing people walking and driving by, but some of the flying blocks and debris did hit a car and injured a passenger. The woman driver had to be airlifted out. If you ever drive by that villa, look at the masonry wall along St. Charles, the wall is a lighter color right next to a closed gate opening. Ten feet to the right it would of been no big deal, she would of gone through a wooden gate, but it was all concrete blocks where she burst through. I never did hear about any update afterwards.



http://dev.talkofthevillages.com/sho...d.php?t=109323

Holy smokes. That could have been a real tragedy. Hard to believe a couple of people weren't killed.

Barefoot 07-21-2015 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by WhoDat (Post 1090125)
Was there striping around the scanner? This could have all been avoided if we striped around the scanners.
:mademyday:

DonH57 07-21-2015 06:05 PM
Maybe the card scanner was depressed and jumped in front of the car?

Jima64 07-21-2015 06:44 PM
the driver probably got an important text message or phone call that couldn't wait.

villagetinker 07-21-2015 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DonH57 (Post 1090158)
Maybe the card scanner was depressed and jumped in front of the car?
Lets see poles, trees, and other assorted hazards do this all the time. Guess the card scanners are just catching up. :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:


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