I've written several times about Lisa Jarva, a McHenry County resident whose car was hit by a deputy last summer and who has not yet been paid for the damage to her car.
The accident occurred on July 13, 2008.
The crash was investigated by a sheriff's sergeant - not by an outside police agency, which is usually the case.
The initial crash report listed the deputy at fault.
The deputy screamed.
The sergeant changed the report and put the woman at fault.
The falsified report was delivered to the woman and she was told the report was wrong.
The County's 3rd party claims administrator refuses to pay the claim, based on the falsified report.
The Sheriff's Department refuses to correct the report.
The Sheriff does not respond to the woman's letter.
If those involved had any guts, the report would have been corrected the very next day. You bite the bullet. You fix it. You go on. The issue dies.
I've heard from many deputies who are incensed over the handling of that crash report.
Should it be necessary for Lisa Jarva to get a lawyer and sue the County? Her claim should have been paid in August. Now it's the end of March and she still hasn't been paid. Not even close.
If the Sheriff's Department covers up a claim for $5,600 in vehicle damage and stonewalls a County resident with silence, what will it take to shake things up?
As with many things, there is a lot more to the story, such as why the deputy had stopped a motorist there in the first place. And why there were three other squad cars stopped on the shoulder there. And why they had stopped the particular cars they did. And how close they were to an event near Richmond where liquor had been sold all day, without a permit and without arrests for illegal liquor sales.
You never know who is interested…
3 months ago
5 comments:
That accident should be reviewed by another agency,and if the report has been falsified there should be demotions, suspensions,etc. all the up the ladder with anyone involved. Nygren has to quit protecting his ass kissers. Also he should pay for the woman's damages.
How do you get another agency, such as the Illinois State Police, to come in April and re-investigate a July accident involving property damage only? Is there a precedent?
Spring Grove was right there. They could have taken it. Last I heard Richmond has cops too.
I would think that the states attorney or the state police could look into if there was any police misconduct in falsifying a report. I don't know if there was any misconduct, but why bother for $6000 in damage. I'm sure Nygren has much bigger lawsuits to worry about.
Just last night I was wondering what would happen if those involved in the crash and the report preparation were involved in a court case and asked to answer questions, under oath, about how the crash report got changed and why it didn't get changed back.
Why bother about $6,000? While I'm sure that Sheriff Nygren does have much bigger lawsuits to worry about, why wouldn't he quickly ascertain that the report was changed and order that the report be corrected, which would result in payment of the claim of the person who was not at fault?
One problem is that a $6,000 claim can mushroom into a huge headache. It should have been settled last July.
By the way, thanks for the suggestions where the owner might get further assistance.
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