One EastBayDaze reader called it "The Miracle of St. Mary's Road." Neighbors out there are used to seeing all kinds of motorized antics on the two lane "country" road running from Moraga to Lafayette - car rollovers, tire tracks in their lawns, debris of all kinds from drivers who lose it and leave.
A family living in the 600 block of St. Mary's Road, near Contra Costa County Fire Station 17, were shocked to find that a stretch of wood fencing separating their yard from St. Mary's Road had recently been reduced to matchsticks by an errant driver.
They were even more shocked that the driver would leave a note - identifying himself as a St. Mary's College kid who, in his words, had gotten "stupid" on that stretch of road and who wanted to make good on the damages.
Repairs are pending. Nice job, bud.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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It sounds like the student acted responsibly after the accident. But sure, frame this in the usual I-hate-college-students narrative.
Neighbors of St. Mary's College knew where there homes were at the time they bought them, right? Why on earth would they be surprised by things like congestion, construction, and unsafe driving by those in their late teens and early twenties? This is wasn't forseeable? Sorry, this is exactly what you signed up for, and your home was priced accordingly.
Sure, the resident ought to proceed with the repairs to which he/she is entitled. But why buy a house near a college, then build a giant chip on your shoulder about what that entails?
So, by your logic, all homes in a what - mile radius - should EXPECT to be adversely impacted by students? You may want to rethink that one.
It's got to be three miles from the college to the fire station. Previous poster should reexamine their statement. We're in a little closer than the affected home and are used to seeing spinouts and littering by college age folks. We can't say for sure they're from the college because they always speed away by the time we get out there but the story is correct. At least two cars have left the road and ended up in the creek and one of them was from the college, the other we're not sure about. And we're not surprised that teens and twenty somethings can't drive - we just want them to own up to the damage they cause.
In this case one did and that is indeed a miracle!
It happens. Happened to me. This kid did the right thing. I donot think I would have been so brave.
The story is about a kid who did bad and made it right. That's a good story, not a I hate college students story. Sounds like someone doesn't like the truth.
And, oh, nice job on taking responsibility driver. That was a good thing.
That house has got to be three miles away from the college!!! Sheesh. Get your tape measure out!!!
It would be interesting to know how many incidents of this type can be directly attributed to the college and its students. What I'm seeing is a pattern of incidents that may be attributable to a specific group and that would be worth fixing in my view. Blind acceptance of the behavior doesn't quite cut it, does it?
I would hope everyone would act as this young man did. but they don't.
I'm in local law enforcement and have to keep my name out of this but "getting stupid" is the term people use these days when they do wrong. It comes from the hyphy thing that came and went where kids explained their actions by saying they were just "getting hyphy." That said, we applaud this young man for going back and making things right. We don't see a lot of that!
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