[88XJSport]

Originally Posted by Willys2TJ

Just ran into a buddy that builds houses and has a small subdivision under const. He had a big smile on his face and said "I've got him now!!" He's talking about some kid with a heavily modded TJ that keeps running through his subdivision, off road, tearing up the new ditches, silt fences, new lawns, etc. The punk kid did it again but this time there's two eye-witnesses and one of the neighbors has him on video. After the last time, my buddy told the neighbors to keep their video cameras handy and he'd pay $100 for any tape showing this kid tearing up the area. Cheap video surveillance system.

In about two hours the cops are showing up at the kids house with a tow truck and are going to impound the Jeep and arrest the kid. He won't get the Jeep back until after the trial and he pays for damages and fines. And he'll probably have to replace a bunch of mods that get stolen while its in the impound lot. The way the courts are, he won't see whats left of his Jeep until next spring sometime.

The kid, about 18, was warned twice and he just laughed and said "You got no evidence". Lets see how much he laughs this time.

I know most Jeepers are responsible but if you get the urge to do something stupid, like the above, just be ready to pay if you get caught.

Well its been all afternoon, how'd it go? Did you see him and the TJ go? Pics if possible? If not, its all good, good job gettin him caught. I would love to see his face when he knows there was vid of him

[Willys2TJ]

It seems my buddy is a nicer guy than I would be. After the "party" began and the begging started, the kid and the parents now have until 5 pm tom'w to come up with a LARGE check that is about twice the amount of the damages from the three trespasses or the kid goes to jail. This will be about $25K.

Personally I think the kid should see the inside of a jail cell at least for a day or two but my buddy is more of a busines man. The kid's parents have promised to sell the Jeep and the kid won't have another vehicle until after graduation (he's a senior). Maybe that's punishment enough, who knows? Mommy and Daddy to the rescue, again.

The amount of damages makes it a felony and it would screw up the rest of his life.

[PM Thor]

Just a question, how is your buddy proving the other two trespasses? Did the kid admit to them?

[Willys2TJ]

Originally Posted by PM Thor

Just a question, how is your buddy proving the other two trespasses? Did the kid admit to them?

Yeah, he said the kid admitted to them in front of the cops and the parents.

[JohnnyX]

woah, im deffinetly stayin off sites from now on. friday was my first and last construction site experience

[jtpaintball70]

Only time I've been on one was when a friend who co owns a local company told me to go have fun before they graded the site He told me to make it as bad as I could to keep his operators awake

[myrockfight]

The only time I was on a construction site, I only pulled my jeep up a dirt pile that was going to be used to build up berms and low spots. It was going to be moved again.

I hope that kid gets it bad. Sounds pretty damn bad already. I am willing to bet that his parents are looking into how to keep him out of jail etc. Not how to come up with $25,000.

Keep us updated!

[Ski01xj]

I've never wheeled on a construction site and never will. Probably because there is a very good chance that its a friends company or my uncles. In any case, I know that they don't end up like they do over nite and I would'nt **** it all up just for 10 minutes and some mud stuck on t he side to look cool.

[frumpy]

now go low ball on his TJ (if its any good) and get your buddy to drop the 25g price a bit if you get a good deal

[Poor Boy]

doesn't every american have something like 7 guns in their vehicle/stashed about their person? why would anyone do anything that might make anybody mad?

[Blthomas]

I've wheeled many a site.

I always go for the ones that are under mass grading, the streets and building pads are just being cut and dressed out.

I never approach anything that looks seeded, final graded, or is in a ditch form.

Oh, and we get away with it all cause' we are Surveyors wheeling on our own projects with permission from the super's......

But once the heavy grading is done we have to find somewhere else.

[drummerwookie]

ive never wheeled in a construction site b4...as much fun as it looks, i always ask myself, is it worth running over a nail and having to fork out an unexpected 170 bucks to get a new tire, and especially is it worth it to lose my jeep......answer is no, and no..

[anticrombie]

My friend learned his lesson a couple of weekends ago. He got stuck on a Saturday night and those pictures are about 6 the next evening. They spent all day out there trying to get him out. I spent about 2 hours working on him and couldn't get him out either. They ended up paying 200 bucks for a tow truck to come out Monday morning to winch him out. The super was there and wasn't mad, he thought it was funny. The foreman on the other hand was VERY mad.

[Ski01xj]

What did he do get one tire in then decide it wasn't such a good idea? If I was going to attempt that I would have at least checked it out first then hammer the gas.

[Peccavi18]

After working construction and landscaping for the last few years, I never drive on grads or lawns I know how many have nails just laying everywhere. And,I've seen more patched tires than I care to describe.