Tore down Power lines? Am I liable for damage?

Next time call the Police. You won’t get a ticket. Sure you didn’t take out a pole? How much damage can a wire do? Boss sounds like an Idiot. Bad partner in crime. Lol.

 

depends on what kind of wire it is. Phone service lines just snap really easy, but if you get a cable line or one of those big phone trunk lines, they can be strong enough to pull a pole down.

 

I agree. Usually there’s a steel cable running with electric wires for support. I got hung up once at a delivery. Got there early about 1:00 AM. Wires went over Cab, but wouldn’t clear Trailer. Called Cops, Electric Co. came out. Had to drop the trailer. It was private property under construction. Big mess, but could have been worse. No ticket though, since it was low.

 

The utilities are still fighting when the stakes are huge.

AT&T fiber optic and our insurance denied the 20K claim [10K in repairs and $10K in lost data fees] as it was a trucks allowed street.

They retaliated with 'Arbitration' and offered a 50/50 split.

After consulting with the insurance sorcerers and arbitration wizzards the insurance decided the settle at 50/50 as the 'experts' felt the current arbitration trends could make them responsible for the whole #20K.

 

Yes you are liable..probably should have stayed on the scene cause it's ultimately on you no matter what your boss said. Someone above said it's a felony. It is not, at least in my state, unless you cause physical injury to another person or can be proven you caused extensive damage intentionally..doesn't look like you met any of those criteria.

 

Stay on scene, get a police report, turn in to insurance agent and gets repairs.
Leave scene with a torn up trailer with no plausible explanation why, insurance will pay 0%.

 

I hauled lots of over dimensional loads in ky , last info on legal wire height is 21' primary and 17' on secondary roads. Any thing lower than that puts the utility company liable for damages .of course we are limited to 15' high permitted load on certain roads.

 

Your “boss” just screwed you over because he was trying to save his insurance in case claim went on his policy (given that you are some sort of o/o I guess operating under “bosses” authority). That way he came out like nothing happened, you ended up with a tore up trailer that you have to pay for, even though from what you are saying it was not your liability. Now, if the trailer is yours, you will probably burb for it. If it’s his trailer TELL HIM TO CALL HIS INSURANCE.