Would you have reported?

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8am today heard a huge crash. A drunk driver crashed his car into the metal bollards inches away from our home, this is a shared driveway between my NDN and myself. I messaged the neighbour whose bollards he crashed into (he’s away at the moment) and I called the police. I was really angry as my kids ride their bikes in the driveway. My husband panicked me too as he was screaming OMg! I thought it was our home he crashed into first. Just to note this driver was trying to get back into his car and drive off but was very very drunk.

he turned out to be the relative of a neighbour few doors down. Have I done the right thing or messed up relations? My NDN was happy as the guy was arrested by police. What would you have done? NDN did turn up whilst police was here as he wasn’t far from the house.

You absolutely did the right thing. I doubt very much that there will be repercussions (if he was that drunk, his memory of it will probably be sketchy anyway!) but if your neighbours give you any grief, report to police immediately. I bet they won't though. They're probably feeling quite ashamed that their relative did that in their street.

Don’t even question yourself. He could have killed someone. Of course you did the right thing by reporting him.

What the hell is wrong with your DH?

Someone who is so drunk at 8.00 am in the morning that they can’t drive has been drinking all night. I very much doubt that this is the first time he has got into the driving seat incapable of driving. With any luck this will take his points over the limit and he will get a decent ban, plus a fine, plus court costs. His insurance will be buggered for ever, current insurance claims for damage to his car will be invalidated. With any luck he will still have the car on finance so will be stuck paying that without a car to drive if it is a write off. He will be reliant on public transport for the length of his ban. All of which are a better result than some innocent person lying in a hospital bed with life changing injuries, or a family being told a loved one has died, because of his actions.

I am pleased you reported him OP, the best outcome is that he realises what a dick he has been and when he gets back to driving is a better driver for it, the worst outcome is that for a while at least the roads are safer without him on them.

You did the right thing, OP although I can understand your concerns.

Just because he’s a relative of a neighbour, doesn’t mean they get on? Maybe? The only person at fault here was the drunk driver!

Your husband needs to stop being such a fucking drip.
Would he still be saying turn a blind eye if one tour your kids had been on the drive?

Of course you were right. He could have killed someone

Get a doorbell video camera to put your mind at ease. I hope he is too ashamed to ever show his face in your street again!

Definitely would have reported it, if he's going to do something like that got to accept the consequences, he could have killed somebody

Yes I would have. He could’ve killed someone.

At the point you reported you didn’t know the NDN knew him anyway. Not that it should change anything. It’s not anonymous when you report though (I don’t think). I reported children playing in my neighbours garden, they were throwing stones and broke a pane of glass. Police turned up and knocked my door so pretty obvious who it was. I’d been shouting at them so it would’ve been anyway I guess.

why are you worried about upsetting the neighbours? are they worried about upsetting their neighbours (you). end of the day they did somethign wrong and dangerous and in their own neighbourhood, they should be ashamed and come over to appologise.

Lets put it this way, how your neighbour (a few doors down) reacts to this will determine how many micro violins you need. If they come around and thank you for calling the police on the idiot then you know its all ok. If they come around and in any way infer what you did was wrong, then you need to unbox those micro violins and tell them to fuck off.

Of course you did the right thing.