Homeowner rushes out of shower to stop bulldozer from destroying his home

[@straycat1674]

I mean, whether they got the right house or not, they didn’t even bother to make sure nobody was in there?! Incompetence on a monumental level.

[@teenyverse7707]

seriously... they could've killed someone.

[@SHAD0WKNITE]

I mean logically they went to the wrong house, but thought it was was This meaning they knew no one was home because the house was planned to be demolished Only problem is wrong address and could've caused a big mistake

[@straycat1674]

@@SHAD0WKNITE The thing is even the news report says that the driver left a lot they were supposed to be doing work at and drove the bulldozer to another house. So they knew better. They knew that this was not the house. They just can’t explain why he left one lot and went to bulldoze another house.

[@SHAD0WKNITE]

@@straycat1674 missed that Yeah who ever hired them must've been as drunk as he was

[@user-goaway]

@@SHAD0WKNITE homeless people squat in vacant homes all the time. Logic would have told him to still check.

[@darrylknox5919]

Who would think that THAT house was to be demolished? No one...

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

@Dog BreathStupidity is no excuse and stupidity won't fix the huge hole in the home owner's garage.

[@lskiller1903]

They never stated that the bull dozer operator thought he was supposed to demolish the wrong house. Obviously there's something at play here, that's not been bought to light.

[@bobroberts2371]

In high end neighborhoods, property can be more valuable than a house. Some buy a perfectly good house and replace it with something they want.

[@1968DodgePolara]

@@lskiller1903 your right I thought the same thing there is more to the story than what you see

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

That's what happens when you follow orders blindly

[@jessieeads5569]

The guy operating that bulldozer shouldn't even be operating a wheelbarrow

[@Schnooker55]

Jessie, that guy shouldn’t even be trusted to give directions to another pushing the wheelbarrow with numbnuts in it.

[@mannyc4539]

That guy should not even be allowed to be on a location while someone is pushing a wheel barrow while taking directions from another person.

[@markdanielczyk944]

More like a shovel, less moving parts.

[@philobetto5106]

@@mannyc4539 ok here's mine, 'that guy should've been allowed to grow up . 👈period

[@ernestclements7398]

Wheel barrow? I wouldn't let him near a Tonka toy!

[@MA-mh1vs]

I found an update. The drug screen came back clean and the guy was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment. I would love to hear his reason when he goes to court!

[@brot5246]

I thought the operator had a diabetic episode but..why was he around the back of the house earlier?

[@GHawk-dj5pf]

Thank you!

[@mysticwolf2842]

Then there is the lawsuit the by now has been filed, the damage to the house I would say is around $250,000 plus maybe more, then the is the structural reinforcement that has to be done, yeah Rhee is a few hundred thousand worth.

[@bjrollick5262]

@@andrewfreeman88 A lot of people don’t realize property values fluctuate so much based on where you live. Where I am now for a basic house you’re gonna pay $125k-$250k Back where I’m originally from you can buy your self a nice house for $75k-$100k and for $250k you’re super nice place. I remember 15 years ago my boss had one of the biggest houses I’ve ever seen at the time and it was only $299k. I get that was 15 years ago but for that price in this area I’m in now it’s your basic nice house in a nice development. I mow for a family that has a nice corner 1/3 acre lot nice home and it’s a $450k home. I was blown away when I moved here and saw the property values. 8 years ago I almost bought little 3 bedroom place for $12k that needed work and down here that’s a $70k house.

[@bjrollick5262]

@@andrewfreeman88 Oh yeah yeah California has way higher property value than us. I’m in a Pennsylvania. I grew up in the country in a Northern Pa but now live in Southern Pa not to to far from Gettysburg.

[@dananab140]

So you're telling me I could just drive a bulldozer through people's houses and not get charged crazy bro

[@photios4779]

The news report said that he does not _currently_ face any criminal charges, which doesn't imply that he wouldn't be charged later. It takes time for the police to investigate whether he has alcohol or drugs in his system and decide what charges are appropriate. A couple other commentators on this video have said that they have encountered follow-up news stories saying he was charged with reckless endangerment.

[@BenyaminLimanto]

One month, no charges, and the case dropped

[@BlueEarthVibes]

Case is still ongoing. His attorney keeps getting him continuances. Next court date is 8/10. This will be the 5th or 6th time he’s in court

[@savedbygrace463]

He was charged with reckless endangerment

[@stephanh2981]

It becomes civil not criminal because he destroyed private property. The insurance company for the driver will have to pay out to fix the house/yard, but otherwise if he believed he was supposed to do it for work, it's not breaking any laws.

[@parabellum1002]

Wait, the lot he was supposed to be at was empty. Why would he bulldoze a perfectly good new looking house? Surely that isn’t his standard work day. I have questions!

[@specsa.1426]

Me too, he had to go across the street to get to the lot. Idk how you accidentally do that.

[@Ya_boi_jasper]

@@specsa.1426 and you can see he was at the right spot there was a trail in the road

[@iansmith3975]

he was nodding off on heroin.

[@RyuKaze]

@@iansmith3975 Toxicology came back clean.

[@davep6977]

Many KZbins how they tare down the wrong house. They a whole subdivision of new, never lived that it happened to

[@jennyr682]

But he was at the work site with the bulldozer, then left it to cross the street and start dozing this house, why? there is more to this than meets the eye

[@douglastodd1947]

Well they did say he had been at the back of the guys house several times that morning.looks like they may be old enemies.Still reckon he should be charged with attempted murder

[@Roger85able]

Drinking

[@pattimessenger6214]

It was definitely intentional.

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

@@pattimessenger6214 Yeah, you don't just accidentally drive a dozer across the street and into someones house. This kind of thing only happens if you are totally out of your mind on drugs or you have anger issues and have a beef with the owner of the house.

[@Loosehead]

The report says the driver was blood tested, and faces no charges, so no drinks or drugs. Is he not saying it right?

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

That house is never going to be the same. The whole structure has been jimmied and loosened.

[@travisdavis3974]

It'll be fine

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

Yeah, hee, hee, LOL. A bulldozer punched a hole right through a single family home. You can buy it.

[@punker4Real]

@@travisdavis3974 there could be hidden damage bricks don't hold up too well to vibration that is why they are NOT allowed in earthquake zones for new buildings

[@45Blackjack]

@@punker4Real I think those bricks were decorative not structural 😜

[@walamo4796]

G Pierson I think most newer houses are like thst

[@thamertanner5448]

“When I asked him what he was doing, he didn’t really answer,” Parker said. “I said, ‘you just put a hole through my house,’ and he said, ‘I didn’t hit your house.’ I think he was on some kind of drugs, because he didn’t know what he did.” Parker said the bulldozer driver told him that the damage to the home must have been from a tree. “We have no explanation of [why] the guy [went] to that residence and drove the bulldozer through the house,” Whitwell said. “There were several explanations he tried to give us, but none of them were consistent, so we are still going to do our due diligence in regards to the investigation. As of right now, we have no idea [why] he went to the house - there’s no relation between him and the people that reside there.” I can't find any updates beyond that, several people have said the court case got dragged out cuz his lawyer kept asking for continuances so idk if it's even been settled yet. All I know is toxicology came back clean and he was charged with reckless endangerment.

[@stuNzeeDkcuS]

Maybe he’s diabetic? I’ve seen diabetics have low blood sugar and drive like they’re drunk.

[@shep8242]

The guy is just an angry dude that thought he could get away with it

[@ItoeKobayashi]

Guy might have let the intrusive thoughts win. It's rare, but crazy stuff like this does happen some time. Either way, guy shouldn't be allowed to operate heavy machinery ever again.

[@kcb8130]

​@@ItoeKobayashi he fell asleep

[@seannicholas6629]

I think he fell asleep too

[@FirstPersonHood]

No charges!!! What in the hell is going on!!!

[@markrigsby2425]

Really

[@dknowles60]

Dem run town

[@weltonvillegal6258]

Someone’s b-i-l

[@happydee6950]

Mens rea FirstPersonHood That is what is going on.

[@happydee6950]

Not applicable here as there is no criminal intent and the criminal negligence is open for debate DragonChasing. This is an issue for a Civil not a criminal court.

[@MegaBear369]

Clearly the bull dozer was taken away from another lot and driven into the house on purpose, there is something criminal going on here.

[@walsh9354]

They never said his blood test came back clean Home owner just isn’t pushing chargers Only two states cops can push chargers if victims don’t Pennsylvania is one of them.

[@campkira]

nobody hurt so property damage is a civil case.... got feel that the driver is not in right mind... due to many reason...

[@wileecoyote5749]

@@campkira criminal mischief is not civil

[@drewdarren5599]

Guy probably had someone do it because he can't afford his mortgage

[@bnoone2292]

@@wileecoyote5749 when it comes to contractors its civil.

[@CS-pi5oc]

If the house was shaking as mentioned, do NOT just repair without have two structural engineers look it over top to bottom. There could be fine cracks bet all the bricks or base of the house. Windows could soon fal out of alignment which means they won’t open. Sm cracks will form throughout the house. Be very careful.

[@kazi1]

Yup

[@ajspice]

That house is fucked. It will always have issues now.

[@maimaibiri9045]

Yup but alot of people this comments think their 10 yrs contruction experience is better than any engineers, thats the world we live in.

[@jonathanbair523]

With it shaking like he said... I wonder how good the joints are, sounds like the cover looks good but the bones of the house was a rush/skimping job.

[@gilwood7530]

Our place survived the northridge quake with lotsa shaking ...within a few months you could see where it was knocked sideways

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

How could the driver not be charged? That was vandalism at the very least.

[@dknowles60]

dems run spring hill tn

[@steveb4748]

Michael Clark cause it’s not a crime! So if a car accidentally rear ended your car should that person go to jail? It’s going to be a civil matter between the company and there insurance and that guys homeowners insurance. Don’t the USA have enough people in jail? Want to put more in for a petty ass reason!

[@dknowles60]

@@steveb4748 there is a difference between a house and be as by car There is also a difference between 10 mph or 70 mph

[@steveb4748]

dknowles60 not really both a house and a car are considered property . To be charged there would have to be malice involved. It’s clearly a huge accident and the company or the insurance will fix it

[@alexcholagh8330]

Vandalism??? That's way more then vandalism, vandalism is something minor such as throwing toilet paper or spray painting a house your looking at destruction of property, attempted murder or murder, assault and battery charges, disorderly conduct, drug/alcohol charges, fraudulent behavior charges including being an unlicensed construction worker, no license to operate construction equipment including machinery. Like bulldozers or dirt trucks.

[@theresabollman8061]

Two strange facts: He had been to the right address and left. That placed looked like something to possibly demolish. The house he tried to demolish...did not!! WTH???

[@Ty-vj4wg]

Ikr

[@Erin-Thor]

Drugs are a scary thing.

[@bobroberts2371]

In high end neighborhoods, property can be more valuable than a house. Some buy a perfectly good house and replace it with something they want.

[@MalikahAlif]

@@bobroberts2371 True, but homes about to be demolished typically have temporary fencing or caution tape around it.

[@SJDJFJFSKSXNDJWJQI]

@@bobroberts2371 It looks like a new development so I dont think that applies.

[@joeshittheragman6252]

Supervisor: "You gotta bulldoze that house over there" "Alright Imma bulldoze the whole neighborhood"

[@XKloosyvv]

Boss always said don't be afraid to go the extra mile.

[@jonathantan2469]

Supervisor: "I said OVER THERE... NOT OVER THERE..."

[@mountainman5025]

Not really funny.

[@ImJiom]

was probably a mexican

[@billsmith2212]

WTF - how could that NOT be criminal negligence ? How about DWS - Driving a bull dozer while STUPID ? Public Employees can ALSO get off for INCOMPETENCE - this guy may be taking LESSONS ! Sue the dirtbags !

[@Meela234]

'Well, this construction site is boring. I'll just go across the street and tear into this lovely home'. That guy had to be on drugs and was hallucinating or something. 😳🥴

[@kdwaynec]

Maybe somebody got caught boning somebody else's wife!

[@aessidhe6304]

Or the homeowner was in some kind of verbal altercation with the construction site folks across the street and it escalated. Who knows…regardless, the dude drove a dozer off the job site in a residential area. Usually dozers are brought in and out of job sites on truck. So the driver has literally zero excuses and the construction company is going to be bankrupt after this.

[@michaellandon1960]

It was Hozay

[@CantankerousDave]

I dunno, you can do a lot of damage while under the influence of stupid.

[@kayzeaza]

The drug test came back clean apparently, so I don’t know what this guy was thinking

[@pangolothian]

The entire foundation of the house is going to have to be inspected. It's not just the wall that needs repairing. His entire structuring is most likely fucked now. That SUCKS. Should be paid for though ;)

[@athomewithfrancsicio]

And not only that, once he tries to sell in the future, this situation will have to be disclosed and possibly lower the property value and # of potential buyers. Yeah all that mess!!!

[@RCMN-2024]

I was thinking the same, he may possibly need to completely rebuild

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

Finding a residential engineer can be a bitch is the only thing. We just do commercial now cuz there’s no money in it

[@philswaim392]

Id imagine the whole house needs to be rebuilt. The whole house was shaking. Who knows how much brick damage all over the house and how much the frame is now damaged. Probably knocked 60 years off the life of that house

[@chumbawaumbacumpa]

@@Patrick00323 Damn, have you ever heard about this little thing called punctuation?

[@fixt100]

@@chumbawaumbacumpa wft iiib dat?

[@bokesnmokes]

@@chumbawaumbacumpa do him a favor and tell him about sobriety, too!

[@Tiyratania]

@@fixt100 go to school

[@funnyfarm5555]

Come sit in my house; It shakes every time a semi comes by. The good news is that after a 7 year fight with the county and hundreds of temporary repairs that never last, they finally have done testing and now believe us that there is no base under the road. The other good news is that starting Monday August 7th our road closes for 5 weeks, they are going to tear out two feet of the road and rebuild it. It was built in the 1930's and has a lot of fill. Not designed back then for 80,000#+ semi trucks. The trucks only use this road because it was too difficult to get onto the main highway using another nearby straighter road. Ours has a stoplight at the end of it where it meets the other highway after meandering for 7 miles. The state has built a truck friendly intersection at the end of the other road to enable them to get onto the other highway easily (left turn, cross one lane and protected merge). Trucks will now learn about the new intersection whether they want to or not.

[@michaeldvorak5556]

The force twisted the frame enough that bricks will start to fall off in a couple of years. All the cracked mortar will allow water intrusion. Freezing and expansion. Not to mention the rot. Good luck.

[@brianleeper5737]

Even fully intact bricks will get water behind them. That's why there are supposed to be weep holes at the bottom, and a water barrier behind them.

[@campkira]

got feel that the driver is not in right mind... due to many reason...

[@bnoone2292]

@@brianleeper5737 not to mention brick is set inches away from the structure

[@brianleeper5737]

@@bnoone2292 About a 1.5" gap from the ones that I've seen

[@bnoone2292]

@@brianleeper5737 yep

[@keithramsey5637]

Sounds like the bulldozer driver had a moment of: “Oh! You think you’re better than me?!”

[@joeshittheragman6252]

Lol

[@zell863]

Absolutely this. And nobody notice it here except you.

[@jessieharbinjr.6589]

Petty jealousy is pathetic!

[@Network126]

​@@jessieharbinjr.6589 I'm homeless in my van and deliver food to rich people... It's not exactly a nice feeling...

[@organicdudranch]

I thought the video of the roofers who ripped off the wrong roof was crazy !!!! WOW !! get a lawyer man

[@candyivonnie]

Haha I remember watching that

[@sachornabrissett2098]

That's the video I'm about to watch now. Lol!

[@brentfarvors192]

For what? The business insurance is capped, and anyone dumb enough to doze a new brick house, has nothing to sue for...It's probably leased!

[@mastakush4272]

That funny i just came here from that video lol

[@stafonvoncamron]

I'm sure they got a free roof after that.

[@jeremyhouseholder4956]

Was it an accident was it on purpose? He left the most important part of the story out

[@budyfixit]

@@ladydruyear pretty straightforward question.

[@replysoon3216]

@@ladydruyear It's a yes or no question. If you don't know it just STFU

[@Ty-vj4wg]

@@replysoon3216 what is the answer?

[@Ty-vj4wg]

@MaddBuddah they didnt make 8t clear at at all, was it a mistake?

[@minuteman1858]

ty gamer Well if you listened clearly you can obviously deduce that it was on purpose. The news reporter said it himself. The bull dozer driver went from the empty lot straight into the guys home. I don’t see how that’s not an accident. If anything that was on purpose

[@CrownRock1]

It must be a Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

[@ravenstar5376]

And a non pay week …. Had it been a pay week bulldozer driver never woulda made this mistake

[@CantankerousDave]

My brain immediately went to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, too.

[@merlynjep]

Yellow.

[@bobby_greene]

Good thing he had his towel with him

[@rovingenglishman]

‘People of Earth..’

[@dennisbabb3493]

If that was my house I would be the new owner of a construction company.

[@josiahburns4262]

Easily and a new home.

[@mikesteele05]

No you wouldn’t. This is a civil matter and no one was injured physically or emotionally. The owners will be entitled to recover their losses (including repairing damages to their physical property and whatever it costs them to live somewhere else in the interim), but they’ll get nothing more of any substantial amount. In a lawsuit like this, the courts attempt to see that the aggrieved party is “made whole.” That’s about it.

[@dennisbabb3493]

@@mikesteele05 it's called suing them to the point that I own them.

[@mh23hm]

@@mikesteele05 Wait till a lawyer gets a hold of the homeowner... he'll suddenly have life-long PTSD every time he takes a shower.

[@mikesteele05]

@@dennisbabb3493 I just explained why it doesn’t work that way.

[@jbtwofour]

I haven't seen this posted, but the driver of the bulldozer, Duane Larose, was arrested in Sept 2020 and charged with reckless endangerment, and was to appear in court later in the month. I have not found any information regarding charges. A structural engineer was brought in to investigate the home, and was deemed to be safe.

[@teenyverse7707]

MVP, you are.

[@andyiswonderful]

Of course his name was Duane, or Bobby Ray, or Travis.

[@lideabarker8161]

Oh yeah, like we can trust structural engineers these days. Was he paid by their insurance company?

[@hoopdydoable]

@@lideabarker8161 I agree. We need a second and third opinion

[@ladylily]

@@andyiswonderful Dammit, Bobby! That boy ain't rite!

[@boataxe4605]

Damn! That’s even worse than having the water suddenly go cold!

[@Stonecargo21]

Maybe...

[@davep6977]

911- hey I've got this semi naked guy trying to attack me on my bull dozer

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

@@davep6977 The home owner is hot. I wonder if he is circumcised or not and what his farts and burps smell like.

[@PJMontoya]

How does one leave one site to do demolition on a nearby house that looks pristine? Fixer operator needs an ass kicking

[@grouchynunez1263]

PJMontoya sounds like a union joke gone to far 🤣🤣 “ next ima need you to demo that house”

[@PJMontoya]

Grouchy Nunez The joke was “use the right foot brake”

[@bobroberts2371]

In high end neighborhoods, property can be more valuable than a house. Some buy a perfectly good house and replace it with something they want.

[@PJMontoya]

Bob Roberts Yes, but they were already worktop one house and the dozer left the property to smash into a house down the street. If the guy was in the shower then I bet his car was in the driveway.

[@amandabilger2235]

Regardless of whether or not the driver was impaired he did that on purpose.

[@leeuniverse]

That was clearly intentional... The guy likely didn't like people being well-off, so he decided to have some fun with their house. Also, the Dozer company should be responsible... It was their employee who went off the rales, so they need to pay, and then sue the employee to try to get some of the money back.

[@witchofbabylon5021]

now how do you even draw that conclusion 🤦‍♂️

[@leeuniverse]

@@witchofbabylon5021 ... Well, first we know it was intentional because as the video showed the guy was working on another property across the street, and then choose to cross the street and attack the house with his dozer. As to what the guy might have been "thinking", sure, it's an assumption, but a reasonable one. How do I make that? Because I've worked in Construction and have lived in the lower class most of my life, and some of the people doing that job have "resentment", that they work hard building nice homes which they then don't get to live in. So, it would be no surprise at all that someone who often will be in the lower classes will have some anger. Of course, it could be a number of things, maybe he knew the guy, had some beef, etc. Just stating one possibility.

[@recoveringsoul755]

@@leeuniverse His JOB is to do what he does and large equipment operators are paid very well. He builds houses with Other people's equipment and other peoples money and he gets PAID to do a job. He's not entitled to be resentful that's nonsense. That's entitlement to something you haven't earned. Save your money and you can get a house too. When I worked some minimum wage job and counted the cash drawer at night, I never once thought that I was entitled to take that money. It was my job to count it and my employer TRUSTED me. It was just monopoly money to me, it wasn't mine because I Didn't' earn it. Something wrong with that man's head.

[@seleneyue]

@@recoveringsoul755 Resentment and rage don't have to make sense. The most resentment I've ever seen is from guys getting rejected, responding over-the-top violently. They feel entitled to women. This guy probably felt entitled to a good house? Idk, it doesn't make sense but a lot of things in life don't. There's no evidence to back his hypothesis but it's not that much of a stretch if there aren't other reasons we don't know

[@teambrad3777]

Witch Of Babylon I thought of it too. I mean, there were no drugs/alcohol in his system, he clearly knew where the real job site was, and he had already been scoping out the house. Can you think of another reason someone would just randomly do something like this? Oh, and in a later update, the guy was charged and jailed. They just don’t seem to want to tell us why...

[@CharlieK92004]

I bet there would be hella charges if he bulldozed a Cops house.

[@pamelacass9642]

I'd think he'd be dead. Regardless of color, even.

[@steadholderharrington9035]

Bet there'd be a LOT of Smiling "Karma begets Karma" people out there though!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@angel-nv7jk]

Him and his family be dead by the cop then

[@dalethepalemale6855]

Or god forbid, a politician's

[@madtrucker0983]

No more than if the homeowner wasn't a cop. What do you think cops have? Special you did this to a cop laws lol.

[@mataharii161]

how can he face no charges? he destroyed someone's property! He needs to pay!

[@raerohan4241]

Key word is _currently_ . At the time the story came out, he had not been charged. He was charged with reckless endangerment later

[@ryanparkhurst5718]

Alexa Edward's, he should also pay to have the home he bulldozed over rebuilt

[@SegoMan]

@Charles McKinley You can even get a house on Pennsylvania ave if your dumb..

[@carrowxhex6891]

I would tell him/his employer he just bought my house and is paying my moving fees.

[@dfuss2756]

A good lawyer would "fix" that problem.

[@marthaandrews441]

Are there any good lawyers? Doubtful.

[@JaycePrater]

The messed up part is the fact that the lot they were working on didn’t even seem to have a house on it yet. So how did he get the wrong house if there was no house where he was supposed to be working?! 🤦‍♂️

[@aly2889]

It wasn't an accident. The worker was at the job site, and then decided to go to the other house. The question is what made him want to tear that house apart?

[@hektik2074]

@@aly2889 well considering we don’t know all the details, it probably wasn’t an accident, but it is possible that the worker just got really bad information from an incompetent overseer. We’ll just have to wait and see how the case progresses

[@aly2889]

@@hektik2074 I doubt it. Edit: Ok, so this video said that the "driver took bulldozer several times to the back of the house" that morning. He was at the jobsite then left to destroy that house. In another article, driver said he was moving a mound of dirt (he was not authorized to do this) to the front of the house which is absolutely bs. This is a very old video from 2019 so there should be updates about it if you look hard enough.

[@mountainman5025]

Fun of it.

[@badweetabix]

Tearing down houses without verifying whether they have the right house or even if they have the legal right to do so is scarily more common than people know.

[@rolloverriderpgr]

He might not face charges but him trying to find another dozer job after it being his fault his currant companys insurance will be paying into high 6 figure repairs!

[@walsh9354]

6 figures ? You’ve clearly never built any part of a house in ur life

[@walsh9354]

What aGuy rich ppl who never had labor as kids Bc mommy and daddy gave them everything

[@xtremegamer2218]

Yeah that would be just around $4,000 to around $15,000 just to repair that hole to how it was before. That wouldn't be enough to be at least $100,000. Now building an entire house like this one would be well above $100,000, and I think it would be at least $200,000.

[@what2a8guy]

Dylan Walsh Are you calling him or me rich? Anyways, my point is that most people don’t build their own houses, so while his guess would be a little ridiculous to fix that hole, I think it’s unfair to tear into him like that.

[@ghostwalk2446]

@@what2a8guy Lmao, neither, he just completely missed your point and thought you were agreeing with him, lol, I really don't think that was sarcasm, but this actually could be well into 6 figures to repair. All we see is a hole, but the entire house may be structurally unsafe, there's really no way to know the extent of the damage from this picture

[@our_illumination949]

He should press charges and sue the company in charge. That's complete BS. No homeowner should have to go through that. The worker was probably drunk and had a relative in the police or he had bad intentions and is acting like nothing happened. Never be nice when put in a situation like this because you will lose more than they ever could. People need to be held responsible for their actions.

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

For once they weren’t drunk but they be on all those other drugs too so who knows

[@ericsmith8373]

I should think his insurance company will fix the damage (to prevent further water damage,etc.), then the insurance company goes after both the driver and his employer.

[@mountainman5025]

Judging the guy???

[@ymeynot0405]

SOOO.... I'm guessing the homeowner's name was Arthur Dent?

[@jimgardner5934]

Well he seems to be a hoopy frood who knew where his towel was.

[@ptaylor4923]

First thing I thought of. 🙄 Then I grabbed my towel and looked up in the sky to see if I could catch a ride with anyone before the planet was destroyed... and I can't find my Babble Fish. 😖

[@badgermacfeegal618]

he definitely panicked!

[@sammychung4156]

Just don't panic and don't forget your towel!

[@garumphmac]

bypasses need to be built. The plans were filed at city hall

[@missbrownskinlady23]

What hell is wrong with this fool! The fool that did this needs to pay for the damages!

[@Livetoeat171]

A real good story would have been if you had found out why he left the original site and went down to the end of the street. That would've been newsworthy. Reporters are forgetting the last item they need to find out: what, where, when, how and why.

[@johndriver7260]

Under Florida law, criminal mischief (also known as vandalism) is defined as the willful and malicious destruction of property belonging to another person. Depending on the amount of damage caused, criminal mischief may carry misdemeanor or felony penalties, including jail or prison.

[@thewebexpert3311]

“It’s very simple,” said Ford, “my client, Mr. Dent, says that he will stop lying here in the mud on the sole condition that you come and take over from him.”

[@CantankerousDave]

Bypasses don't build themselves, you know.

[@JB12732]

Do you know where your towel is?

[@ericwalstrand3512]

The plans were clearly on display in the basement of city hall in a filing cabinet marked "beware of jaguar."

[@JLviper]

I smell a plot twist, lol. Plot twist: Home owner is having an affair with dozers wife. "He thinks he's so perfect, with his perfect house. I'll unfix that".

[@roberthertz6634]

WON'T just shooting the GUY in his DICK. You can always get a new HOUSE.

[@Teepin_N_Creepin]

Shyamalan twist!!!! ...I thought the reporter was going to be a ghost the whole time👻 👻

[@patricksanders858]

@@roberthertz6634 shoot his dick? Guess your going to prison for murder. Tear down his house? Well ok, the dude was in the house, so that would be assault if not manslaughter, but other than that, civil court for damaging property. But imagine having your house torn down? Endless misery, many, many questions brought up.

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

I'm 99% sure that Vogons were involved.

[@ShannonL7]

I was thinking the bulldozer driver and the homeowner had an affair.

[@crashoverride328]

You know, it's almost the beginning of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[@PatrickBaptist]

That is criminal, the operator better be glad he didn't pick on a gun owner home this would be a justified reason to defend ones self for sure and I would have not worried about the towel, I would have grabbed a rifle instead.

[@Book7BrokeMyBrain]

See: Arthur Dent, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Chapter One. At least this hoopy frood knew where his towel was, so he was okay.

[@pollypocket2282]

Book7BrokeMyBrain 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@flux_time]

He was about to stick his hitchhiking finger up the dozer drivers ass

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

Why do I have to scroll down this far to see this obvious reference? The fuck is wrong with everyone in this comment section?

[@Book7BrokeMyBrain]

@@Kevin-jb2pv i know, right? People don't read anymore. More for us.

[@katstorm13]

His own fault. The plans had been available in the planning office for the previous nine months.

[@robn2171]

"we don't know why the driver went to this house." Fkng asking him? Jesus Christ. "Journalism"

[@CantankerousDave]

"Journalism" is collating and regurgitating press releases these days, not actually asking questions and doing any digging yourself.

[@MrsIda]

I’m pretty sure Jesus didn’t have anything to do with this story.

[@robn2171]

@@MrsIda we don't know if he did or not! We don't HAVE ALL THE INFO!!

[@maximussarcasticus1312]

lol. pump the brakes. My guess is everyone from his family to the business owner told him not to say anything. Rule #1 from any lawyer is "STFU until I get there." You're already in deep shit, don't make it worse by giving interviews!

[@markosoloanime]

@@CantankerousDave And quoting tweets

[@spumonicherrykitty7507]

now that time has passed I wonder how much more damage has occurred to home after it settled over time from the quake

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

Everyone is missing the OBVIOUS reason this man's house was almost bulldozed: Vogons.

[@simplysaida]

I'm sure the plans were on display at the planning office for a year!

[@IanOnTheYouTubes]

Came here to say this. You beat me by 3 weeks.

[@erinmudd3245]

WTF is a Vogon?

[@michaelmccauliff5817]

vogon must be short for the idiot that wrote it : moron

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

@@michaelmccauliff5817 There are elements of this statement that are true, though the subject matter is probably a projection.

[@elisevautour6292]

Omg! What a nightmare for this home owner. Thank God he was home and no one got hurt. 💚

[@maggiemae2585]

I just read an article about this, trying to see what ended up happening The bulldozer driver was Duane Larose. He tested negative for drugs and alcohol. He told the guy that he didn't hit his house,that it must've been a tree. Lol. His boss said that he later gave several stories as to what happened but none of them were consistent. This happened in September 2019, but be was arrested june 2020 and charged with reckless endangerment.

[@MarvinMonroe]

Drugs test didn't even have weed show up? That means he used someone's urine. Those guys ALL smoke weed

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

So is Duane black or white?

[@Willrocs]

Stfu . operators are most certainly not druggies. How dumb are you?

[@lockman004]

@@MarvinMonroe Don't blame weed. I've been a recreational user for most of my life as have my friends and no stoner I know would bulldoze the wrong house especially a well maintained $600,000 house. Something else is going on here.

[@MarvinMonroe]

@@lockman004 i didn't blame weed. I said the fact the zero weed showed up means he used fake urine. Who knows what other drugs were in there

[@dan7163]

Great reporting. Not a single pieace of news.

[@Adiscretefirm]

Update: driver's blood test came back clean, was charged with reckless endangerment.

[@c182SkylaneRG]

Link?

[@MarvinMonroe]

Clean? That in and of itself is suspect. They all smoke weed

[@lpattenaude1716]

So what happened? Why was the bulldozer going through the wrong house?

[@campkira]

it a civil case so we can know what happen but best guess is got feel that the driver is not in right mind... due to many reason...well the owner is fuck since clearly the guy will never to be able to paid for danmge.

[@howardbaxter2514]

@Mushroom Elm also, if the guy has homeowners insurance, he should be fine. That being said, he will then have to pay a deductible.

[@howardbaxter2514]

@Dehydrated Water I'm not entirely sure on whether or not it will go up.

[@patricksanders858]

@@howardbaxter2514 which he sues the bulldozer company for.

[@halfbreed4life62]

@@campkira it doesn't matter whether he can pay for the rebuild. The company he works for is responsible for it cause someone should have been supervising. If he's the supervisor then he should have been screened better which still leaves the company responsible!!!

[@bradimcbride3992]

Legally speaking the company has to pay for all damages

[@sarahm8695]

This is literally so similar to the beginning of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and I absolutely love it. Fr tho, I would press charges. There's no way repairing that hole will come cheap.

[@flipflopflapjack]

I thought that the second I read the title

[@ventrilo0666]

Yeah there needs to be a criminal investigation into the bulldozer driver.

[@photios4779]

There was. A few days after this news report was filed, he was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment. I haven't been able to locate any news stories about the outcome of this case.

[@ianbattles7290]

Even if it was the correct house, *why are they demolishing a building with people inside???*

[@dbadaddy7386]

In my neighborhood, it's very likely that driver would have been shot.

[@foreverblessed6443]

Damn where do u live? Lol

[@Otherj3839]

Same here. If that nutcase went toward my house again or turned the dozer toward me, it would be a mag dump into the cab.

[@nerdvananorth2905]

If that happened here, there wouldn't be a shot, they would go for a long drink in the ocean.

[@frenchonion4595]

@@Otherj3839 Wouldn't have worked with kill dozer

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

Guys, he obviously did “Eenie, meanie, miny, moe... that isn’t the right house tho... I’m gonna go right through”

[@stacycolnaghi33]

How about charge him with malicious destruction of property?

[@nerdvananorth2905]

First instinct, this feels like Dozer boy felt the house was empty and decided to have a look see. Interesting the news didn't say anything about the driver. I would put money on it that he has a record and its theft.

[@cosmicdog9683]

No charges???? Good to know. When ever I feel like destroying someone's home and getting away with it, I'll just get a job working as a construction worker or a politician.

[@Wylie288]

no criminal charges. His insurance company will still be making sure the people that employed the bulldozer pay to fix the house

[@ernestclements7398]

Or an HOA President!

[@patrickmurray3846]

dozer driver not charged with anything? what about tresspassing, distruction of private property.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

Good thing he knew where his towel was.

[@TraceyMush]

Right! Having to go out naked would be almost worse than having his house bulldozed LOL

[@IJustWantToUseMyName]

I don’t know why he was so surprised by the bulldozer. The plans had been available in the local planning office for the last nine months. lol

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

@@TraceyMush Nah, he looks pretty fit, it probably wouldn't have been that bad, I was just making a reference to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

@@IJustWantToUseMyName No bloody sympathy at all!

[@CokeJimbo]

@@IJustWantToUseMyName local planning office? yeah, like people visit such a place regularly. what are you gonna pull out of your ass next, amanda?

[@necridos]

I really can't understand how stuff like this happens - it's called an address. It should be checked and double checked then triple checked to make sure the wrong property isn't damaged. And if it is - the victims should be completely compensated.

[@burkepete110]

stupidity .... best part is, worker was using wrong machine ... there was a good chance of him burying himself in debris ... this was a job for a large excavator

[@mountainman5025]

Who uses a bulldozer to knock down a 2 story house???

[@LuckyAceCard]

It’s amazing how often this happens. Would it hurt to go into the house to make sure it’s empty? I’d imagine if it’s to be demolished it’s either unlocked or you have keys

[@gchsbus]

Haha the video clip of the kids! They are so confused looking at the house. Even a child is like, "Why did this happen?".

[@calebdoner]

Buldozer operator should be held personally liable for all damage. If he doesn't have the money, Wages should be garnished until payment is made.

[@elevatedemotions4548]

I clearly can this house is not part of the demo derby

[@nemeanlioness]

Need to legalize rocket launchers for just this situation.

[@_Red_Speed3]

Paul MacLean nou

[@ocbee6175]

SL twentyeight they are legal

[@parasyte207]

@Paul MacLean I hope you survive but lose everything and everyone around you

[@A_Random_Trainer]

Jesus, these comments are vicious.🙄

[@ralfie8801]

You can own a Barrett .50 BMG rifle. It will stop that dozer if you shoot the engine block.

[@nomad57-u3x]

sue the bulldozer operator and the company that sent him there for the value of the home..im thinking $500,000.00 after court costs and lawyers fees... should just about make them whole again...

[@officialchilo7312]

That dozer is small, if it would have been a little bigger like a Cat D6 XE LGP… the whole house will have to be re-evaluated due to the high possibility that the overall structure has been loosened. Dozers are very powerful machines. Luckily it was a small dozer, but the operator should be fired and charged.

[@juniecamino5705]

Someone’s getting fired and sued lol

[@bradtarratt6931]

I'm surprised the bulldozer driver wasn't scared off by the several dozen huge yellow slablike somethings hovering above the planet, huge as office blocks, silent as birds.

[@treffle17]

The guy operating the machine either didn't know what he was doing, or was under the influence , there's no way

[@yevettebamber4273]

Word drug screen was clean, and he a had a Seizure.

[@yevettebamber4273]

@Christina Bonvillian YES HE DID!!! Go look it the f**k up.

[@ThatJadon_26]

Why did the owner even pay for the damage?!

[@josephpostma1787]

The bulldozer incident happened in Springhill, Tennessee. After reading some articles on it, the 54 year-old operator's explanation about moving a mound of dirt on the house's property seems to fall moot, especially because his coworkers said there was no reason for the bulldozer to be across the street.

[@juliekeller9391]

Someone would be paying for damages or a new house

[@deathcrew9]

Had the guy driven a dozer into my house, he wouldn't have faced any charges either. You can't press charges against a corpse with a bullet in its head.

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

True, but you can press charges on the person who put that bullet in their head. In most places, you have to be able to prove self-defense and there is no self-defense in this situation as you can easily walk away from the situation. Have fun spending the rest of your life in prison over a house. The proper way to handle this situation is a lawsuit and if the laws in the state allow it, have your lawyer go after their wages if they fail to pay up.

[@danieldixon4568]

I would call it self defense. Lol

[@walsh9354]

What if they offered to fix it & give you a pool ? I’m thinking that’s what happened Home owner dropped chargers Video said his blood test was clean Regardless he crashed into the house Not necessarily breaking & entry which is manual Where is ur self defense when his back his turned Seems hard to prove

[@fcsdps6593]

Eh, You heard the large crash, grabbed your gun because you thought somebody kicked down your door to rob you. You came down stairs to somebody driving a bulldozer through your house and driving towards you. You were unable to get out of the way so you fired 3 rounds striking the man in the chest with all 3 rounds. Easy case for your lawyer.

[@johnbachmurski1253]

Stand your ground.

[@Dr.Bigglesworth]

That house, pre-bulldozer, doesn't look like a house that should be bulldozed...you'd think someone with any brain cells would ask a couple of times to verify that was what was intended.

[@FloridaCoastalGuy]

He should have been arrested for some crime; he must have a friend or a relative who is a law enforcement officer in that area.

[@mountainguyed67]

He was arrested after the fact.

[@sumguyinfla]

"Cocaine is a helluva drug" (rick james)

[@LegendaryInfortainment]

How does one do that intentionally and not face charges? There isn't a state or local law known which concerns willful destruction of a persons home in this dreamland?

[@thisispatrick2003]

This reminds me of Cleveland's "no no no no no" scene from Family Guy.

[@yaassss5531]

I’d prefer a video of the guy in his towel. 😍

[@driftwolf]

They had a permit. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard." Also, homeowner is changing their name to Dent Arthur Dent.

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

The stairs must've been out. So were the lights.

[@ronaldtreitner1460]

yeah let someone try that when i'm home the difference is he gets shot

[@dreaminlayers]

The bulldozer driver had to have been messed up on something! That would require not just a payout from the company, but restitution of some sort as well!

[@kolsen6330]

Not only the damage to the house, but in most states its illegal to operate a track vehicle on the road due to the damage the tracks cause. The operator is a fool.

[@derekmulready1523]

Was the Dozers GPS not working

[@pamelahomeyer748]

Perfect LOL

[@abelincoln332]

No, his brain wasn't! LOL

[@xjcrossx]

Apple maps.

[@tularecountyoscarcopwatch7052]

Wow! So it's not just cops? Raiding the wrong house 🤦 besides killing innocent ppl over confusion! Sue the company🤑👍

[@tularecountyoscarcopwatch7052]

@Squirt Reynolds shit happens👍

[@timdowney6721]

Suing the company for monetary damages is probably the right outcome.

[@takenbyn]

Perfect example of "when you're a hammer everything looks like a nail"

[@rexharrison400]

May be not criminal charges but I can see a doozy of a lawsuit.

[@walsh9354]

Home didn’t push chargers They never said he was sober Just he took blood test I’m thinking the contractor offered to fix the house & through in a pool

[@jawa5669]

Exactly when there is money involed they dont just throw you in jail so you lose everything they want you out there to pay

[@pityparty9955]

Just call me Arthur Dent (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference).

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

DON'T PANIC

[@mikewieggers6337]

@@j.f2232 The homeowner was wearing a towel.

[@jsl151850b]

None whatsoever.

[@ARedMotorcycle]

@Mike Wieggers Just be quiet if you don't get the reference.

[@ARedMotorcycle]

@J. F Wanna get high?

[@nercopolis99]

The person operating that heavy legal jurisdiction should be given a drug test.

[@tonytee.1864]

No charges for the dozer operator ? if it was my house, I would have made a citizens arrest!

[@mountainguyed67]

Okay Barney Fife.

[@rustynail2783]

At my house he would have gotten the death penalty.

[@foreverboopie9135]

WHAT THE SAM HILL!!!😖🤬🤬🤬🤯

[@robincorprew9007]

Sam blue hill lol