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Campus Life Car crashes into UTA apartment | Car crashes into UTA apartment |
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| Written by Anna Katzkova | ||||
| Wednesday, 05 November 2008 09:55 PM | ||||
  Centennial Court resident and marketing coordinator Lloyd Woodruff watches as maintenance worker Darren Wadyka inspects the damage to his apartment early Wednesday morning. Woodruff’s apartment was hit by a car late Tuesday night. Contractors will tear down and replace the damaged wall today. (The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig) Yellow boards covered the windows of Centennial Court apartment 211 on Wednesday after a Honda Accord crashed into it at 11:42 Tuesday night. University Police Chief Robert Hayes said the driver, Rochelle Hook, will not be charged, since it was an accident. Hook dropped off her sister, a university student, and was leaving when instead of putting the car in reverse, she put it in drive and pressed the accelerator. Lloyd Woodruff, Centennial Court marketing coordinator and apartment 211 resident, is calm after the accident. “The maintenance did a really good job in putting the wall back into place, boarding up the windows and securing a door,” he said. “So I felt comfortable sleeping.” The other 211 resident, business sophomore Rino Manfroni, was sleeping on the couch vertical to the wall when the car hit. He said he will never sit on that couch again. Manfroni, who is from Italy, isn’t upset about the accident but is disappointed with American construction. “I’m not used to walls made out of wood, knowing that a car can go in the living room like that,” he said. “These walls are just too thin. If they were stronger, I’ll feel safer.” Manfroni is considering alternative living areas like living in the bathroom or moving upstairs. “I just might look into living on the second floor,” he said. Hayes said the university owns the property, but Centennial Court apartments are owned and managed by a private company. Woodruff said Hook had excellent insurance, which should pay for the damage. “The contractors have come in and have measured it and will replace the whole front side of the apartment,” he said. Centennial Court apartments will wait on the police report and the contractor’s estimate before filing a claim. Views: 1198 | E-mail
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