Crash in Erlanger, Get Billed
“There has to be a way to obtain some funding to keep providing these services that doesn’t come out of the pockets of the people who own a house in Erlanger,” Mayor Tom Rouse said.
So, in a move that hasn’t been heard of in this area, the City of Erlanger will now begin charging people for accidents in the City of Erlanger. Not to worry if you are a resident of Erlanger as you won’t have to pay, for now.
Billing insurance companies for auto accidents is not unheard of, however it is new to this area. Paying for the police, firefighters and EMS units that respond to those accidents can be a costly venture for any city, especially when responding to accidents involving people that don’t pay taxes for that particular city.
So, if you have an accident in the City of Erlanger, here is what you can expect to pay for the response of police and other units. When police in Erlanger respond to an accident in which an out-of-town driver is at fault, the city plans to start issuing a bill: $14 for the first 30 minutes that an officer is on the scene and an additional $7 for every 15 minutes thereafter. Use of a police car brings an additional $154 charge.
So, if you are a resident of Erlanger, don’t worry, your taxes pay for your accident. However, if you live outside of Erlanger, you may want to be a little more cautious with your driving.
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If you live in the Northern Kentucky area and are traveling through the City of Erlanger, you might want to be a little more careful when you are driving in Erlanger.
The City of Erlanger in Northern Kentucky will now start billing the insurance compa…
The county next to us had this same policy for a couple of years. It cost $250 if you got into a car accident their. This was not billed to the insurance company however, it was charged to the driver. They have just over turned this ordinance but the people that already paid were not getting their money back.
My father was a full time fireman for a long time and my husband was a volunteer for over twenty years so I can empathise(sp) with the costs.
Kudos to Erlanger for thinking outside the box. A very dangerous part of I-75 runs through Erlanger and numerous accidents occur on that stretch of highway. Why should the citizens of Erlanger foot the bill for transient traffic involved in accidents. As a former resident of the city, I gladly paid taxes to support such a fine police and fire department. But I agree wholeheartedly that people passing through the city should shoulder some of the expense for emergency response teams. Maybe people will slow down, stay off the cell phone and drive more carefully through Erlanger.