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WARD STRATEGIC CLAIMS SOLUTIONS April 28, 1998 JoAnne Knowles City of Colton 650 N. La Cadena Dr. Colton, CA 92324 Re: Claimant Date of Loss Dear Ms. Knowles: Nitaya Puenthong 10/13/97 This letter is in reference to our recommendation on the above -referenced case. ECEIVEID APR 3 0 1998 CITY OF COMM PERSONNEL`-�'� Our evaluation reflects that this would be a case of highly questionable or no liability on the part of the City of Colton. Therefore, we recommend that this claim be rejected to commence the statute of limitations. Based on the information provided, this seems to be an issue of a lack of notice on the part of the City. On October 13, 1997 Ed Gonzalez of the Water Utilities Department responded to a call of a fire hydrant that was hit on 11528 Reche Canyon Road. Mr. Gonzalez was notified by the Colton Police Department that this part of Reche Canyon was in the county, therefore they could not make a report, however, we have now received a copy of the Colton Police Department report written by Office Anthony Garcia. Upon arrival at the scene, Mr. Gonzalez noticed that the fire hydrant was shut down and no longer leaking, he was not sure who may have shut down the fire hydrant, perhaps the Fire Department, it was not possible to determine how long the water was running down Reche Canyon Road. According to the police report, a 1992 Pontiac driven by Michael Brletich lost control of his vehicle on a curve, sliding into water that was on the roadway, and hit a parked vehicle, a 1987 Honda. A third vehicle, a 1998 Dodge driven by the claimant, Nitaya Puenthong also lost control of her vehicle and slid in the water into the 1992 Pontiac. The cause of the accident was unsafe speed for conditions pertaining to vehicle #1 and vehicle #3. Should there be any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at your earliest convenience. Very truly yours, Ward North America J4' Kle ansk�� Senior Adjuster , 1"ft WARD NORTH AMERICA, INC. 17862 E 17TH STREET. SUITE 111, TUSTIN, CA 92680 • TELEPHONE: (714) 544-0980 • FAX: (714) 544-1979 f Our evaluation reflects that this would be a case of highly questionable or no liability on the part of the City of Colton. Therefore, we recommend that this claim be rejected to commence the statute of limitations. Based on the information provided, this seems to be an issue of a lack of notice on the part of the City. On October 13, 1997 Ed Gonzalez of the Water Utilities Department responded to a call of a fire hydrant that was hit on 11528 Reche Canyon Road. Mr. Gonzalez was notified by the Colton Police Department that this part of Reche Canyon was in the county, therefore they could not make a report, however, we have now received a copy of the Colton Police Department report written by Office Anthony Garcia. Upon arrival at the scene, Mr. Gonzalez noticed that the fire hydrant was shut down and no longer leaking, he was not sure who may have shut down the fire hydrant, perhaps the Fire Department, it was not possible to determine how long the water was running down Reche Canyon Road. According to the police report, a 1992 Pontiac driven by Michael Brletich lost control of his vehicle on a curve, sliding into water that was on the roadway, and hit a parked vehicle, a 1987 Honda. A third vehicle, a 1998 Dodge driven by the claimant, Nitaya Puenthong also lost control of her vehicle and slid in the water into the 1992 Pontiac. The cause of the accident was unsafe speed for conditions pertaining to vehicle #1 and vehicle #3. Should there be any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at your earliest convenience. Very truly yours, Ward North America J4' Kle ansk�� Senior Adjuster , 1"ft WARD NORTH AMERICA, INC. 17862 E 17TH STREET. SUITE 111, TUSTIN, CA 92680 • TELEPHONE: (714) 544-0980 • FAX: (714) 544-1979