Claim for Damages Against the City of Chelsea
Mar 10, 2025
submission
#175
Claim for Damages
Claim For Damages Against the City of Chelsea
| Claimants Name | James B Medeiros |
| Claimants Address | 308 Boston Ave Apt 37, Medford MA 02155-5318 |
| Claimants E-mail Address | [email protected] |
| Claimants Phone Number | +17818380232 |
| Please Describe the Incident Thoroughly | I was driving from Rt. 16 Everett toward Logan Airport, taking the Second Street shortcut. My friend’s flight home to North Carolina had been canceled, so I was going to pick him up before work. It was both raining and snowing heavily. It was somewhere between 11:45 and 12:30. As I was driving down Second Street, all of a sudden I felt the front right and then the back right tires of my car dip down and bang loudly. It was so loud, I pulled off to the side, just before the “Welcome to Chelsea” sign to check the tires. Both were visibly deflated. Had it been one tire, I could have changed it no problem, but it was both tires on the right side. I had no choice but to call AAA and request that they tow the car to Pep Boys back on Rt. 16. As the driver loaded the car onto the flatbed, I made note of the fact that 4 other cars had pulled over around me, having hit the same spot, and put on their hazard lights. Once at Pep Boys, I called my friend and told him to get an uber. And then I called my job and told them I had no choice but to call out. I spoke with the attendant at Pep Boys about what the least expensive method of fixing the car and getting out would be. I live week to week, I had a couple hundred dollars to my name. He said that because the car was an All-Wheel Drive drivetrain, it was necessary and also a policy that they needed to change out all 4 tires. He said that this was the least expensive option. He said labor would be free with 4 tires, but it would also require the Tire Alignment. I told them to do whatever was necessary and I would figure out how to pay for it. It was just short of $1,000. I used the only cash in my bank account - $250. My dad agreed to wire me $300. And then for the last $400, I literally applied for and got approved for a Pep Boys credit card with a credit limit of $400. My credit is not great either so I was very surprised that it worked. All in all, I found the means of paying for this, but am still struggling financially. Rent was late because of this ordeal, as are all of my bills, etc. I lost a days’s wages at work, and I was stuck at Pep Boys for no less than 7 hours while they worked. This pot hole was on the Everett side of the city line, without a doubt. I don’t know what to do because they denied the claim I submitted to them, under the reason that “ the pothole is in Chelsea”. It feels like nobody actually went and looked from the city or the insurance company. |
| Date of Incident | 2025-02-16 |
| Time of the Incident | 12:30 |
| Conditions at Time of Incident | Inclement Weather, Wet Pavement, Icy Pavement |
| Describe the Conditions you choose | Heavy snow and rain, mixed. Pot hole was invisible because of the snow on the ground |
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| Location of Incident (closest address) | 282 2nd St, Everett MA 02149-4739 |
| Additional detail on location (if needed). | Pothole was directly in front of 282 Second Street, Everett. At the corner of Second street and E. Locust Street. Please note that on maps, it is called E.Locust Street, but in person the sign displays “Market street”. |
| Additional Documents | 2025-02-18 - City of Everett Pothole Claim FULL Compressed.pdf |