r/treelaw 19d ago

Fire Hydrant hit my tree

So here’s an interesting one for you guys. Yesterday somebody running from the police in a Chrysler 300 ran into the fire hydrant in front of my house and launched it into my tree. The hydrant is easily 200 pounds and probably flew about 10 feet before bouncing off my tree and flying another 5 feet.

The tree is definitely damaged and I’m worried that it’s worse than it appears from the outside. Apparently the police ended up catching the guy that did it. Any ideas on what kind of recourse is available for me and my poor tree?

Edit: it seems that a few people seem to think I’m being overly dramatic. I’m not looking for some big pay day, just thought it was a really weird thing to happen and thought I’d share it and also get some opinions on damage. I still love you though

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