Right, but they weren’t. If this happened between 2 private individuals and the cop didn’t assign fault do you think they’d have signs up bashing the other private individual? It seems like they feel that because it’s the town’s money, they’re entitled to it.
I agree, it sucks. But driving a car in Buffalo in the winter comes with certain risks, smashing it being one of them. You accept that risk when you get behind the wheel. In this case they also accepted the risk of smashing an uninsured car.
Maybe the town truck driver is at fault, but the police report didn’t assign fault. Case closed. Shit happens. I fail to see why it should be any different than when that happens between 2 private individuals.