crash_reports: 22000255

On 3/28/22 at approximately 0825 hours I was dispatched to 27 Oak Street for a report of a minor motor vehicle crash that just occurred. The original call for the incident was placed by the operator of motor vehicle #1, LEVIN Nina. LEVIN stated to Dispatcher Ciccone she was just involved in a minor crash with her neighbor at 23 Oak St. NEVIN stated she was leaving to pick up someone that needed a ride but would be right back. She further stated there is a long standing and ongoing neighbor problem with the person in the other vehicle and she did not want to speak with her without an Officer present. Upon arrival at the address LEVIN was already back on scene and began telling me what had occurred when the operator of the other vehicle, DELORIE Diane, came down the driveway and became confrontational with LEVIN and myself. I Instructed her to go back to her vehicle and wait for me to come up to her. LEVIN continued to tell me that she was backing down the driveway toward Oak St. and as she backed onto Oak St. she did not see the other vehicle and struck the front of DELORIE's vehicle with the rear of hers. After speaking with LEVIN I went to speak with DELORIE and stated there was no need to be confrontational as there was no intent and this was simply an accident. I asked DELORIE what happened and she stated she was travelling Southbound on Oak Street and slowed to a stop to take a right into her driveway at 23 Oak Street. DELORIE stated LEVIN was backing down the driveway at a high rate of speed and backed out of the driveway striking the front of her vehicle. Both LEVIN and DELORIE have a shared driveway and DELORIE needed to wait for LEVIN to exit before she could proceed into her driveway. DELORIE stated to me she felt it was done on purpose and wanted LEVIN cited and charged for leaving the scene. I informed DELORIE this did not constitute Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Crash - Property Damage as LEVIN reported the crash before DELORIE called. DELORIE and her husband disagreed with my assessment of the incident. DELORIE's husband insisted this constituted Leaving the Scene and DELORIE insisted backing out of a driveway was not permitted by State Law. I informed both parties that LEVIN would be given a verbal warning regarding failure to use care in backing but no citations would be issued There was minor damage caused to the passenger side front bumper of DELORIE's vehicle and no damage to the rear of LEVIN's vehicle.