Pittsburgh resident claims city snowplow damaged her car, neighbor's car

PITTSBURGH — An Upper Lawrenceville resident said she woke up Sunday morning to find that extensive damage had been done to her 2016 Nissan Sentra, and she thinks a city snowplow caused all of the damage.

"It looks like my car was put into a gigantic can opener," said Maryn Formley. "I didn’t hear anything. I was knocked out asleep."

She found her damaged car on 54th Street when she was walking out of her house, headed to church.

She said a city snow plow hit her car and her neighbor’s car. She’s filed a police report and is now looking for answers from the city.

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"Came around and saw the taillight pushing forward and walked around and try to breathe. I didn’t know what to think," Formley said. "I need a way to get back and forth to work. I also drive for Lyft. This is affecting my income."

Hers was not the only car damaged. Police told Channel 11 they are investigating what happened.

"A regular car could not have done this. A regular car would not have ripped the side off of my car," Formley said. "We definitely think it was something bigger, something with a plow or a metal appendage on it."

Other residents suggested a city snowplow may be the culprit since the damage happened at the same time city crews were on the streets clearing snow Saturday evening.

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Channel 11 contacted the city for answers and officials with the Department of Public Works are looking into the incident.

Police told Channel 11 nothing indicates a plow was involved.

Formley told Channel 11 she's through her neighborhood looking for surveillance video to figure out what caused all the damage.

"I need them to take some responsibility so I can have a car so I can do what I need to do," she said.

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