Facebook has been blowing up, as they say, with allegations and outrage surrounding a minor accident Margaret Morris, Common Council president, had in a municipal parking lot eleven days ago. Today, Morris issued this statement about the incident.
On February 20, I was involved in a very minor accident in a parking lot on Warren Street. As I pulled into a parking space, my car slid on the ice and the left front of my car tapped the building in front of me. I got out to inspect and saw no damage to my car and no damage to the building. My car does not have even a scrape on it. The building owners came into the parking lot. They asserted that I had damaged the building. I found the encounter uncomfortable and did not want to get into a confrontation. They indicated that they would call the police. I decided to leave the situation–leaving my car where it was–until the police were present. When HPD came, I cooperated fully, providing my driver’s license and other documents requested. At no time did I ask for nor did I receive any special treatment from HPD. I did not identify myself as an elected official, which would have been wholly inappropriate. The officer at the scene was professional and courteous. I consider this matter to be resolved.
I do not post on social media and have recently been made aware of various Facebook posts about this minor incident. I apologize if my desire to avoid a confrontation has caused concern in the community.
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