None of what you are saying rules out drugs, alcohol, medication, phone use etc… all of which would put her at fault.

I understand completely what you are saying. My understanding is that the law is written that you are to try and avoid accidents all costs. She pled guilty already to fleeing the scene of accident and failure to report.

I would bet a good attorney sees a window and can create a scenario that she was negligent or not fully paying attention and did nothing to avoid the accident. Maybe cell records will be requested, medical history etc (driving on meds when not supposed to etc), substance abuse, without knowing a lot more its hard to say what happened.

I would put money on out of court settlement.

There is merit here- drivers are supposed to take “evasive action” and avoid “failure to yeild”.

Amy was clearly not paying attention, failed to even attempt to stop, stay at scene etc. Right of way doesn’t overrule common sense. Its why cars cant simply run over protesters when they block highways or roads.

Well it is very cold water, very slippery, and you probably would t have proper safety gear. Im not sure if it would be trespassing but the fence and wall kind of imply “do not cross”.

Maybe if you used a rope and a hook to catch them and pull them up?

Obviously if you could break in, the frame and the door should be replaced. The landlord is not a contractor doing work so his estimate doesn’t really count for much provided the new door is similar to other doors being used. He could have mistakenly looked at wrong size, wrong for type, wrong material, or quality.

Unfortunately this is pretty much you broke it you buy it, it’s way outside normal wear and tear.