Big Wheel Truck Sales, Inc. v. Raposa

This case presents a dispute over insurance coverage for the costs of recovering a vehicle that left the roadway after a single-car collision. At the time of the accident, the vehicle, a 2000 Ford Explorer, was operated by defendant Safety Insurance Company’s (“Safety”) insured, David Raposa (“Raposa”). The parties agree that on August 8, 2009, after the accident in which Raposa’s SUV left the roadway, went over a guardrail, and came to rest at the bottom of a steep incline and on property owned by the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts State police called Gaskell’s Towing (“Gaskell’s”) to…