OHG !!! Limo driver dropped my DD off on street *UPDATE* original post

[nealymouse]

I just got a call from the Police. MY DD and her friend went to the Prom with out dates and had a limo driver picked them up after the Prom.

Made sure my DD called me from the other girls house to make sure they got home safe. She called said she was tired and going to bed (Huge red flag) Told my DH I think something is up and will not be suprised if they are sneeking out to a party so I called there and no answer.

Worried and awake I receive a call from the Police 30 minunts later saying they have my DD in the police station. Police were parked and saw a limo drive up and my DD and her friend get out and start walking down the street. Police pull them all over. Limo driver says this is the address the girls gave him but of course it did not match up with the address on the paperwork the Police made the driver show him.

Come to find out the Limo driver took the girls (ages 16 and 17) to the right address to call me and change cloths and then took them to a place near some woods where a party was going on.

I tried to call the Limo company but no one answered. I an so upset and dont know what to do once I get them on the phone other then to rip them a new ********.

Shaken up and very angry right now.

UPDATE.......

Limo co called today. They were just as upset as I was but at the girls. MY DD told Limo driver when they arrived at the right house that he made a mistake and that they needed to be dropped off at 'her' HOUSE. Limo driver confussed called his boss and boss said he would call me but only had my DD cell phone number. My DD and her friend we were told were very conviencing to driver and his boss that the mistake was theres.
Limo co dropped the girls off at house they said was ours but girls would not let him drive in the driveway in fear of waking us the parents.
Limo driver drove slowly away and realized the girls were not going in the house but were walking towards woods. Limo driver called his boss and said he was turing around and getting the girls and bringing them back to 1st house. Limo boss then tried to call me but my lovely DD gave him her cell phone # and I never gave it to him thinking he already had it. (yes big mistake on my part).

Limo driver turned around to go get girls when the police pulled him over right next to the walking into the woods girls. Policed asked where they were all going and Limo driver told him what was going on still thinking he had the right place but wrong address . Told the police why he turned around and had his boss on the phone.
Police took girls and called me and dismissed limo driver.

When police said limo driver lied I called the officer today and he said that he never said he lied but that the address did not match the paper work and was thinking it was the limos fault.

Limo co called me 3 times today and driver called me once. They were very upset over what happend.
I know my DD and believe every work the limo co told me. I an just very upset over what she did to this driver.
I then find out my DD and her friend never did tip the driver more in fact they did not pay the full tip I gave them to give him.

I am thrilled to get to the bottom of this. My DD is DEAD !!!!!! Well not really but is grounded for the rest of her school years !!!!

Also wanted to add that this limo co has a female passanger in the limo at all times when a male driver is driving female only guests.

 

[2bemarried]

Give your daughter a hug and then let her have a good "what's for".

 

[disykat]

I'm not getting who you're upset at. It seems like you're made at the limo driver for not being a better babysitter. Surely I don't have that right?

 

[Planogirl]

I'm not sure that the limo driver can dictate where the girls go. Aren't they just hired to drive their clients wherever they wish? I guess that I'm not getting it either.

 

[Stacerita]

I'm not sure that the limo driver can dictate where the girls go. Aren't they just hired to drive their clients wherever they wish? I guess that I'm not getting it either.

This is the same thing I was thinking. I can see where the OP is upset and worried about the "what ifs" that could have happened to her DD. But Im not sure her anger should be placed on the limo driver.

 

[heidica]

Limo driver says this is the address the girls gave him but of course it did not match up with the address on the paperwork the Police made the driver show him.

Come to find out the Limo driver took the girls (ages 16 and 17) to the right address to call me and change cloths and then took them to a place near some woods where a party was going on.

Sounds like the OP is upset because the limo driver violated the contract and was taking the girls somewhere not pre-arranged/paid for. The limo driver lied about the address and then was caught when the police found the address where every one was pulled over was not the same as on the paperwork.

I know I would be yelling at all 3 of them. It is a shame that you couldn't trust your daughter and your were right about the girls being up to something. Hope you can work things out and your daughter and her friend learn a lesson.

 

[azgal81]

I think it's more your daughters fault then the limo drivers. Ahh the joys of prom night!

 

[kristen821]

Wow, I think the limo driver was wrong, but your dd was more wrong. The limo driver was probably hoping for a nice tip. Did the police bust the party in the woods too? That is such a dangerous place to party.

 

[MUFFYCAT]

I give kudos to the policemen who stopped your DD.

I was talking to my frind about something like this the other day.
Kids don't think

 

[Marseeya]

I'm glad the police were on the ball with this one!

I'd be making a call to that limo company as well. How much business do you think they'd get around the prom if parents didn't feel they could be trusted to drop off the kids where they were supposed to? And what about the other girl's parents? Did they know what was going on?

Good luck today!

 

[aprilgail2]

I think your daughter and her friend are the ones who should be ripped a new butt hole..THEY are the lying sneaky ones....the knew exactly what they were doing and even if he didn't drop them off I bet they would have taken off walking to get where they wanted to go...he was stupid to listen to them but they are way more guilty than he is!

 

[Marseeya]

The OP has never said her DD isn't in trouble.

 

[snowwite]

This is the same thing I was thinking. I can see where the OP is upset and worried about the "what ifs" that could have happened to her DD. But Im not sure her anger should be placed on the limo driver.

When I hired a limo driver for DD and her pals the other parents and I did so with the thought that we were keeping our kids safe by paying for door to door service. The kids are not the clients.The parents are the clients. I made very sure by speaking with the driver that the kids were to be picked up at home,dropped at prom,picked up at prom and taken to local chinese restaurant and all dropped back at home before 1am.if he had taken them on a side trip to a wooded area "party" I would have been angry and would have absolutely expected him to share in the blame for anything that happened to the kids.Any adult limo driver who is taking the word of a teenage pqassenger that it is ok to drop them off in the woods is a fool and completely irresponsible. Would my DD be grounded, you bet but I would also be holding the adult I put in charge of her safety accountable as well. If the limo driver has no duty to keep the kids safe why not just let them get into cars with other teens and just take thier chances? I do not understand how so many people can see things so differently when it seems so cut and dry to me.

 

[Marseeya]

When I hired a limo driver for DD and her pals the other parents and I did so with the thought that we were keeping our kids safe by paying for door to door service. The kids are not the clients.The parents are the clients. I made very sure by speaking with the driver that the kids were to be picked up at home,dropped at prom,picked up at prom and taken to local chinese restaurant and all dropped back at home before 1am.if he had taken them on a side trip to a wooded area "party" I would have been angry and would have absolutely expected him to share in the blame for anything that happened to the kids.Any adult limo driver who is taking the word of a teenage pqassenger that it is ok to drop them off in the woods is a fool and completely irresponsible. Would my DD be grounded, you bet but I would also be holding the adult I put in charge of her safety accountable as well. If the limo driver has no duty to keep the kids safe why not just let them get into cars with other teens and just take thier chances? I do not understand how so many people can see things so differently when it seems so cut and dry to me.

You nailed it right on the head.

I think it's a no brainer that the DD is in trouble.

 

[Charade]

Sounds like the OP is upset because the limo driver violated the contract and was taking the girls somewhere not pre-arranged/paid for. The limo driver lied about the address and then was caught when the police found the address where every one was pulled over was not the same as on the paperwork.

I know I would be yelling at all 3 of them. It is a shame that you couldn't trust your daughter and your were right about the girls being up to something. Hope you can work things out and your daughter and her friend learn a lesson.

 

[Mercy]

When I hired a limo driver for DD and her pals the other parents and I did so with the thought that we were keeping our kids safe by paying for door to door service. The kids are not the clients.The parents are the clients. I made very sure by speaking with the driver that the kids were to be picked up at home,dropped at prom,picked up at prom and taken to local chinese restaurant and all dropped back at home before 1am.if he had taken them on a side trip to a wooded area "party" I would have been angry and would have absolutely expected him to share in the blame for anything that happened to the kids.Any adult limo driver who is taking the word of a teenage pqassenger that it is ok to drop them off in the woods is a fool and completely irresponsible. Would my DD be grounded, you bet but I would also be holding the adult I put in charge of her safety accountable as well. If the limo driver has no duty to keep the kids safe why not just let them get into cars with other teens and just take thier chances? I do not understand how so many people can see things so differently when it seems so cut and dry to me.

I agree with snowwite also. I think the limo company and driver should be called out on this one, and to say they were not at any fault is ridiculous. I mean he/she was driving minors around. The parents are the ones who contracted for their services, with the expectation that their children would be in safe capable hands.

Not to say that the girls shouldn't get a good talking to and punishment also for lying. Also, I agree with one other poster... where were the parents of the girl who's house they changed their clothes?? Didn't they know they went back out again... I wonder what story they told that girl's parents?

 

[aprilgail2]

When I hired a limo driver for DD and her pals the other parents and I did so with the thought that we were keeping our kids safe by paying for door to door service. The kids are not the clients.The parents are the clients.

The OP did not say that she hired the limo though....my parents never ordered a limo for us when we used one, we called ourselves and hired them, they did not require us to be 18 to hire a limo. We hired one at 16, a few of us split the cost to go to a concert in NJ that we wanted to see and our parents had nothing to do with the contract. They packed the limo for us with water and soda though since we were not drinking age...

 

[Daxx]

I think that, before we can make any judgements, we have to know who hired the limo driver!

If it was parents who hired the limo driver, then they are the ones to stipulate where the limo goes. If the limo driver/company does not follow their orders, then they have every right to chew out the limo company. However, we have to be sure that the parents who booked the limo made sure that the limo was only to pick the girls up at X house and drop them off at X house. If the parents who booked the limo did not stipulate this w/the limo co., then it isn't the limo driver's fault! We need more info. on who booked the limo and what the instructions given to the limo driver were.

If the kids booked the limo, then it's not the limo co. or limo driver's fault. They are providing a service that was asked for.

Also, could the parents (of the girl whose house they were dropped off at to change) have approved their going out again and gave instructions to the limo driver? If so, then they are at fault and should be chewed out.

I don't think there should be any criticisms, judging, chewing out or otherwise until the whole story comes out. Therefore, all parties (girls and parents of where they were dropped off and the other parents involved) need to sit down and get the truth).

We don't know who gave the approval to go out or who truly booked the limo. Let's find that out before we go and rip anyone a new one.

 

[MUFFYCAT]

Not to say that the girls shouldn't get a good talking to and punishment also for lying. Also, I agree with one other poster... where were the parents of the girl who's house they changed their clothes?? Didn't they know they went back out again... I wonder what story they told that girl's parents?

They probably told the mother they were changing in comfortables clothes and going to the other girl's house and sleeping there

 

[VSL]

I agree with Daxx.

Also, on a lighter note, I'd like to say that the DIS is a great 'contraceptive' of sorts - whenever I think, 'aww, look at that cute ickle baby' I only have to come on the CB to read of the joys of parenting a teen