Add insult to accident

Davie, Florida wants to charge at-fault drivers for costs involving police and fire-rescue responding to accidents in their town. The Town Council has already approved the measure, and if the second vote passes on October 1st, it shall become law. The Cost Recovery Corp. would bill your insurance company about $840 if you were at fault for a wreck in Davie. (Just in case you're wondering, this is the first town in South Florida to charge this type of fee. A council member said this is a way to recoup the costs of responding to accidents.)
This fee would cover all roads in and near Davie (including I-595 & I-75)... meaning, if Davie responds to your accident, you could be billed. If you're a non-resident and your insurance refuses to pay, you'd be billed directly. If it can't be determined who is at fault, you both get billed! Davie residents would not get billed as they already pay for police and fire rescue via taxes. But when you think about it, we all pay for police and fire-rescue one way or another, so why should we be penalized for an accident just because it happened in a certain place?

ac·ci·dent

–noun
1.
an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents.

nick·el-and-dime
–adjective
1.
of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded. –verb (used with object)
2.
to expose to financial hardship or bankruptcy by the accumulation of small expenses, bills, etc.
3.
to hinder, annoy, or harass with trivialities or nonessentials: to be nickeled-and-dimed by petty criticisms.