NYC sends bill to dead man NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- New York City accidentally billed a dead man for damage to a police car that struck and killed him, officials said. Laverne Dobbinson received a letter in September addressed to her son, Tamon Robinson, notifying him that he owed $710 to the city for damage to the police car, The New York Times reported. However, the damage to the car was created after a chase that ended when it collided with Robinson, 27, denting the front of the car and killing him. Police were pursuing Robinson because he was allegedly illegally digging up cobblestones to sell to scrap dealers. "I was humiliated that they're sending my son a letter for the car that killed him," Dobbinson said Friday. They killed him; let him rest in peace. Paul J. Browne, a spokesman for the Police Department, said his agency did not send out the letter. "We don't know any instance where we send letters like that," he said. I'm not sure how it came out. The city's Law Department said notice had been sent in error after the department received a referral from a unit of the Police Department. "We regret that Mr. Robinson's family received a collection notice,"said spokeswoman Kate Ahlers, adding, "We recognize that this involves a tragic case."