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12:31 AM: Police are investigating a crash in the 3700 block of SW Thistle after 911 callers reported that car went on its side and people were seen fleeing from it. Police tell us it’s a stolen Kia Sorento that was headed westbound when the driver hit a parked car and the car went sideways.
ADDED 12:36 AM: Here’s the parked car:
ADDED 12:56 AM: Thanks to Justin for sending the wide view:
Sorry to everyone whose property was destroyed… That Ford is going to be deemed totaled by the insurance. Airbags deployed. Wonder if the people needed a hospital even though they ran.
I guess this is what happens when we design cars so that collisions are so much more survivable; the natural barrier to this sort of reckless and carefree behavior has faded to virtual non-existence in the adolescent brain. Hey look, it really is just like GTA! Let’s all go do it! Until one of us dies of course, or we kill an innocent and end up in prison for years that is.
This is a wild take considering that we know the real issue is that you can steal a Kia as if it were a toy powerwheels or something.
I’ve been wondering about this too. I’ve had a kill switch installed on my older van, I wonder if could help put a stop to some of this.
Kill switch is really just a small unobtrusive on/off switch hidden somewhere yet accessible to the driver if they know where it is. It controls some necessary component for the vehicle to operate, like a fuel pump, or other crucial component. When set to off, the car won’t run. Unless the thief knows where it is and turns it on, they’re not going very far.
I’m really confused. That parked car has been broken like that for weeks. I’ve driven past it multiple times on 35th and thought to myself it must have been hit while parked there because of the debris left behind (as opposed to sitting there after towing). Did it get hit again with this new overturned vehicle or are the police mistaken?
I think this is a different car. The one that has been sitting on 35th for a couple of weeks smashed is a newer Toyota Crown.
In addition to the nuisance and criminality of these stolen and crashed Kias/Hyundais, there is a real economic cost. Insurance has to pay for these stolen cars and the cars/properties that are crashed into. And so, rates will continue to rise. Just feels like more economic squeezing. I’d rather pay into the community pot for preventative means than people’s stupid Kias/Hyandais.
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