UPDATE: Stolen-and-flipped-car crash at 30th/Roxbury

2:56 AM: What you see in the lower left of that cropped zoomed-in shot from a traffic camera is a flipped car involved in a two-car collision on the westbound side of SW Roxbury at 30th SW. Police are telling dispatch that nobody’s at the scene, and at least one of the cars, a Kia Soul, is stolen. The other car, a Hyundai Elantra, has not been reported as stolen, but they’ll be checking with its owner.

3:51 AM: Tow crews and police have just cleared the scene. Meantime, thanks to the reader who sent that pic of the crash scene before police got there (and after everyone fled) – from it, we see the Soul was the flipped vehicle.

13 Replies to "UPDATE: Stolen-and-flipped-car crash at 30th/Roxbury"

  • Sillygoose October 11, 2024 (6:32 am)

    Cameras?

  • momosmom October 11, 2024 (6:55 am)

    And we wonder why our auto insurance increases every year, well here is “one” of the reasons.

  • Christopher B. October 11, 2024 (7:22 am)

    Police showing up to the scene of an MVA and finding absolutely no drivers of either car – just a mess left for someone else to clean up – is a new low for personal responsibility in Seattle. Wow.

    • Rob October 11, 2024 (9:46 am)

      Is it a “new” low though?  It seems like hit and runs, and abandoned crashes are the new norm for awhile now, sadly.

  • Mellow Kitty October 11, 2024 (10:11 am)

    Is there a design in newer cars that make them flip easier? 

    • momosmom October 11, 2024 (10:29 am)

      No design difference…….It is just inexperienced reckless drivers then you throw in it being a stolen car and this is what you get. 😔

      • j October 11, 2024 (3:05 pm)

        Leave out the word “inexperienced” and you have it.

    • Actually Mike October 11, 2024 (10:44 am)

      Yes, it’s a design feature known as Really Bad Drivers who should never have been behind the wheel, and should never be allowed to drive again in the future. We seem to have a lot of them here in Our Fair City, don’tcha think?

  • Steph October 11, 2024 (10:28 am)

    Time for curfews. While honest hardworking people sleep these criminals are out creating havoc.

    • K October 11, 2024 (12:33 pm)

      Honest, hardworking people work late, you know…

      • Al King October 11, 2024 (3:57 pm)

        K. They do. These people aren’t either honest or hardworking. They’re just plain criminals, you know.

    • Anne October 11, 2024 (3:32 pm)

      Guess you must have written that just to provoke -right ?? ( truly hoping that’s the case) 

  • Emma October 11, 2024 (5:19 pm)

    I live a few blocks from here and my Kia was broken into and almost stolen last night around 9pm. They were driving a black Kia soul before they took off. Might’ve been the same people that did this. Crazy. 

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