"Don't worry, sir, we'll buff out those dents..."
Posted on 07/04/2014 8:40:18 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The incident began when police received a call from a Tesla dealership stating that an individual was “tampering or messing with” one of the vehicles, according to Sgt. Campbell with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division.
Officers responded to the dealership and a pursuit began at about 12:45 a.m., Campbell said.
During the pursuit, the Tesla reached speeds of up to 100 mph, according to Campbell.
The pursuit ended on La Brea Avenue between Fountain and Lexington avenues a short time later when the driver of the Tesla hit two other cars and a lamp post, Campbell said.
A witness told KTLA that the Tesla hit a pole, got cut in half and that part of it landed on top of a white car.
“There were fires after that that broke out,” he said. “I saw the firefighters — like 25 firefighters – standing around the white car with the Jaws of Life.”
At some point, he said, explosions could be heard.
“We originally thought it was fireworks, everybody thought it was fireworks that were just exploding,” the witness said.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Thousands of people are silently saying “See what I mean? I knew that Tesla would crumble like Peanut Brittle!”
Burning batteries don’t give off toxic fumes???
so much for safe batteries eh?
cut the car in half and denied Darwin issuing an award.. Sad.
I’ve seen gasoline powered cars split in half too, so what does this prove other than the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and wrecked?
I’d love to see a long distance police chase involving a perp w/ an electric car. I envision the car eventually slowing down to speeds associated with a golf cart that needs a charge, and the driver pounding his hand on the steering wheel and dash.
That would be funny. I’m sure LA will deliver us one some day.
California liberals have. Even smelling their own farts so long they are immune to toxic gas
True.
Still not the best kind of advertising.
There will be a run on really long extension cords
"er, um....try the joint down the boulevard, sir."
The bastard thief hit a white Honda with five people in it and three are in critical condition. Pray for those poor innocent people.
Tesla’s stock price hardest hit!
Teslas can haul ass. That thing was moving out. The model S clears the 1/4 mile in 12 seconds.
Allegedly stolen? Who in their right mind would steal a Telsa?
It proves that some people hate Tesla regardless of the facts.
I envision the car eventually slowing down to speeds associated with a golf cart
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GM offers that service to police already with OnStar,, the government wants all cars to be crippled remotely by police.
Teslas can haul ass. That thing was moving out. The model S clears the 1/4 mile in 12 seconds.
From what I’ve read, it’s also a large car.
Wellto be fair, any car will split in half when it goes sideways into an urban light standard at 80+ miles per hour.
It’s not bout the splitting in half. It’s about the batteries.
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