| Why You NEVER Leave Your Keys in the Ignition [message #792705] |
Thu, 31 January 2008 06:33 |
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| Re: Why You NEVER Leave Your Keys in the Ignition [message #792720 ] |
Thu, 31 January 2008 15:44 |
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On Jan 31, 12:33 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt... [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.ocregister.com/news/woman-driving-hink-1969806-ch an-freeway
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> Woman steals car after crashing on 55, police say
> Police say woman was walking toward others to exchange information,
> jumped into one of the other cars and took off.
> By SALVADOR HERNANDEZ
> The Orange County Register
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> SANTA ANA - Three women were involved in a minor traffic collision on
> the 55 freeway this morning, but when one of them walked up to
> exchange her information with the rest, she stole one of the vehicles
> instead, authorities said.
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> Authorities believe the vehicle the woman was driving at the time of
> the accident was also stolen, from a garage in Corona.
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> The accident occurred at 7:52 a.m., said California Highway Patrol
> officer Denise Quesada.
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> The woman police are looking for, believed to be 35 to 40 years old,
> was driving a 1993 Honda Accord south on the 55 freeway just north of
> the Dyer Road exit, said CHP officer Jennifer Hink.
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> Joanna Chan, a 27-year-old resident from Tustin, was driving in front
> of the woman when she suddenly stopped. The woman was not able to
> brake in time and crashed into the Mini Cooper that Chan was driving,
> Hink said. The impact caused Chan to crash into a blue Toyota Camry in
> front of her, which was being driven by 24-year-old Emily Nguyen of
> Anaheim.
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> The three women pulled off to the right shoulder to exchange
> information. Chan and Nguyen were already talking when the woman
> started to approach them with paperwork in her hand. She talked to
> them for a few minutes, the jumped into Camry, where Nguyen had left
> the keys in the ignition.
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> The woman continued driving south on the 55 freeway, Hink said. She is
> described as being about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 130 pounds, and
> wearing slacks and a coat.
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> When CHP officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the Accord the
> woman was driving was reported stolen in Corona about two hours
> earlier.
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> A resident of Corona reported the vehicle stolen from the garage. The
> resident left the door open and the engine running to run inside the
> house for a second, Hink said.
> --
> Please don't give financial rewards to trolls -
> DO NOT CLICK on any URLs containing "calrog.com"
That's excellent. I hate to admit it, but the theif had presense of
mind and guts.
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| Re: Why You NEVER Leave Your Keys in the Ignition [message #793335 ] |
Wed, 06 February 2008 16:15 |
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Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan [at] yahoo.com> quotes:
> collision
> Chan
> Toyota Camry
> Nguyen
Heh...ya gotta love it.
> The woman continued driving south on the 55 freeway, Hink said.
> She is described as being about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 130 pounds
> [...]
And is probably not of Watusi descent.
Geoff
--
"Komm, gib mir deine skull"
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