Posted on 10/03/2022 8:49:33 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Three teens found an easy vehicle to steal when they discovered an unlocked Maserati with the keys inside in a driveway in northeast Pinellas County early Sunday morning, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
One of the teens ended up dying after crashing the car, and another may not survive, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a press conference near the scene of the crash.
Three boys, 15-year-old Keondrick Lang, Mario Bonilla, 15, and Malachi Daniels, 16, were checking door handles for unlocked cars in the neighborhood of 29th Street N and 58th Avenue N. Sheriff Gualtieri said Lang was trying not to put his fingerprints on the cars, so he used his shirt to pull door handles.
When the Maserati door opened, Lang saw that the keys were inside, and they jumped in.
Meanwhile, deputies in a helicopter above spotted the teens as they were getting into the car. The chopper had been sent to the scene of another crime – a burglary – and deputies were taking a suspect into custody.
Other deputies on the ground were alerted to the possible vehicle-theft-in-progress and tried to get near the vehicle to stop the teens before they got away, but the Maserati took off. Lang was driving. Bonilla was in the front passenger seat and Daniels was in the back.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office has a policy to not engage in chases on the roadway, but once the teens saw there were deputies in the area, they took off as if they were being chased, according to the sheriff.
The helicopter tracked their movements from above, until the crash.
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Did it have a “Steal Me” sign in the window too?
Why would an owner of a car like that leave the door unlocked and keys still in it? Maybe he was talking on his phone as he parked, and just kept on talking till he got into the house, completely forgetting those keys.
His stolen Maserati goes 185.
He lost his life, now he don’t drive.
He has a hearse, rides in the back.
I’m sure they had great public school teachers and were inspired by the sis gender classes.
Probably the best thing that could happen for the guy that owns the maserati. They are just awful.
As a fellow Joe Walsh fan, I tip my hat.
You got there first.
It's a wonder anyone survived that.
The parents of these aspiring “rappers” will probably sue the owner of the car for leaving the keys in it.
Why would 3 teens be trolling for unlocked cars?
But life’s been….errr…gone from me…so far…
A Maserati is not just any unlocked car.
For the average young man, it is a strong magnet for attention. So, there is being impressed by a fancy car, plus maybe a little unprescribed marijuana or beer. Then lo and behold, a bunch of bad choices are made, all very quickly.
Grand DEATH Auto
3:30 in the morning they all snuck out, with their parents asleep—and were caught before in same situation some weeks ago
>>The three teens do not have any notable criminal history, but they were stopped by a deputy around 4:00 a.m. on Sept. 11 wearing black clothes with their faces covered. They were returned to their parents after that incident. —Fox News
2017, same county
>>Six teens had been “running in tandem” since stealing a Ford Explorer and a Chrysler Sebring on Aug. 3 from a Clearwater car lot, said Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who called the situation a “game” they played — steal cars, drive at high speed overnight and do it again the next day.
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. —
Florida authorities said three teenagers — one 14-year-old and two 16-year-olds — stole a sport utility vehicle, sped away from officers and died in a fiery, violent crash early Sunday morning.
The 4:30 a.m. crash happened in Pinellas County, in west-central Florida.
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in a news conference Sunday morning that a fourth teen in the SUV, who is 14, survived and is hospitalized. He said all the teens all had criminal histories — including one who had gotten out of jail on July 31.
The 2017 incident—the teens who died were in the stolen car doing 100 mph—it flew into the air and hit a billboard etc. I saw in Pinellas County 62 per cent of car thefts were by those under 18
2008 Quattroporte?
Keondrick.
When I saw this story yesterday I wondered out loud, is anyone going to try to now say that this guy is ugly responsible for the death of one of those teens?
Of course, it’s totally absurd but that is mean somebody won’t try it.
....”....Three boys, 15-year-old Keondrick Lang, Mario Bonilla, 15, and Malachi Daniels, 16,....” awwww, those darned Amish...up to no good again....!!!
Not an uncommon tactic for somebody who has, or is about to fall behind on payments. If you're going to lose the car anyways, better to have the insurance company pay off the loan with a theft claim than to have a default and repo on your credit history.
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