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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The families of the two thieves will end up suing the car owner and his insurance will probably refuse to pay.
If you ask me, the three surviving teens just had a 3:30am “wake-up” call. The question is: Will they realize it?
(Or will they simply choose a better driver next time out?)
I was thinking the same thing.
I hadn’t thought of it in that way.
Maybe so, just leave in the lap of the Gods.
The possibility of a civil suit is probably going through some lawyer’s mind right now.
Rest assured his insurer will be in touch with the lien holder to see if payments are up to date.
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Police: 15-Year-Old Dies When Group Steals Maserati, Crashes in Florida
10/03/2022 12:34:40 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 88 replies
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