early on several of us were suspicious - seems he had the wherewithal to make a cell phone call, and wait for the cops to arrive, yet couldn’t shift to neutral.
come to think of it, I wonder just how many of these ‘runaway’ cars are just being used for purposes of insurance, lawsuit bait?
It seems likely that this one was, but others clearly weren't. The California Highway Patrol officer who was killed along with 3 members of his family, wasn't faking.