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KC auto shop worker survives three-mile I-70 ride atop SUV
The Kansas City Star ^ | January 6, 2015 | Tony Rizzo

Posted on 01/07/2015 6:13:28 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A Kansas City auto repair shop employee made a snap decision Monday when a woman drove off without paying for repairs.

He jumped on the roof of her Cadillac Escalade and held on during a high-speed, three-mile ride that ended outside Kansas City police headquarters.

Another auto shop employee followed in another vehicle and told police that he tried to stop the Cadillac by firing shots at its tires. One of the bullets hit the driver’s side door.

Police said it was a miracle that no one was injured in the incident that began shortly before 3 p.m. Monday at 24th Street and Indiana Avenue.

According to police reports, a woman who had left her vehicle at the shop for repairs was told she needed to pay $3,000 and would owe an additional $700 storage fee if she left it there.

(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Kansas; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: autoshop; kansascity; police; ripoff; theft
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To: minnesota_bound

Strongly suspect the vehicle had a rack on top. Still wouldn’t want to be up there if the car was being maneuvered aggressively.


21 posted on 01/07/2015 6:27:38 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Paine in the Neck

Just one of the reasons the shooter is an idiot. Shooting wildly, by definition, while driving a car in pursuit down a busy highway?

He’s very lucky indeed he didn’t hit an innocent bystander or driver.

Even cops rarely do the “shoot our the tires” bit nowadays. And for good reason.


22 posted on 01/07/2015 6:29:37 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Celtic Conservative

His and Trafficant’s wigs had a life (and wildlife) of their own.


23 posted on 01/07/2015 6:33:12 AM PST by Carriage Hill ( Some days you're the windshield, and some days you're the bug.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A $3000 repair bill on an Escalade doesn’t seem that outrageous. The wife drives one.

The rear shocks alone are around $650 apiece; that’s the GOOD price.


24 posted on 01/07/2015 6:38:22 AM PST by BraveMan
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To: Nailbiter

Car repair ping


25 posted on 01/07/2015 6:40:01 AM PST by IncPen (None of this would be happening if John Boehner were alive...)
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To: minnesota_bound
Mythbusters did a show where the guys tried to hang onto a car but could not.

I know! I just saw that one. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw this article.

Can You Really Hold Onto The Roof of A Speeding Car?

Finding: BUSTED
26 posted on 01/07/2015 6:41:46 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: BraveMan

She should trade it in pronto, the subliminal message it gives is that she is connected to a drug dealer or a professional football player.


27 posted on 01/07/2015 6:44:33 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: mmichaels1970

Well, I guess they were wrong.


28 posted on 01/07/2015 6:44:57 AM PST by yldstrk
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The woman was arrested along with the man who fired the shots. Both remain behind bars,
and police impounded the newly repaired Escalade with its new bullet hole.

Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/27776233/police-auto-shop-employee-clings-on-to-suv-after-woman-drives-off-without-paying#ixzz3O9Ab2NUy


29 posted on 01/07/2015 6:45:02 AM PST by deport
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

My first ticket in California, was for riding on top of a car on I-5.

The cops didn’t know what to write.


30 posted on 01/07/2015 6:45:57 AM PST by ansel12 (They hate us, cause they ain't us.)
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To: BraveMan

Why does this story remind me of Romney’s dog on vacation?


31 posted on 01/07/2015 6:46:34 AM PST by ladyjane
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To: mmichaels1970

I can state categorically that you CAN ride on the hood of a Ford Mustang while holding a shotgun going 70mph.

Been there, done that.


32 posted on 01/07/2015 6:48:10 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: MrB
high speed, tire blowout ... rollover...

the plot to every TV episode of The Incredible Hulk.

33 posted on 01/07/2015 6:49:07 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: ladyjane

Why do I feel the woman is or a certain race? Just asking?


34 posted on 01/07/2015 6:50:31 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: mmichaels1970

The Mythbusters are right, but with the windows down, two strong guys can handle anything the driver can throw at them.

A friend and I used to play that game, and no one ever threw us off, not at any speed or maneuvering, and some guys would really get wild with their efforts, especially on the freeway and the grassy hills at the overpasses and switching to feeder streets.


35 posted on 01/07/2015 6:52:18 AM PST by ansel12 (They hate us, cause they ain't us.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

No pics, comments disabled.

Amish PING?


36 posted on 01/07/2015 6:52:51 AM PST by LadyBuck (Strangeways, here we come....)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

DEVELOPING..... a wild story.


37 posted on 01/07/2015 6:53:35 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

That was a good 80s sitcom.


38 posted on 01/07/2015 6:55:28 AM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: dennisw

Doesn’t look like too ritzy of an area when you Google up the street images.


39 posted on 01/07/2015 7:01:13 AM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Lots of Escalades have the Bullet hole adornments here in dallas. “Thug Plugs”


40 posted on 01/07/2015 7:12:18 AM PST by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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