Caught this guy keying our Tesla. Posted the video to a local Facebook group and it took 2 hours to track the guy down. Amazing tech!
I will never understand why people despite their ignorance and hate need to destroy the property of another. It's just pure cowardice on display. Glad you found this jerk.
I would like to hear more details on how he was tracked down. License plate? Facial rec? Once you have a conviction, please post his name for public consumption. Or, post his name now and say "this is the guy that allegedly keyed my car". I would also like to hear what the outcome of this goes for you.
His kid gets to look out the window at dad scratching up your Tesla. Hopefully the blow-back convinces the kid not to follow in daddy's footsteps...
I posted it to a local Facebook group that has about 80k members. People shared it from there and eventually 5-6 people reached out with his name, including his coworkers. Once I had his name I filed a police report and said I want to press charges. One of the people that outed him said they would ID him for police. Still no idea why he keyed the car. Never saw or heard of the guy beforehand.
Insane. I just don’t understand why people do this kind of stuff. Shame on him. so glad you found him. He should be publicly humiliated for this act!!! Hope this video gets viral so everyone who knows him sees it. Send it to WamBam Tesla cam YouTube channel!
This is stupid. I know plenty of democrats that drive trucks as well as republicans that drive Tesla’s. You don’t need any party affiliation to be a POS.
Totally agree. it sounds like when people label bad persons doing a bad act and tie it to their religion saying oh he is this religion that’s why he did that. So stupid. regardless of their party or believes, the act is bad. It’s totally on them and is unacceptable no matter what!
I think I feel worse for the kid than I do the Tesla owner or the Tesla vehicle. To do something with that level of coldness right after you got done putting your kid in your car.
My guess is that he was upset about how close your car was next to his. He seemed irritated that he could not open his door as widely as he would like. Not that you parked too close, rather, he just did not like it. As far as his kid goes, I do not believe he saw it. At least, i hope not. It looks like he was trying to be discreet.
Agreed that it is a parenting fail for sure, and glad you caught him with Sentry Mode. Before our Model S I used dashcams both front and rear on my Lexus. Just too many bad actors nowadays and people that don’t want to take any accountability for their actions. You have to catch people on camera so they can’t deny the truth. My dashcam helped an acquaintance find the person that backed into his car and then fled. Glad others stepped up to identify the guy. Are you filing an insurance claim? Insurance should be able to go after him for repairs and deductible with the available evidence. Hope this teaches the guy an expensive lesson.