Stolen Model S crashes after police pursuit. 7/4/14

[chickensevil]

Take a look around. It's extremely rare we ever close a thread and if we do it's usually because a fight broke out or the discussion turned too nasty.

+1. We pretty much let the threads run unless it's obvious that won't work (because people are determined to fight and/or be nasty about something). Best advice if someone wants it closed, just stay away. Don't participate in the thread. Then it slowly gets buried and dies off.

As Nigel and Bonnie said we rarely close threads so not sure why that was brought up.

Well, thanks for clearing that one up! I was just concerned based on the tone that the thread had been going in.

 

[NigelM]

On the general topic of accidents, injuries, and fatalities...
I beg the mods to consider a policy change. Discussions around the guilt and words like "deserve" should be quarantined to a separate thread titled something like "judge and jury backseat driving" thread right next to the "what do you think about the death penalty" thread.

I put this to the mods for discussion in our private group. It's a tough one to moderate though.

 

[brianman]

I put this to the mods for discussion in our private group. It's a tough one to moderate though.

Thanks, and understood.

 

[tdelta1000]

Ive been around for a while and I know that closing a thread is a rare occurrence but I felt the discussion was turning into blame TM for what happened. I digress and say let it die on it's own.

 

[wk057]

I'd be cool with a speed limit setting available in the mobile app and changeable on the fly. If you drop the car to ~25 MPH (gracefully if going faster...) then most problems should sort themselves out...

 

[tezco]

Take a look around. It's extremely rare we ever close a thread and if we do it's usually because a fight broke out or the discussion turned too nasty.

+1. We pretty much let the threads run unless it's obvious that won't work (because people are determined to fight and/or be nasty about something). Best advice if someone wants it closed, just stay away. Don't participate in the thread. Then it slowly gets buried and dies off.

I'd keep the thread open so that we have a place to post additional follow-up. It would be interesting to find out if the driver's seatbelt was severed in the accident, and what his relationship to the SC was, if there was one. There may also be some sort of summation from Tesla at some point, although I'm not holding my breath on that, particularly if it does turn out that he worked at the SC.

 

[techmaven]

I'm very surprised that we haven't seen any security camera footage posted yet.

 

[GasDoc]

I've posted all the photos that I took on the scene using a Canon 200mm lens to my photobucket.

Some details are evident such as pry marks on the drivers door from the extrication and the nature of the extrication.

http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/vwh94010/library/LA Accident Pics?sort=3&page=1

PM me for permission for commercial use.

 

[hiroshiy]

Invalid URL?

 

[GasDoc]

Invalid URL?

Hmmm....I'll have to work on it from a desktop after this weekend.

Cutting and pasting the URL might work.

 

[K5ING]

Hmmm....I'll have to work on it from a desktop after this weekend.

Cutting and pasting the URL might work.

Pictures are working fine here. Good pics btw, thanks.

 

[seanahan]

I'd be cool with a speed limit setting available in the mobile app and changeable on the fly. If you drop the car to ~25 MPH (gracefully if going faster...) then most problems should sort themselves out...

This will be fun for the Chinese hackers...

 

[hiroshiy]

@GasDoc when I clicked the link from my PC it worked. I'm not sure why it didn't work from my iPhone.

 

[tezco]

Worked OK on my iPad a few hours ago.

 

[Lump]

Stolen Tesla July 4th 2014, Salvage Yard Pictures

You know, the one where the Tesla Model S thief that stole it died..... Turns out it's a 2012 P85, prod. sequence # 2614 with dual chargers and air suspension
Stolen Tesla July 4th 2014, Salvage Yard Pictures - Imgur

 

[brianman]

Stolen Tesla July 4th 2014, Salvage Yard Pictures

You know, the one where the Tesla Model S thief that stole it died..... Turns out it's a 2012 P85, prod. sequence # 2614 with dual chargers and air suspension
Stolen Tesla July 4th 2014, Salvage Yard Pictures - Imgur

I wonder if I could get those seats for a good price.

 

[Lump]

Looks like the paint armor really does work after all.

 

[zax123]

CD player?

 

[pgiralt]

Stolen Tesla July 4th 2014, Salvage Yard Pictures

You know, the one where the Tesla Model S thief that stole it died..... Turns out it's a 2012 P85, prod. sequence # 2614 with dual chargers and air suspension
Stolen Tesla July 4th 2014, Salvage Yard Pictures - Imgur

I had to laugh at:

Primary: FRONT & BACK
Seconday: LEFT & RIGHT

 

[AlMc]

Lump: Thanks for the pix: Much more important though, do we have details about how they got into the vehicle, what transpired at the time of the crash and how the person in the passenger seat survived?