LAPD / CBS LA
Echo Park, California – Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department are looking for the driver of a Tesla seen on video jumping an intersection in this neighborhood, reports CBS Los Angeles.
The video, which went viral, was recorded around 12:10 a.m. Sunday morning and shows the vehicle accelerating uphill before throwing several feet into the air, landing across the street and dodging. down the hill, hitting two parked vehicles and several trash cans on the street. It can be seen on LAPD Central Traffic Youtube.
A resident provided CBS LA with what appeared to be a common reaction: “Holy shit!”
Police said the 2018 Tesla S was a rental vehicle.
According to the Tesla website, the all-wheel drive version of the 2022 three-engine model, with 1,020 horsepower and a top speed of 200 miles per hour, is listed at $ 129,740, while the twin-engine version appears at $ 93,740, all without any upgrades included, while Kelley Blue Book has used the 2018 Model S which costs over $ 60,000.
Detective Juan Campos, who is part of LAPD’s Central Traffic Division, issued a statement through Zoom Sunday saying in part: “Luckily, no one was killed … A wrong move and it would have gone to the ‘left or right and we would have had a different story than property damage.’
Now, neighbors are outraged, not just because it’s dangerous, but because it’s not the first time it’s happened.
“I heard the crash, I heard the crash,” said Jordan Hook, who was able to quickly run into the yard and capture a video of some of the people involved in the incident entering what he called a “Tesla support “to escape. leaving behind the total Tesla.
He was more than upset because his vehicle was one of the ones that hit Tesla after it flew through the air. Hook said his Subaru “can’t be turned or driven.”
“What makes your blood boil is not necessarily the car that jumps and crashes,” he said. “It’s the attitude of these guys and the fact that they’re so arrogant about it. Then they just get up and leave once it’s over.”
“The fact that they tried to jump him is very stupid,” said Ben Havok, another neighbor in the area. “Everything that happened after that is a little crazy.”
Cliff Magreta, who lives on the street, recorded from his home detailing the “strange calm” after the vehicle finally settled to the bottom of the hill.
Tesla was reportedly left at the scene of the incident and no information was available about the driver while authorities continued the search. They plan to follow up with the tenant of the vehicle and have already filed a complaint of being hit and run.
Jonathan Sutak was angry and told CBS LA, “Police won’t do anything about it because it’s property damage,” he said. “No one was injured; of course, if anyone was injured, they would do something about it, but then it would be too late.”
When he picked up the remains of the crash in the front yard, Sutak went on to observe that he really didn’t see an end in sight due to the lack of responsibility for these crimes, especially knowing what people will do for a little internet. influence.
“I think only if there is a high profile arrest or fine will there be some kind of signal that people should not drive Teslas around my house,” he said.
The LAPD said it would increase patrols in the vicinity to try to avoid any attempt at imitation.
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