Watch: Police are looking for the driver to fly Tesla from viral video

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There is something about car metups that makes stupid people do stupid things.

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This is something that has been noticed many times before, apparently everywhere enthusiasts gather, all burning up on horsepower and torque, and eventually acting a fool and ruining it. perfect good pickup with a Dodge Challenger.

You did not think Tesla owners were smarter, did you?

If so, it is our duty (and pleasure) to repeat this notion by showing you this video showing a Model S driver jumping in her car (and others) on a public road after a Tesla meetup in Los Angeles Region jumps. Here is the event narrated by YouTuber and meetup organizer Alex Choi.

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As Choi noted in his longer video, the road where the accident took place – the same place where David Dobrik jumped his Tesla at a slower speed, in 2020 (see below) – “looks like a Scene from Initially,The sidewalk is almost vertical in everything, and, after the crash, with car parts from the flying EV and the vehicles that hit them, mixed with parts from some destroyed garbage cans.

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From an enthusiastic perspective, it was a massive leap followed by an unfortunate accident. From a police perspective, it was an abuse hit-and-run that warranted a $ 1,000 cash reward for driver information.

And the info they got! The LAPD says the tips came in on Sunday, and led them to an interested person known as @dominykas on TikTok, who posted a video of the crash with the headline “I just dropped my new Tesla.”

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According to a video testimony taken by an owner of one of the parked cars damaged in the stunt – apparently a beloved local musician trying to pick up a GoFundMe to replace his entire Subaru – the Tesla driver was not alone, but is from the wreckage with a passenger and a stray cat, which they allegedly found and brought to the meeting. Seriously, man? Can’t let the kittens out?

[UPDATE: The owner of the Subaru posted an appeal to YouTube explaining his side of the situation, and how his car had effectively been totaled by the Tesla’s colliding into it. “The back is only banged up on the bumper. But my wheels were turned in towards the curb, and when the Tesla hit my car it jumped the curb, wrenching the wheels under and twisting them up so that it is now un-driveable,” Jordan Hook wrote. “I just put almost $5,000 into this car getting a new motor put in last month which kind of wiped out my savings.” —Ed.]

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Whoever is the driver of the Tesla, our hope is that they will soon be discovered and severely punished for the stunt. Banning driving or owning pets over and over again seems about fair.

And for the sake of the people who live and park on that street, hopefully the city will set off one or two speed bombs.

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