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PALM COAST, Fla. A pair of South Carolina teenagers claimed that their car was on autopilot before it crashed into a Florida deputys patrol car, officials said.
The crash occurred last Friday in Palm Coast, according to a Flagler County Sheriffs Office news release. Palm Coast is located just north of Daytona Beach.
A deputy pulled over a white 2018 Tesla after watching it pull out of a gas station parking lot and travel on the wrong side of the road, official said. The car initially came to a stop and then backed into the deputys patrol vehicle.
The deputy reported finding two girls, ages 14 and 15, inside the car, but neither was in the driver seat. The teens told deputies that they were traveling from Charleston, South Carolina, to visit the father of one of the girls. When questioned, the girls said the Tesla was driving itself in autopilot mode when it backed into the patrol car. Investigators later determined that one of the teens was operating the vehicle before putting it in autopilot, causing the crash.
Deputies contacted both teens parents. The drivers mother was unaware of her daughter leaving the state and thought she was at her grandmothers house.
No damage was done to the patrol car, officials said. The Tesla had about $300 in damage. Police did not specify which teenager was the driver but said she was cited for driving without a license.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm - Some girls have all the luck
marble falls
(57,080 posts)onethatcares
(16,167 posts)another case of affluenza I guess.
and the police didn't shoot them.
they probably aren't POC.
malaise
(268,969 posts)Some girls have all the luck -no longer unbelievable.
marble falls
(57,080 posts)... idea to get to FL in a "Partrige Family/Cowsills" sorta way. Too bad we can't teleport this idea to the Brady Bunch!
Miguelito Loveless
(4,465 posts)A parking gate came down on me before I had exited a parking lot and that was $2,200. The parking lot denied they were at fault, as their surveillance cameras did not record the incident. My cameras, however, did. Saved me a nasty insurance rate hike.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)My was broken, blew a water hose & killed the ignition (Ford). Cop stopped to help, backed into me.