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The California Highway Patrol's Oakland office shared images Monday showing the aftermath of a brief vehicle pursuit after a speeding driver in a Maserati refused to stop for an officer attempting to pull him over, the CHP said.
The 32-year-old male driver on 580 westbound accelerated to over 100 mph and a pursuit ensued, according to CHP.
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"It was a short-lived pursuit," Officer David Arias, a spokesperson for Oakland CHP, further explained. "He didn't make it far before he exited and as soon as he exited, instead of going straight, he veered left, went off the ramp and then went up the embankment and collided with the underside of the freeway."
The images show a car wedged under the freeway in a place you'd never think would be accessible to a vehicle.
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The driver was taken to a local hospital due to a complaint of pain and will be facing charges for reckless evading, CHP said. An investigation is underway.
"It's unbelievable that he didn't die," Arias said. "It's crazy that he lived."
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-CHP-Maserati-crash-freeway-16096190.php
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)Score one for Maserati vehicle safety department!
csziggy
(34,136 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Impressive
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)If they were a car of the masses it would be a hell of a ad (like the old Chrysler ad where two Chryslers hit head on but both drivers walked away). I think it was Chrysler, but I might be wrong.
I don't think Maserati would bother of course.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Any car that can go over 100mph on a public road is a deadly threat to all.
I live near a dealer for Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo... (anything ending in a vowel). The road behind my house sounds like Indy for hours every day. Every little aging boy is out there trying to make the loudest fart sounds with their sabotaged exhaust systems, and the biggest burnouts with their fancy tires.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)You can't legislate away fast cars and every other thing that makes people a danger to themselves.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Cars at least have an ostensible function aside from killing.
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Amazing.
Treefrog
(4,170 posts)Was he drunk?
Cafe Cat
(18,748 posts)Rubber bones.
Unbelievable. That looks like nobody could have survived it.
LT Barclay
(2,599 posts)StClone
(11,683 posts)Blue Owl
(50,362 posts)marble falls
(57,081 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)I swear, it looks like more like mom's Hyundai, from this angle.
Of course, mom doesn't usually drive 100 mph unless the Rocky Road ice cream is starting to melt.
stopdiggin
(11,306 posts)and now, it literally doesn't look like much!
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CottonBear
(21,596 posts)I did a double take because I didnt know that Maserati made four-door SUV crossovers. We were stuck in traffic because of an accident and I was right behind it so I could get a good look at the name on the vehicle.
I suppose that guy chose the right vehicle to have a wreck in.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Demovictory9
(32,455 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)to have something like rocket fins sprouting out the rear. Obviously, I need to spend more time hanging around the local Maserati dealerships.
ecstatic
(32,701 posts)But why are we still having high speed chases in this country? Just get the tags, ffs.
stopdiggin
(11,306 posts)Flipped the lights, and the dude floored it. (and then found out he couldn't drive)
But your point is well taken.
Luciferous
(6,079 posts)stopdiggin
(11,306 posts)but these ass*oles are really dangerous! I'd like to see really serious penalties (and lengthy suspensions) handed out.
Mysterian
(4,587 posts)If he's a celebrity, the investigation will reveal just a simple booboo involving mistaking the gas pedal for the brake pedal.
central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)Go air bound and stick the landing. Works all the time on Fast and Furious, Dukes of Hazard, James Bond...
temporary311
(955 posts)they totaled somewhere in the ballpark of 300 General Lee's during filming. Basically, every time they jumped one, it was toast.
Talitha
(6,587 posts)But if you take a closer look at the first photo, it looks like the right side of the car is the part that got wedged-in. The drivers' side seems to have missed getting crushed. In any case, the driver probably needed to change his shorts ASAP.
Demovictory9
(32,455 posts)Talitha
(6,587 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Demovictory9
(32,455 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)Life's been good to this guy.