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

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Stolen Tesla Crashes, Splits in Half in Fiery Multi-Car Wreck in West Hollywood | NBC Southern California

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From this accident maybe we could learn that it should be possible to stop the Model S via a remote control available to the owner?

no no no. this is dangerous. what if your kid does it when you are driving on a highway or bridge or worse while trying to pass someone on a 1 lane rd or making left turn at a light. this is a big no no.
 
7 injured. 7 Injured After Tesla Crashes Into West Hollywood Building Following Police Pursuit CBS Los Angeles

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look, the console is still working!!!
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here's the half that's airborne and wedged between two buildings:
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maybe it could have been prevented if he had 19" wheels instead of 21s.
 
The driver of the stolen Tesla must have been traveling at an incredible rate of speed to impact something (light pole?) that could split the car in half and have the rear section of the car end up well above the ground wedged between two buildings.

If the thief is alive, that would be a surprise to me. Surely he (and surely it is a male) will have suffered major injuries. We will just have to wait for more reliable information.

What an idiot.
 
That is unbelievable. It looks like a tank went through town. Incredible he made it out alive. Incredible. But watch how the media spins this negatively. He would never have made it out "alive" in any other car other than a semi.