Home security cam footage shows three teens fleeing the scene after hitting a parked car in this stolen Kia Optima.
Texan and Redditor /u/Strong_Sherbet237 shared head-shaking home security camera footage from earlier this week (Sept 30, 2024) from a Katy, TX neighborhood showing three teens in a presumed stolen Kia sedan plowing into a parked car after skidding out of control.
Predictably, their accident turned into a hit-and-run as they were seen running from the scene.
Check out the home security camera footage for yourself below.
[OC].Teens Crash Into Parked Car And Flee The Scene!🚗💥
byu/Strong_Sherbet237 inIdiotsInCars
OP doesn’t give an exact location where this happened but does confirm it’s somewhere in Katy, TX.
As the home security camera footage shows, a white Kia Optima can be seen and heard skidding out of control as they take a turn too fast.
The Optima sideswipes a parked Volkswagen crossover causing significant damage.
Three African American teens can be seen jumping out of the damaged Optima and running.
The Optima continues to drive forward before crashing into a black GMC Acadia.
A large number of Kias and Hyundais made between 2011-2021 didn’t come with engine immobilizers making them easy targets for theft using something as simple as a USB stick.
“Another stolen car by teenagers. Another innocent person has to pay for their screw-up since their parents failed and continue to fail. I hate seeing these videos all the time, police are useless and parents are nowhere to be found,” /u/ScenicPineapple commented.
“Today Folks, we learn about understeer,” /u/ZimJig pointed out.
“Criminals, not idiots, per se. It takes an idiot to be a criminal, but these are not simply idiots, they know what they are doing,” /u/Jack3489 replied.
“Punishment for grand theft auto can vary from a fine of up to $500 to life imprisonment. Most motor vehicle thefts are punishable by 180 days to 10 years in state jail, as well as by a fine up to $10,000.”
OP doesn’t provide any other additional details except what’s been provided in the Reddit thread above.
