I know of no worse situation than finding myself in the middle of stealing an SUV, crashing the aforementioned stolen vehicle on a highway, or fleeing the scene by speeding through six lanes of traffic. traffic on the highway. A group of Wisconsin teenagers seem to have done all three.
Last Friday, a somewhat strange incident took place on the Ring in Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation released the CCTV footage. The video starts when traffic starts to run on the set of lanes furthest from the camera. Then a black Chevy Traverse barrel into the frame over the shoulder. The Chevrolet crashed into another SUV, hit a highway barrier, and came to a stop. Local law enforcement was quickly on the scene.
The Traverse driver was the first to get out of the SUV and run to the median. He dashed over the divider, almost fell, and tried to jump to the opposite shoulder. However, he saw a tractor-trailer moving on the highway toward him and back to the median. At that point, five passengers jumped out of the SUV and into the median. Then, all six teenagers scrambled between cars to hit the opposite shoulder.
It is reported that the teenagers went up the highway where it crosses the Yahara River, and one of them jumped into the water. Police used boats to catch the teenager jumping into the river 90 minutes later. Later, the Madison Police Department announced that the Chevy Traverse had been stolen and that the driver was only 18 years old. The driver is being charged with operating a vehicle without consent and resisting an officer. Honestly, I’m glad I didn’t get plowed by a distracted driver.
