The crumpled, charred shell of a hatchback you see above is a Kia Spectra 5. It’s robust to inform for positive, we all know, as a result of a thief drove the automotive right into a sinkhole after ignoring obstacles and closed street indicators, leaving it the wrong way up in flames on a bit of Sandlake Road in Oregon following a landslide.
From what we will inform, this Kia fell sufferer to the whims of nefarious joyriders. According to a Facebook publish from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office revealed Monday, this automotive was stolen from the proprietor’s home early within the morning on January 21. The precise time of the crash is unknown, however the Sheriff’s workplace obtained a name round 8:00 am of a automotive “upside down and on fire” at this location. Upon arrival, authorities found the road-closed signal and barrier had been eliminated. Nobody was discovered with the automotive so there is not any phrase concerning accidents.
The proprietor of the Kia lives about 5 miles from the crash website, in line with the Sheriff’s workplace. The individual known as police roughly an hour after the crash to report the automotive stolen, at which level they presumably discovered the destiny of their Spectra. Police say an investigation into the crash and theft is ongoing.
While automotive theft is definitely a difficulty in all places, it appears Tillamook County has an “ongoing problem” with individuals eradicating road-closed indicators and obstacles. With the western aspect of the county actually perched on the Pacific coast in an space vulnerable to landslides, we will not fathom why individuals would select to disregard such warnings. We contacted the Sheriff’s workplace in search of a bit extra info on this, as joyriding on closed roads in an space with landslides subsequent to the ocean is past our comprehension. Then once more, stealing a Kia Spectra additionally boggles our minds.
If we uncover contemporary info, we’ll bounce in with an replace. In the meantime, in case you’re planning a scenic drive on Sandlake Rd in Tillamook County, simply do not. Work crews ought to start repairs by the tip of the month, and will not be completed till March.