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NY Post
New York Post
24 Jan 2024


NextImg:Car thief ignores road closure sign, careens into landslide-made hole

Some signs are there for a reason.

A car thief on a remote road in Oregon got a nasty shock over the weekend when they removed a closure sign and cruised into a hole.

Authorities were called to the scene of an upside-down car on fire shortly before 8:30 a.m. Sunday, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office said.

The driver – and supposed thief – fled the scene prior to the officers’ arrival.

“The road has been closed for sometime, but they removed the barrier and road closed signs and drove directly into the hole,” Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Berger explained.

A photo of the scene showed the vehicle upside down and looking slightly charred.

The portion of the road where the car flipped was partly disintegrated to the barrier edge as a result of a landslide in December, KATU said.

The car fell down into a ditch created by a recent landslide. Tillamook County Sheriff's Office

“This has been an ongoing problem, with people removing the barriers and driving on the closed portion of the road. Obviously, it is extremely dangerous,” Berger added.

The car’s owner called 911 about an hour after the crash to report that the vehicle had been stolen sometime in the early morning, the sheriff’s office said.

The owner’s home is about five miles from the crash site.

The slightly charred car was later reported stolen. Tillamook County Sheriff's Office
The early-morning Sunday crash is still under investigation. Tillamook County Sheriff's Office

Both the theft and the crash remain under investigation, the authorities noted.

Sheriff’s Deputy Berger was not immediately available to comment on the investigation to The Post.