A teenager stole a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and was then involved in a single car accident in southwest Atlanta, careening from the road and through several yards before going airborne and landing on top of a house. The driver was seriously hurt in the accident, but no one else was injured.
Teen Steals Car and Crashes in Atlanta
The strange sequence of events that led to the SUV being pulled from a rooftop in the 2400 block of Maxwell Drive began early in the morning of Tuesday, October 18, 2016. The owner of the SUV, Ebony Thomas-Knight, reported that her car was stolen from a gas station nearby. The teenaged boy who stole the vehicle, still unnamed, drove it recklessly for nearly a mile through southwestern Atlanta before losing control and careening down Maxwell Drive just before 7 am. The SUV crashed through a fence, knocked down power lines, hit a tree, and then went airborne, landing on a house and throwing the teen aged driver from the vehicle. At a time when school buses often drive through the area to pick up kids and bring them to school, it was a miracle that no one else was hurt.
The young man who stole the vehicle, however, was not so fortunate. He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
The person living in the house that was hit by the SUV was not home at the time of the accident.
Stolen Vehicles Pose Legal Complications
Whenever you get injured by someone driving a stolen vehicle, the legal aspects of getting the compensation that you need and deserve become complex. Depending on the specific facts of the case, the person ultimately responsible could be the car thief, for stealing the car, the owner of the vehicle, for leaving it unattended, or even a third party, if they assumed responsibility of keeping the car safe. In this case, police are still investigating exactly how the car thief obtained the vehicle.
Cobb County Car Accident Attorney Joel Williams
Single vehicle wrecks can be caused by a myriad of things such as driver error, adverse weather conditions, road defects, or mechanical defects. When you have been the victim of one of the unfortunate circumstances – if you were hurt in the crash or suffered significant property damage, like the owner of the house that this SUV ended up landing on – then you should seek out legal assistance to ensure that your interests are protected and you get compensated for your losses.
Joel Williams is a personal injury attorney in Cobb County, Georgia. Contact his law office today. 833-LEGALGA
