Geeto67 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 http://jalopnik.com/dumb-thief-crushed-to-death-by-the-suv-he-was-stealing-1784737577 Dude's name was "Richard ritch"...like Ritchey Rich the comic book character. I lol'ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQdDude Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Special kind of stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Got what he deserved IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 TTAC broke the news story first. :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99StockGT Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Am I the only one who felt a shiver reading this story? All the times we've ended up doing a tire change or a repair on a slightly sketchy jack setup? And I love that they discovered a guy with a squished head that no doubt made quite a mess but kept up with business as usual... don't think that had anything to do with it being the last sales weekend of the month do we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Am I the only one who felt a shiver reading this story? All the times we've ended up doing a tire change or a repair on a slightly sketchy jack setup? And I love that they discovered a guy with a squished head that no doubt made quite a mess but kept up with business as usual... don't think that had anything to do with it being the last sales weekend of the month do we? I have had many a car fall of a jack during a tire change, and a guy in my neighborhood in the 90's was killed under his '70 trans am when he accidentally kicked a jack stand out, so I shivered the first couple times I read it. I had a bmw factory jack completely fall apart under the car on my buddy's E46 3 series not long ago. the thing I can't figure out: if he was stealing wheels, what was he doing UNDER the vehicle? Every single tire removal I have ever done (including once placing a car on cinderblocks) I was not under the car. Was he trying to steal the under bumper spare? or the cat? weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 This being America... his family will sue and win, find something about unsafe lift points for a jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99StockGT Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Even with the under bumper you can usually access those from the back of most SUVs can't you? I've pulled it from my 4Runner and a friends Armada without having to lift the truck up.. From the way it sounds in the article the thing..landed on his HEAD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'm wondering if he jacked up the truck, unbolted the lugs and had his head in the wheel well (between the fender and top of the tire) when the jack collapsed and crushed his head and/or neck. Understanding how his body is oriented when they discovered him would tell the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 From the way it sounds in the article the thing..landed on his HEAD? That's what is said in the TTAC article: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/08/dealership-wheel-theft-turns-deadly-ohio/ the man, identified as Richard E. Ritch, was killed as he attempted to remove the first of the Yukon’s wheels at some point the previous night. The county coroner’s office claims the SUV fell off the jack and impacted his head, crushing him yeah, I really can't think for the life of me why he would be under the car unless he was harvesting something else. He would have to be pretty far under there for nobody to notice him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benner Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I want to buy that vehicle. My tag will be "SQUISHD" and have it murdered out. May even throw a Thieves beware sign on it discreetly . But seriously. At least it's another the if off the streets. No remorse for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewtoys Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I want to buy that vehicle. My tag will be "SQUISHD" and have it murdered out. May even throw a Thieves beware sign on it discreetly . But seriously. At least it's another the if off the streets. No remorse for them Pure gold right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharris89 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Was I the only one who wondered what kind of jack it was? At least it saved the justice system some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criitter7 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'm guessing the wheel was stuck to the hub and he climbed under the truck to try to kick the wheel off, then it fell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Might have seen a cruiser drive by, and decided to hide under the truck. One of the dealerships on West Broad had a similar case years back. Guy had gotten most of the lot stripped already, went back for a couple spares, got a Toyota pumpkin to the chest. Made the Darwin Awards even! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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