Naked carjacker causes multiple crashes

[Hum]

A naked carjacking suspect was caught after reportedly causing two separate car accidents that injured seven people and shut down multiple roads in Scottsdale on Friday afternoon, officials said.

The man who caused a three-car accident at Hayden Road and Via De Ventura in Scottsdale is believed to have carjacked a blue Toyota Prius that, soon after, caused another multiple-vehicle accident about 2 p.m. at 90th Street and Shea Boulevard, said Bruce Dressel of the Scottsdale Traffic Management Center.

Police received a call about 1:30 p.m. about the first collision at Hayden and Via De Ventura, where three people were hurt, said Sgt. Mark Clark, a Scottsdale police spokesman.

Witnesses said the man ran into a Porsche, causing it to crash with another vehicle, and then got out of his car, took off his clothes, jumped onto a vehicle and started chanting and singing, Clark said.

The suspect then approached a Prius, pulled the female driver out of the car and drove northbound on Hayden Road, Clark said.

The woman was not injured. The man in the Porsche was ejected on impact and sustained serious injuries, but they are not life-threatening.

Police believe the suspect then attempted to drive the Prius eastbound in the westbound lanes of Shea when he collided with three other vehicles, Clark said.

Witnesses said the Prius rolled multiple times before the suspect was ejected through the windshield, rolled onto the pavement and then attempted to carjack an SUV, Clark said.

The suspect was taken into custody and taken to a hospital to be evaluated for drug use or any mental issues. He could face carjacking and felony hit-and-run charges, Clark said.

Four people were injured at the second scene.

A pregnant woman sustained two broken legs, one person sustained serious injuries and two others sustained minor injuries.

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[*RedBull*]

Wait is that is Wales? where is wales? :p

[Hum]

Why are people so quick to get naked ? :p

[Growled Member]

Was bath salts involved?

[Japlabot]

feel bad for the pregnant woman... two broken legs, OUCH! But she is lucky in a way, it could have been MUCH WORSE for her.

Also sad that people aren't wearing seatbelts (particularly for the Porsche driver, not so much the carjacker),It is not normal to be "ejected on impact", with all the modern safety technology in cars you have a much better chance of survival or avoiding serious injury inside the car.

I know that there are a lot of people who are still against seatbelts for some stupid reason, so I have to explain this: The airbag will be deployed whether you wear the belt or not, modern cars are designed to not crumple the driver or passenger areas. If the impact had sufficient force to crumple the driver or passenger areas, then the impact would also have enough force to throw the driver/front passenger with as much force that would be likely to cause death... Unless the wind shield is made from Cling Wrap and you land on a bed of pillows.

[Hum]

^ I wouldn't think seatbelts or an airbag would be good for a pregnant woman.

[Japlabot]

^ I wouldn't think seatbelts or an airbag would be good for a pregnant woman.

All the Google Search results I can find regarding 'seat belts and pregnancy' and 'air bags and pregnancy' all suggest that both of these technologies are safer for the expectant mother and her unborn baby than not having these technologies.