Tesla Model S. Police offered reward for spotting idiots behind dangerous stunts in

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is searching for the driver of a Tesla Model S who performed a dangerous stunt that resulted in a hit-and-run.

Police is also giving reward for finding the culprit.

Tesla has recently had a problem with social media influencers using their vehicles in dangerous fashion.

It mainly had to do with its suite of driver assistance features, such as TikTok which last year kept a dog alone behind the wheel of a moving Tesla vehicle in Texas.

Now in Los Angeles, the LAPD is offering a reward for finding the driver of a Tesla Model S behind a hit-and-run incident, and it looks like another social media influencer may be behind the stunt.

The LAPD wrote in a press release:

“On March 20, 2022, at 12:10, a black Tesla S-BLM rental driver decided to perform a dangerous stunt on Baxor Street and Alvarado Street, where he collided with several trash cans and two parked vehicles. The stunt was recoded by a number of onlookers, who posted it on multiple social media accounts. There are currently no details of the driver, and the Tesla was left at the scene. A misdemeanor hit-and-run was completed Was, and the detectives would follow along with the tenant.

Here’s footage of the stunt that resulted in the accident:

It does not appear that it will be difficult for the police to trace the person behind the accident.

Dominykas Zeglaitis, a social media “content creator” best known for being part of the YouTube group Vlog Squad, led by renowned Youtuber David Dobrik, has posted behind the scenes footage of the accident on his Tik Tok.

He even claimed that it was his stunt in a video in which he is giving the finger to the police to look for him:

Another YouTuber linked to David Dobrik, Alex Choi, also posted a video of the accident on his YouTube channel, which he claimed caused “a total of $150,000 Model S”.

A misdemeanor hit-and-run in California can be punishable by up to six months in county jail as well as a fine of up to $1,000.00.

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So to sum up, these social media influencers rented a Model S, performed a dangerous stunt with it, possibly completely damaging the vehicle and damaging two more vehicles, leaving the car at the scene. , and fled.

Then he decided to proudly post the evidence of his crime on social media.

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