Would-be thief crushed by car trying to steal catalytic converter, California police say
A California man was crushed to death by a car as he tried to steal a catalytic converter in Oakland, according to officials. Police in the city sa...
A California man was crushed to death by a car as he tried to steal a catalytic converter in Oakland, according to officials. Police in the city say that officers responded to reports of a crime in progress in the early hours of 10 March and discovered a man underneath the vehicle. The 35-year-old man from Vacaville, California was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities told the East Bay Times that the man was killed while trying to steal the catalytic converter from a Toyota Prius. Officers believe that a jack that was being used to raise the car malfunctioned fatally dropping the vehicle onto him.