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What a great son! He claims the department violated his civil rights. The rider thought he could smoke a state trooper. He fell for quite the ruse. They didn’t stand a chance of keeping up. We could watch these videos all day. Guess he doesn’t want it anymore? The driver learned an expensive lesson. Things are changing

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theautowire.com > 09/10/2026 > south-carolina-street-takeover-law-vehicle-seizure

SC Street Takeover Law Lets Police Seize Your Car

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (234+ words) Eighty-plus arrests in one night sounds like the headline out of Greenville County, South Carolina. It isn’t the number that should worry car owners. That number is 38 — the vehicles deputies impounded at a single intersection on September 5, and how little…...

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theautowire.com > 09/09/2026 > drunk-driving-prevention-technology-mandate

Every New Car Was Supposed To Stop Drunk Drivers By Now. Nobody Told The Cars.

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (372+ words) Somewhere in this country, almost every day, the same scene repeats itself. A driver, allegedly over the legal limit, puts a vehicle into something it was never supposed to hit — a parked car, a mailbox, someone’s driveway. Field sobriety tests…...

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theautowire.com > 09/09/2026 > south-carolina-arrested-80-people-at-a-street-takeover-but-the-real-punishment-is-what-happens-to-their-cars

South Carolina Street Takeover Law: 80 Arrests, 38 Cars Seized

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (716+ words) South Carolina Arrested 80 People At A Street Takeover — But The Real Punishment Is What Happens To Their Cars The Auto Wire South Carolina Arrested 80 People At A Street Takeover — But The Real Punishment Is What Happens To Their Cars More…...

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theautowire.com > 09/08/2026 > grappler-police-bumper-colorado-chase

Watch: Colorado Cops Netted a Fleeing Suspect With a Grapple That Costs $399 a Shot

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (149+ words) That’s the clip everyone in Douglas County will be sharing this week. It’s also the least interesting part of the story. The interesting part is what’s mounted to the front of that truck, what happens to it every time it…...

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theautowire.com > 09/05/2026 > corvette-156-mph-chase-buy-another-one

Watch: A Corvette Driver Hit 156 MPH Fleeing Police, Crashed, and Bragged He'd 'Buy Another One.' He's Missing the Actual Bill

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (909+ words) Shawn Henry has been writing about cars long enough that it's less a job than a habit he can't shake. He covers a little of everything—classic machines, the newest tech, and wherever the industry happens to be heading—and…...

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theautowire.com > 09/05/2026 > your-dealerships-id-scanner-was-built-to-catch-fraud-it-just-became-part-of-the-biggest-identity-leak-on-record

Your Dealership's ID Scanner Was Built To Catch Fraud. It Just Became Part Of The Biggest Identity Leak On Record.

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (760+ words) The Auto Wire Your Dealership’s ID Scanner Was Built To Catch Fraud. It Just Became Part Of The Biggest Identity Leak On Record. Somewhere in a dealership finance office today, a customer will hand over a driver’s license so the…...

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theautowire.com > 08/31/2026 > car-financing-fraud-export-scheme

Why Steal a Car When You Can Just Finance One and Ship It Overseas?

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (877+ words) John Lloyd writes for The Auto Wire, where he covers the more entertaining corners of the car world—celebrity rides, motorsports drama, and whatever automotive thing happens to be blowing up online that week. He's drawn to where cars meet…...

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theautowire.com > 08/31/2026 > street-takeovers-weekend-recap-cities-ban-gatherings

Street Takeovers Got So Out of Control This Weekend, Cities Are Now Just Banning Gatherings Outright — And Everyone Should Be Furious

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (700+ words) Street Takeovers Spark Outrage as Cities Ban Gatherings The Auto Wire Street Takeovers Got So Out of Control This Weekend, Cities Are Now Just Banning Gatherings Outright — And Everyone Should Be Furious If you’re hauling yourself to work this Monday…...

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theautowire.com > 08/26/2026 > thieves-didnt-hack-this-lamborghinis-security-system-they-just-pointed-a-gun-at-the-guy-holding-the-keys

Thieves Didn't Hack This Lamborghini's Security System. They Just Pointed a Gun at the Guy Holding the Keys

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (398+ words) That’s the part of this story that a routine police blotter won’t spend much time on, because it isn’t really a crime story. It’s a story about what happens when carmakers get too good at their jobs. Modern exotic cars…...

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theautowire.com > 08/24/2026 > vin-switched-stolen-infiniti-clean-history-report

This Stolen Infiniti Had A VIN That Checked Out. That Was The Problem

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (595+ words) A clean VIN report can tell you plenty about a vehicle. It cannot tell you whether the vehicle standing in front of you is the one that VIN belongs to. The uncomfortable lesson is that a VIN lookup is not…...