OnStar, the General Motors service that most people equate with getting into a car you have been locked out of, has been used to end a high speed pursuit. OnStar only began offering remote disabling in this manner earlier this year.Jose Ruiz's 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe was carjacked at gunpoint, but OnStar was used to both find the vehicle, and then disable the car's gas pedal. This was the first time the new disabling feature has been used to end a high-speed chase.
As the vehicle ground to a halt, the carjacker fled. However, he fell into a pool in a backyard while trying to escape and was captured. The 21-year-old suspect was jailed and faces preliminary charges of robbery, carjacking, possession of stolen property and resisting arrest.
Frequently, high-speed chases end badly, with a collision. Sometimes innocent people are hurt, as well as the criminal, or even police. Ending a chase in this manner is a far better option.
Of course, OnStar is only offered on GM vehicles, and not all of them have this new feature. Additionally, only the first year of OnStar is free; after that, owners must pay for the OnStar service.
23 comments:
This was the first time the new disabling feature has been used to end a high-speed chase.Thanks for sharing with us...
Ya totally agreed with the above blog. High-speed chases end badly, with a collision. Sometimes innocent people are hurt, as well as the criminal, or even police. Ending a chase in this manner is a far better option.
I'm surprised the OnStar operator didn't lock the thief in the vehicle while he/she was at it..!!!
That is awsome feature. Of course not only GM has "OnStar" option, but to disable vehicle is "about time" featre!!
The 21-year-old suspect was jailed and faces preliminary charges of robbery.
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High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts SUV,this was really interesting and worth reading.
Its really awesome device. I just saw a commercial last night about the OnStar System disabling a vehicle that was stolen. But this is real! And Cops need all the help they can get.
That's fact, OnStar only began offering remote disabling in this manner earlier this year.
This is an awesome feature. I was looking for this type of device from long time. Thanks for posting this informative post.
The 21-year-old suspect was jailed and faces preliminary charges of robbery - this is not at all good
The alleged carjacker bailed out of the car only to fall into a pool.
Sometimes innocent people are hurt, as well as the criminal, or even police.
OnStar is used to find the vehicle, and then disable the car's gas pedal Ending a chase in this manner is a far better option,i agree.,as High-speed chases end badly, with a collision and lot many problems..
Does the repo man use the OnStar halt on you, or do you use the OnStar halt on the repo man?I guess the best hacker wins.
Wow!! thats very nice ...the new disabling feature has been used to end a high-speed chase.... OnStar is great!!
Sometimes innocent people are hurt, as well as the criminal, or even police.
Oh, so unexpected, so surprise! Very touching, so well written and I have some perception, learning very much.
It would be nice to have a day in law enforcement that you didn't have to actively pursue suspects at high speeds.
Its a very shocking news that a 21 year old boy did this,Really its little bit difficult for me to accept...
I didn't knew that this was the first time that new features are introduced to end high speed chase..
I think its good and will surely going to work better.
General motor company is a very largest company in this industries and it have a very great hold on their customers,it always provide great features in his vehicles ans this one of them....
This is very bad that innocent people get jailed...It is fact that innocent people faces problem all around..so well written and nice job..
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