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A new video shows the final moments before journalist Michael Hastings' Mercedes Benz exploded into flames -- with the grainy footage revealing the car's fiery end on Highland Avenue June 19. The video was obtained from Weekly contributor Michael Krikorian, whose girlfriend, Nancy Silverton, owns Pizzeria Mozza, which is located at Melrose and Highland just a few hundred feet from the site of the fatal crash.
Hackers have found out how to remotely take control of your car.
They have demonstrated that they can take complete remote control of the vehicle — the breaks, the gas, the steering wheel, even the radio.
Originally posted by spacedoubt
Why does this "surveillance" video appear to be taken by a handheld?
I mean, typically security cams are mounted, and very stable.
Notice how this one seems to be moving a little left, right, up down, etc...
It looks hand held...
Originally posted by JBA2848
But I Find it strange just before the blast all lights on the car disappear. It turns completely dark then you see the explosion light up the screen. No tail lights no head lights just black. Around the 16 second mark in the you tube video.edit on 26-7-2013 by JBA2848 because: (no reason given)
Also, there was no damage to the median curb, only fire discoloration. But the most significant missing evidence was the absence of any skid marks—even though the car made a 60-degree turn into a palm tree.
Originally posted by nunya13
reply to post by StoutBroux
It's been explained that this is someone taking a video of the monitor showing the raw footage.
OP, maybe you should edit your OT to mention this so people don't get distracted by this.
Originally posted by nunya13
reply to post by VoidHawk
...It has been reported that there were no skid marks:
Source
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Also, there was no damage to the median curb, only fire discoloration. But the most significant missing evidence was the absence of any skid marks—even though the car made a 60-degree turn into a palm tree.
...This statement seems to corroborate claims that 1) the car blew up before impact 2) Hasting did not have control of his car.
...ETA: The source article is a very good read. It seems some folks at the San Diego Channel 6 news station smell something very fishy about this.