Dude's Truck is Stolen, Dude Calls Cops, Cops find truck , Dude says "Whoa.."

[jkwest]

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A California man who called police after his truck disappeared from a convenience store said security video revealed the vehicle had effectively stolen itself.

Michael Otero said he left the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked when he exited the red pickup truck to enter a 7-Eleven store Sunday in Laguna Beach, so he feared the worst when he came out of the store to find no trace of his vehicle, the Orange County (Calif.) Register reported.

Otero said police arrived and screened surveillance camera footage to find a most improbable explanation for the mystery. The video shows the manual transmission truck -- which Otero said had been put into first gear with the parking brake on -- rolling in reverse from its parking space and heading toward the street until it curved and slid into an empty parking spot in an adjacent lot.

"I'm just cracking up," Otero said. "I just thank God it didn't hurt anyone."

Otero said the truck received only minor damage from hitting a wall when it slid into its new parking space.

He planned to have a mechanic look at it to try to determine why it rolled on its own with the parking brake on and the transmission in gear.

wow...how does a truck in gear go BACKWARDS with the parking brake on?!

[DaMexiRican]

Wow. That's hilarious that it parked itself. I'm surprised it didn't hit anybody or any other car.

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by jkwest

wow...how does a truck in gear go BACKWARDS with the parking brake on?!

If it's parked on a downslope and the parking break is worn and the flywheel is worn. Or the dude's a doofus and has no idea if he put the break on and left it in gear.