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Old 06-17-2017, 10:55 AM
 
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
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Man leads Jeffco deputies on low-speed chase in stolen flatbed truck after unable to get out of 1st gear | AL.com

The driver - later identified as 29-year-old Randy Dewayne Vert - refused to stop and continued driving south on Center Point Parkway, Christian said. Vert was apparently unfamiliar with the complexities of a modern manual transmission, he said, and was unable to get the truck out of first gear.

The truck traveled at speeds of 25-30 mph on to I-59 south. Deputies followed the truck along I-59 south to Bush Boulevard where the transmission seized and the truck stopped. Vert was removed from the truck and arrested.
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Old 06-17-2017, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Riverside Ca
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Lol that thing had to be screaming at 30 mph in 1st. How can you figure out getting into 1st but not in any other gear
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Old 06-17-2017, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Podunk, IA
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Best anti-theft device there is.
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Old 06-17-2017, 04:59 PM
 
Location: OH>IL>CO>CT
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Talking Gear ? What's a Gear ?

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Lol that thing had to be screaming at 30 mph in 1st. How can you figure out getting into 1st but not in any other gear
He probably thought it was in Drive
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Old 06-17-2017, 08:05 PM
 
Location: Lebanon, OH
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Best anti-theft device there is.
That is why I have one.
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Old 06-17-2017, 08:31 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit Michigan
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That is why I have one.
Yep best anti device and it being a pickup 1st gear is a creaper gear it had to be a slow chase. The only time you use 1st gear is for heavy loads if it's a 5 speed like most of the modern trucks are if equipped with a stick.
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Old 06-18-2017, 06:07 AM
 
Location: Ft. Myers
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I think when some people are born, their parents somehow know that child is going to grow up to be a criminal, so they give them names that sound like a criminal name...........Randy Dewayne Vert, a perfect name to be on a booking sheet ! Just like John Wayne Gacy.
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Old 06-18-2017, 07:03 AM
 
Location: Riverside Ca
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Best anti-theft device there is.
Yup. My diesel is a manual. Most can't find reverse or first as it's completely opposite of most standard shift
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Old 06-18-2017, 07:57 AM
 
Location: mancos
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Good thing he didn't get it into 2nd speeds could have reached 35 or 40.
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Old 06-18-2017, 07:59 AM
 
Location: new yawk zoo
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best anti-theft device there is.
+1000
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