The theft of two Korean-model cars, and the resulting chase and crash that killed the driver and passenger of one of them, could be linked to a TikTok auto-theft “game.”
Police investigators are still probing the incident involving a Kia and a Hyundai, but they are looking into the possibility that the thefts were related to the “Kia Challenge.”
At around 12:52 a.m. Monday, Lodi Police Department officers were dispatched after receiving word of two men exiting a white vehicle carrying flashlights. As officers arrived, the original white car, followed by another white car, were observed leaving the area.were. Both brands are owned by the same parent company, Hyundai Motor Group, and some Hyundai models have the same design glitch that makes Kias vulnerable to this form of theft.
Jess Bradford Jr., 21, and Michael Wyrick, 16, both of Stockton, California, were extricated from the Hyundai, which had its roof ripped off by the force of impact.
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