Tuesday, October 20, 2009

High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV by AP: Yahoo! Tech

Interesting times…

When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase.

The 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe roared away with officers in pursuit, but shortly after the suspect made a right turn, operators at General Motors Co.'s OnStar service sent a command that electronically disabled the gas pedal and the SUV gradually came to a halt.

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It was the first time since OnStar began offering the service in the 2009 model year that it was used to end a chase that could otherwise have had dire consequences.

High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV by AP: Yahoo! Tech

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