Aleh Kot is accused of stealing a car and abducting a car salesman during a test drive. Kot drove on the Massachusetts Turnpike at estimated speeds of up to 125 mph. The salesman was able to escape during a traffic tie-up by the toll booth. Kot, who started his drive in Massachusetts, was arrested in Wisconsin.
(MassLive.com)
Kot got caught.
Posted by: LimeGreenLizard | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 01:25 PM
...and he's got that whole "crazy eyes" thing going too!
Posted by: USMerc | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 01:48 PM
Is he making a 'funny face' for his mug shot? Jerk. How the heck did he get so far?
Posted by: Mook | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 01:57 PM
I guess he liked the car.
Posted by: Charles | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 02:05 PM
I worked for 2 car dealerships in my former life (the fun one), and I find this story funny. Dealers and salesman are smarmy.
Posted by: RockyMtnMac | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 02:11 PM
Come on, people! He was just breaking it in!
Posted by: LimeGreenLizard | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 02:30 PM
Yeah. How DID it drive, anyway?
LOL
Posted by: RockyMtnMac | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 02:46 PM
What kind of name is "Aleh Kot"? Not exactly Irish or French. Just curious.
Posted by: Sheila | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 03:09 PM
BAAAAARNY GOOGLE!
WITH THE GOO-GOO-GOOGLEY EYES!
Posted by: Duck Woodiedick | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 03:28 PM
Don't you hate it when you just can't decide whether you LIKE a car enough to buy it?
Posted by: Saxo_Grammaticus | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 03:52 PM
RICK: Oh, Mr. Kramer, I gotta thank you. I - I learned a lot. Things are gonna be different for me now.
KRAMER: Well, that’s a weird thing to say..
Posted by: seinfeld_guy | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 05:29 PM
The salesman took a really long time to realize he was 'abducted'. Think about it. The article says that he should have been able to go 460ish miles on a tank of gas so he had to stop at least once. This ignores the fact that cars on lots NEVER have more than a freakin' ounce of gas in them.
Why didn't he escape at the gas stations? Who paid for gas? This doesn't pass the common sense test.
Posted by: Pandora | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 05:58 PM
Really? A Honda Accord? Nothing against the Honda's - great gas mileage, obviously, but if you're going to steal a car...
Posted by: suesinshox | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 06:31 AM
Pandora- He got out at the tolls on the Mass Pike...Before he had to refuel.
Posted by: USMerc | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 07:07 AM
seinfeld_guy, I wondered if anyone would reference that episode, high five!
Posted by: kevy | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 07:13 AM
What a dork, if I'm going to take a car on a 1500 mile test drive.....it's gonna be a new Corvette ZR-1. A Honda Accord????...what is the guy's dreamcar, a vintage Chrysler LeBaron?....perhaps Jon Voight's old car?
Posted by: pms | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 07:25 AM
I see a Honda commercial: "our cars are so great,its a real steal" "most stolen by the budget minded" "don't leave your salesman behind" "take a long test drive" "no money down"
Posted by: The Hermit | Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 09:36 AM