Baton Rouge High Speed Chase Sends Jaguar Engine Through Apartment Front Door Striking Resident

Leading police on a high-speed pursuit through a residential neighborhood is, by all accounts, not advised. They're almost definitely going to catch up, and you put everyone around you at risk of injury or death if you decide to high-step away from Johnny Law—doubly so if you're under the influence. One Jaguar XE driver found this out first-hand near Baton Rouge, Louisiana when they ran into a ditch, ejecting them out of the vehicle and unbelievably sending the car's engine flying through the front door of a nearby apartment.
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skytop - 2/14/2020 2:36:52 PM

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Maybe now Jaguar will believe in using high strength steel and grade 8 bolts.

MDarringer - 2/14/2020 6:49:09 PM

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Blame Tata.

skytop - 2/14/2020 10:17:59 PM

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Maybe now Jaguar will believe in using high strength steel and grade 8 bolts.

garysandiego - 2/14/2020 10:30:17 PM

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"This seems to be the inadvertent result of breakaway engine mounts, which typically drop the motor underneath the car in the event of an accident....In this case, however, the angle and force of the crash sent the power plant hurtling through the air, creating a 300-pound projectile." This after the car hit a series of trees, according to the article.

Not that it will save Jaguar from a sizable personal injury settlement with the occupant of the apartment.

MDarringer - 2/14/2020 10:39:18 PM

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Jaguar is spegacked to hell and back on this one.