6 Oct 2026, Tue
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Plenty of suspects choose terrible getaway cars, but a Dodge Caliber is a particularly unlikely choice. A man in Clay County, Kentucky decided to flee state troopers in his apparently worn-out Caliber, a vehicle hardly suited to a high-speed escape.

The underwhelming compact stood little chance against pursuing troopers. The attempt added another entry to the growing collection of doomed getaways in cars far better suited to a grocery run than outrunning the law.