Posted on October 6, 2021

Woman ‘Steals SUV With 5 Kids Inside’ After Driver Stopped to Help Her in Crash

Emily Crane, New York Post, October 4, 2021

A Virginia woman has been arrested in North Carolina for allegedly swiping an SUV with five children inside — after the driver stopped to help her following a multi-car crash.

The man driving the SUV had pulled over after witnessing the crash on Route 158 {snip}

As the good Samaritan driver was checking on the car-crash victims, Markell Hancox, who was involved in the accident, allegedly jumped into his SUV and took off.

Markell Hancox

Markell Hancox

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Hancox allegedly fled down the highway before abandoning the SUV in a nearby convenience store parking lot.

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[Editor’s Note: John Derbyshire was dropped from National Review after giving readers advice that would have avoided this situation.]