I know I already covered the story about insurance companies not writing insurance for some easily stolen cars. That was based on something I saw on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Web site.
Well, the story has made it to Springfield media as we see on this KY3 story: Some insurers refusing to cover cars deemed easy to steal:
Two major auto insurers, State Farm and Progressive, will not be writing new policies on certain older Kia and Hyundai vehicles because they are so easy to steal.
Affected vehicles include those manufactured by Kia and Hyundai between 2015 and 2019 that don’t have immobilizers, which prevent the vehicle from starting if its key is not present. Most vehicles from other manufacturers with the push button start system include that technology.
Which is currently on the home page below this story: MSHP trooper struck by stolen vehicle, two suspects at large:
Three juveniles were taken into custody after a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was struck by a stolen vehicle they were driving. Three of them were taken into custody and two remain at large.
On Saturday around 8:45 p.m., an MSHP trooper was asking for a license plate check while conducting a traffic stop for a Kia Optima on I-70 eastbound just west of Mid Rivers Mall Drive. All occupants were juveniles. Shortly after stopping the Kia, authorities say the vehicle struck the trooper and drove away, initiating a pursuit.
Not a Chevy Citation, either.
