Kristen Brown

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Freelance Autos Editor at A Girl's Guide to Cars

Freelance Writer at MotorBiscuit

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North Carolina dad hears blaring horn, finds his Hyundai engulfed in flames

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

Earlier this month, Justin Huntley, a North Carolina resident, was getting his two young children ready for school. Just before he walked his sleepy kids outside to get in the car, he heard a disturbing sound. From the driveway, his Hyundai Sonata’s horn was blaring. When he looked outside, he was stunned by what he saw: his car was engulfed in flames. For once, he was grateful his children were slow to rise. “If it had been two minutes earlier, [my kids] would have been in the backseat,” he told .
Texas vandal casually sets fire to parked car, then flees the scene

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

Bright, motion-activated flood lights and an obvious security camera setup are usually enough to deter those with bad intentions. Well, a Texas vandal was caught in high-resolution waltzing up to a parked Toyota 4Runner, breaking a window, splashing a liquid presumed to be gasoline, lighting it, and running away. Obviously, the bright lights and cameras weren’t enough to keep him from damaging someone else’s property.
Florida county now requires police officers to keep 'cruise' lights on at all times

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

Florida, as you probably know, is incredibly prone to tropical storms. Last year, the Sunshine State saw a handful of record-breaking hurricanes rampage through the state. During that time, Hillsborough County officers had their cruise lights—which are different from emergency lights, as they’re static, and they’re not as bright—on at all times while giving evacuation orders. Following the storms, officials found that having the cruise lights on helped the public identify an officer more easily.
Mystery space debris tears through auto shop roof, leaves giant hole and puzzles experts

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

Sebastian Leonardo has been co-running S&J Automotive for a few years. He’s seen a few questionable cars come in, he’s seen some filthy interiors, and a few animals trapped in places they shouldn’t be. However, his shop has never been the center of attention like it is in his hometown of Magnolia, New Jersey, until it was struck by “mysterious space debris.”The shop’s neighbors told reporters they saw a bright flash, followed promptly by an incredibly loud bang.
Floridian sunbather was rushed to the hospital after being run over by a Jeep

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

Coleson Janey, a 33-year-old man from Central Florida, was sunbathing in the warm sands of Ormond Beach’s shores when he found himself snoozing. When he woke, he saw a blue Jeep Wrangler headed straight for him, and before he knew it, the tire ran over his head. “I was just screaming,” Janey told WESH from his hospital bed.
Two NY officers suspended after allegedly failing to report fatal crash involving a stolen car

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

Last week, two Bronx police officers spotted a stolen car speeding. They pursued the vehicle, later identified to be a 2020 Honda CR-V, with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Shortly after the two officers gave chase, the vehicle crashed. Officers normally report an accident and call for medical assistance to safely apprehend the driver. Except they didn’t. Instead, witnesses say the officers reportedly disengaged and drove away. Turned off the lights, turned off the siren, and simply drove away.
Wisconsin bus driver intervenes after pregnant woman passes out while driving

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

Last November, Sharonda Hunter was heading home from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Halfway through her pregnancy as a surrogate, she began having fainting spells. Something she and her doctor had addressed. Hunter was able to feel them coming—except for one time, when she was behind the wheel and there was nothing she could do. “I had to be around 25 weeks pregnant, and I had started having vasovagal syncope, so fainting spells,” she told FOX 6.
Elderly Seattle man drives Subaru off garage roof, lands on apartment patio

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

Imagine this: you’re sitting inside of your apartment in Seattle, Washington’s Queen Anne neighborhood, attached to a parking garage. You’re just about to sip your coffee a little before 9 a.m., when all of a sudden an old man in a Subaru falls roof-first onto the patio. It sounds like something you’d see in a movie. However, it was very real. A 77-year-old man was trying to park and drove over a cement parking bumper, through a metal railing, and dropped 12 feet onto the apartment patio.
Ram trucks targeted in Michigan for easy-to-steal $1,200 touchscreens

1 week ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

If you own a Ram pickup between 2021 and 2025, you might want to invest in security cameras or an aftermarket theft prevention system, or keep it in a garage. Especially if you’re in Detroit, Michigan. Thieves there have learned they can easily break into a steal the screens from Ram trucks in about 30 seconds. They rip out the screen and vanish into the night without leaving a trace. Depending on the size of the screen, the cost to replace a screen can vary.
Dodge Charger EVs are apparently crashing because the accelerator gets stuck

2 weeks ago | motorbiscuit.com | Kristen Brown

You likely remember how big of waves Stellantis caused when they announced they were discontinuing the Dodge Charger. The only thing that amplified the waves by saying it was going to be replaced by an all-electric model. In case you’re not savvy to the typical Dodge Charger customer, they’re not interested in EVs. But Dodge was determined. They added a “Scat Pack” trim level, they added speakers to sound like a rumbly V8, and they spoke the same design language as the V8-powered model.