Bridge Collapse Impacts Stolen Car Shipments

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It seems like everyone is focusing on the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. While it comes with the loss of life and the promise of holding up vehicle and car component imports, we’re surprised to see how little attention is being paid to how this will impact the exportation of stolen cars.

The Port of Baltimore is popular for shipping stolen cars.

After all, car theft rings are swiping luxury SUVs just to put bread on the table for their starving family. While everyone can pretend to be an expert on container ships and bridge engineering, the fact of the matter is the Port of Baltimore is a popular place to move stolen cars from the US to awaiting customers in the Middle East, Africa, and elsewhere.

Now this important part of the world economy, where Americans and their insurance policies help bankroll cheap luxury vehicles for people in other countries, has been put in serious jeopardy.