Catalytic Converter Thief Killed

Some are calling this justice served.

Stealing catalytic converters has become such a trend nationwide, some victims have had to replace theirs multiple times at great expense. Because of the costs imposed on the innocent, attitudes toward catalytic converter thieves aren’t exactly charitable these days. So when one alleged thief died in Georgia while trying to hack the cat off a Mercedes SLK in a used car dealership lot plenty of people didn’t shed a tear.

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According to the Chatham County Police Department in Georgia, officers responded to a call of a dead man found underneath the German sports car at about 9:15 am on March 7. After investigating the scene, items found there indicated the man, 32-year-old Matthew Eric Smith, was illegally taking off the vehicle’s catalytic converter when the SLK slipped off the jack holding it up, crushing Smith to death.

While an SLK isn’t the heaviest car on the road, it still weighs enough to kill you. They also have a low ride height, so it’s possible Smith had to jack to the car way up to have room to work on removing the catalytic converter.