CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. – The owner of a Savannah-area car dealership was shocked when he went to work Tuesday morning to find a body crushed under a car.
Mike Abouharb owns South Bound Auto Sales in Chatham County.
As far as he knew, the person who died was trying to steal the catalytic converter from the car when the car crashed into the man, he told WTOC-TV.
“I called the police right away,” he told the television station. “Worth it? To steal a catalytic converter to sell for $100? To lose your life? It’s not.”
Abouharb said she realized something was wrong when she saw a cat on the ground, knowing she had left it somewhere else the night before.
As he approached, Abouharb told WJCL-TV who saw the body under the car and called 911.
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“At this time, the death appears to be accidental and no foul play is suspected as to the cause of death,” Chatham County Police said. he told WJCL.
Catalytic converter thefts have been on the rise across Georgia over the past two years. Thieves will cut up their vehicles and take them to scrap yards to get cash for the precious metals inside.
Abouharb told WTOC who had a message for thieves: “Get a job. Do something and stop stealing. We work very hard for what we achieve.”
Police said they will not release the man’s identity until they can notify his next of kin.
Abouharb told WJCL that crimes like this are not worth it.
“A human life was destroyed by something stupid. To lose a life like that for $80. That’s not enough money to make a life worth it,” he said.
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