Calling AAA
The moral of this story: Always keep an eye on that gas gauge.
Police in Memphis, Tennessee, were called about an abandoned Chevy Suburban on the I-55 bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas one evening in April, station WREG-TV reported. The truck, left in a southbound lane of traffic, had been struck by another car, and while police were preparing to tow it away, the Chevy’s owner, Catherine Mardesich, 54, returned to the scene, saying she had run out of gas.
But when police started to inventory the truck, she allegedly said, “I don’t want you going through my vehicle,” and got argumentative about it. And here’s why: Inside they found 229 pounds of marijuana and $17,800 in cash. Mardesich was charged with possession. Nearest gas station? 0.9 mile.