Man stealing catalytic converter crushed to death in Union County, deputies say
UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WSOC) — A man who was in the process of trying to steal a catalytic converter was killed when the car he was beneath fell on him, authorities said.
According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called Wednesday evening to a home on West Unionville Indian Trail Road.
When they got to the scene, investigators found a man dead underneath a Toyota Prius.
“The homeowner pulls into the driveway,” said James Maye, with the Union County Sheriff’s Office. “He’s got multiple vehicles in his driveway and sees basically the lower half of a person sticking out from the front bumper of his Toyota Prius.”
