Jared: It's a destructive trend that is costing people money, time and their cars. Jared: Some might see our village here in Columbus is failing some of these teens. Colos police say they're doing everything they can, but it's going to take everyone to keep more children from dying like this," he says.
Turns out Kias and Hyundais are easy to steal. Teens are taking advantage, and putting it all on TikTok.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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