There were questions Friday for Volkswagen after a Libertyville mother who was six months pregnant was beaten, carjacked, and run over.
-- There were questions Friday for automaker Volkswagen after a Libertyville mother who was six months pregnant was beaten, carjacked, and run over.But as the Lake County Sheriff's police went to track the car to find the child, detectives say Volkswagen would not allow them access to the tracking device inside.from the 34-year-old mom's own driveway ear Buckley Road and Milwaukee Avenue in unincorporated Libertyville at 3:35 p.m. Thursday.
He then stole the Volkswagen with the child inside. He and the driver of the BMW fled the scene. One of the drivers ran the woman over as they fled – causing serious injuries to her extremities, police said. But the sheriff's department says this could have ended worse – and finding a car in real time can be the difference between life and death.
"Many manufacturers will provide that information to us if we affirm that it's exigent in nature," Covelli said.After the mom's Volkswagen was stolen on Thursday, detectives immediately went to track it – only to run into an issue with its Car-Net system. The victim's subscription had expired. "This is an abducted 2-year-old – and the response was that there's nothing they can do, that's what they require, and that's their policy," Covelli said."When it's a life-or-death situation, I think that's a time to bend the rules," Covelli said."Volkswagen takes the safety and security of its customers very seriously. Our thoughts are with the victims and their family.
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