{"id":213398,"date":"2021-03-11T22:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T03:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=213398"},"modified":"2021-03-11T22:45:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T03:45:12","slug":"tesla-owner-elon-musks-car-saved-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-owner-elon-musks-car-saved-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla owner: Elon Musk\u2019s car saved my life"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftesla-owner-elon-musks-car-saved-my-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=213398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2385792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2385792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tesla head Elon Musk arrives to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin on September 03, 2020. (Photo by Maja Hitij\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:20 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 11, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A Tesla owner credited Elon Musk\u2019s car for helping to save his life. On Wednesday, Navy sailor Draper Younce shared his story about an attempted carjacking before he thanked Musk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Attempted carjacking Tesla! Acceleration, doors and cameras save my life! I got a bullet hole in my car now. I need a bullet prof one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> can I trade in? Y\u2019all can do some tests on a M3 ability to take a hollow point! 15 years in the military 8 deployed and shot first in US <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O8rnsmDxHC\">pic.twitter.com\/O8rnsmDxHC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Draper Younce (@DraperYounce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraperYounce\/status\/1368656744956694531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Younce was recently parked in his Tesla <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/model3\">Model 3<\/a> as he waited to pick up a friend from an apartment complex. An armed man then approached his vehicle and demanded Younce get out of the car. He quickly hit the gas and dodged a bullet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1369992784325791750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks to Tesla\u2019s eight cameras, the entire ordeal was caught on tape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw my opportunity to escape,\u201d Younce stated. I ducked to the right, I accelerated as hard as I could. I have never had a gun drawn on me overseas in 8+ years deployed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2385790\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2385790\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2385790 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-430.jpeg\" alt=\"A man looks at a Tesla Model 3 in a Tesla showroom in Beijing on October 21, 2020. (Photo by GREG BAKER \/ AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-430.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-431.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-432.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-433.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2385790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man looks at a Tesla Model 3 in a Tesla showroom in Beijing on October 21, 2020. (Photo by GREG BAKER\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Younce honked the horn in order to save the video, which is a feature that drivers can set up for their Tesla\u2019s. He has since turned the recording over to the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the gun was put in my face, I went from having a great day, talking to my friend and landlord on the phone,\u201d Younce said. \u201cTo \u2018Hey, I got to go, I\u2019m getting robbed.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2385791\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2385791\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2385791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-434.jpeg\" alt=\"GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 03: Tesla head Elon Musk leaves after giving a statement to the press as he arrives to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin on September 03, 2020 near Gruenheide, Germany. Musk is currently in Germany where he met with vaccine maker CureVac on Tuesday, with which Tesla has a cooperation to build devices for producing RNA vaccines, as well as German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier yesterday. (Photo by Maja Hitij\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-434.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-435.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-436.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-437.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2385791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Maja Hitij\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along with thanking Musk for creating the Tesla, he also credited his military experience for helping him stay calm.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/cruz-to-block-two-more-biden-cabinet-nominees-to-address-sanctions-against-nord-stream-2-pipeline\/\">Cruz To Block Two More Biden Cabinet Nominees To Address Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 Pipeline<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla head Elon Musk arrives to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin on September 03, 2020. 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