Bow-tie wearing woman is charged with stealing Amazon van and taking it on a wild joyride where she FLEW out while speeding around a corner
- Elizabeth Celeste-Tristen Frasier, 24, has been charged with unlawfully driving away an automobile and failure to stop at a property damage accident
- The incident took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, last Saturday
- Footage of the theft was caught by a camera inside the vehicle and went viral last week
A 24-year-old woman has been charged after a shocking video of her stealing an Amazon van for a joyride before falling out the door went viral last week.
Elizabeth Celeste-Tristen Frasier has been charged with one count of unlawfully driving away an automobile and failure to stop at a property damage accident.
In the footage Frasier – dressed in a white shirt and bowtie – is caught jumping into an Amazon van and driving off, before swerving so hard that she falls out and the van crashes.
The incident happened in broad daylight near Calvin Avenue Southeast and Hazen Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan, around 1.15pm last Saturday, according to Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker.
The whole episode was captured on a surveillance camera inside the Amazon van.
In the video Frasier leaps into the van’s driver’s seat.
A man, who appears to be the Amazon driver, can be seen in the background returning to the vehicle and looking inside but then backing away helplessly.
Frasier doesn’t waste any time, quickly sitting down in the seat and waggling the gearshift before setting off.
She takes a few turns before warming up and starting to jerk the steering wheel from side to side, causing the van to swerve wildly.
At first she is concentrating on the road, leaning forward over the steering wheel.
But then, as the vehicle begins to swerve she starts to grimace and laugh.
As the van gains momentum, she loses control and flies off the seat through the open door on the other side.
Elizabeth Celeste-Tristen Frasier, 24, has been charged with one count of unlawfully driving away an automobile and failure to stop at a property damage accident
Frasier looked calm and then started laughing as the vehicle swerved wildly
She lost control and flew out of the window before rolling along the grass
The van then crashed into a tree at 30mph
She can be seen hitting the grass and rolling along while the van crashes onto a curb and hits a tree at 31mph.
As the clip ends, she can be seen walking away from the vehicle in the background, seemingly unharmed.
Days after the video was posted, Grand Rapids Police told 13 ON YOUR SIDE a person had been identified in relation to the case. A woman was then charged.
The charges are punishable by 5 years in prison, plus 90 days and a $100 fine.
Speaking to 13 ON YOUR SIDE, an Amazon spokesperson said: ‘We’re glad the driver is ok after this terrifying incident and we’re working with the Grand Rapids Police Department as they investigate.’
Information on an arraignment is yet to be released.
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