Episode 853 – Fishing Story!
40-year-old Jeep Found While Fishing
A Kansas man reeled in a big one while angling for crappie on Memorial Day weekend — but his fish story from the trip does not involve actual fish.
“I went out to Cheney Lake and the wind was kind of strong,” John Mounce, 45, of Wichita, Kansas, told Fox News Digital.
“I was looking for a structure to fish for crappie, so I went up by the dam face to get out of the southerly winds. And on my side scan, I see something. I looked at it again and I thought, hmm.”
FISHERMAN FINDS PHOTOS OF STRANGER’S LOST CAMERA AFTER IT SAT 13 YEARS IN WATER
Mounce said he dropped his Garmin live scope into the water to take a better look.
“I could see the fender wells,” Mounce said.
1990 Jeep in lake
John Mounce was fishing in Cheney Lake on Memorial Day weekend this year when he discovered a 40-year-old Jeep that had been stolen in 1990. (John Mounce)
“I could see the tires, the roll bar, the steering wheel, the shifter. And I thought, oh dang. I knew right away it was a Jeep and I was like, holy crap. I was kind of excited.”
But first, Mounce said, there were fish to be caught.
“There was some big old crappie sitting on the hood of it,” he said, laughing.
“So I caught all the fish off it. And then as soon as I was done, I put the boat on the trailer, and on my way out of the parking lot, I called the authorities.”
HELP: New disabled vehicle alert tech
It’s like a virtual flare gun.
Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram parent brand Stellantis is testing a new car-to-car alert system to warn drivers of disabled vehicles on the road.
About 1.8 million of the company’s vehicles sold since 2018 are equipped with a built-in Emergency Vehicle Alert System (EVAS) that works with their Uconnect infotainment systems.
It is currently able to notify drivers when there is an emergency vehicle that’s connected to the HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud in the area.
The messages pop up on the vehicle infotainment screens. (Stellantis)
A message pops up on the screen before the altering vehicle is reached, allowing drivers to prepare far in advance, so they don’t have to make last-second maneuvers that can cause traffic and safety issues. The HAAS network is also used with the Waze app, but Stellantis is the first to integrate it into its native systems.
The companies are now evaluating an expansion of the feature that will allow Stellantis vehicles with the system to send and receive alerts from disabled vehicles that are equipped with it.
Drivers get the alerts up to 20 seconds before they reach the disabled or emergency vehicle. (Stellantis)
The Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (HELP) is being tested for both manual and automatic activation that can be triggered by an accident or tire blowout.
According to technology partner Emergency Safety Solutions Inc., over 15,000 people are injured or killed each year in breakdown situations. HELP can offer a lead time of 15 to 20 seconds to approaching vehicles.
Uconnect also provides stolen vehicle tracking, virtual driver assistance, and cellular-based remote start through subscription plans.
The HELP feature prevents last-second reactions to vehicles parked on the side of the road. (Stellantis)
Stellantis told The Detroit News that a decision on the HELP feature rollout will be made within three to six months and that it would be provided to existing vehicles with the compatible Uconnect system through an over-the-air update.
“We put trust in our cars that we will move safely from point A to point B,” Mamatha Chamarthi, Stellantis head of global software business management, told the outlet.
“1.2 million people get killed in car crashes every year (worldwide), and it’s a foundational responsibility that we have as an automotive company and at Stellantis to return as many customers happy back to their families. We provide comfort. We provide peace of mind through connected services.”
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