Lawrence resident Nancy Taylor's 1993 Ford Tempo was stolen Sunday. The car was her family's only means of transportation, and now she faces problems getting her children Jasmine, 6, left, Amanda, 4, back, and Aunica, 2 months, to day care while she is working.
Nancy Taylor didn't know running out of gas while driving home in the middle of the night could lead to so many complications.
Taylor and her husband, Adam Taylor, were on their way to their Lawrence home about 2:30 a.m. Sunday after a night out when their 1993 Ford Tempo ran out of gas on 23rd Street. They were able to get the car into the parking lot at Blockbuster Video, 1516 W. 23rd St.
The Taylors said they left the car there for the night and walked to their home, less than a block away in the 1500 block of West 22nd Terrace. When they checked on their car later Sunday morning it was gone.
The Taylors checked with Blockbuster employees and called Lawrence Police and learned nobody had the car towed. Police filed a stolen car report.
Nancy Taylor is a four-year employee at Affinitas, 1 Riverfront Plaza. She needs the car to get to work and take her three young children to day care. She said that until her car is found or she gets another one she must rely on a co-worker and other means of transportation.
Anyone with information about the red Tempo with the Douglas County tag POM 715 can call 843-TIPS (8477) the police at 832-7509.
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raven (anonymous) says…
Car insurance would only be an option if they had comprehensive coverage-on a 93 Ford Tempo it is unlikely. They probably only had liability.
trueninetiesgirl (anonymous) says…
i showed this ad to someone that works with this lady and i guess she told this person she works with that her soon to be exhusband has the car. i would start there.
LawrenceMommy (anonymous) says…
I have a 93 Ford and I have full coverage. If the car is important and you NEED it to work then you get full coverage. Unless you figure you'll never need it and don't want to "waste" the money...and just hope someone will give you one when it gets stolen. Since when do stolen cars become major stories? Isn't there a police blotter for that stuff?
Wilbur_Nether (anonymous) says…
LawrenceMommy, the choice I made was to drop my coverage to liability only. Then I tucked away the difference between what I had been paying for full coverage and what I began paying for liability-only. In five months, I had enough to cover most maintenance/emergencies. At the end of the first year, I had saved enough to make a nice down-payment on a new car (about 20%). I resisted the temptation, though, and in just over one-and-one-half years I had saved enough money to cover the value of my car. Over four years I dipped occasionally into this reserve to cover expenses such as a head-gasket replacement, tires, and a new muffler. I still had enough to make a down-payment on a new car, take out full coverage on it with an outrageously high deductible (but very reasonable premium, thereby), and still have about $1,000 on top of covering the deductible for maintenance, tires, etc.
Sickofitall, your response is offensive in the extreme. No further comment on your post is necessary.
Offtotheright, I suspect the car was indeed stolen. It could be sold for a small amount of cash that could be used for illict drugs; it could have been taken for a joy-ride. I agree with you that a car donation is probably too great a "reward" for a series of poor choices that led to this situation. On the other hand, donating a bus pass to this family so Ms. Taylor can get around town, to her job, to the grocery store, etc. is probably within reason.