{"id":2146728,"date":"2026-09-15T22:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2146728"},"modified":"2026-09-15T22:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:27:25","slug":"suspected-tesla-thief-who-drove-on-boardwalk-and-hit-woman-chased-down-in-wild-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2146728","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Tesla Thief Who Drove on Boardwalk and Hit Woman Chased Down In Wild Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3e\/16by9\/2026\/09\/15\/3ef4fc31d092431cba2f7d191a098595_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Suspected Tesla Thief Who Drove on Boardwalk and Hit Woman Chased Down In Wild Video<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Stolen Tesla Suspect<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Drives Onto Boardwalk, Hits Woman &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Chased Down By Bystanders<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-15T15:27:25-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 15, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            3:27 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-994596376041e0ac6dade4215af12572\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260915_3ef4fc31d092431cba2f7d191a098595\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d2a16c5a-3c52-493a-8753-47ef346bea4c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3e\/4by3\/2026\/09\/15\/3ef4fc31d092431cba2f7d191a098595_md.jpg\" alt=\"blue tesla san diego getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5f215940cb88e8aa3cfb07fce9ad73ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A man who allegedly stole a Tesla and hit a woman while driving on the Pacific Beach boardwalk was chased down by bystanders &#8230; and his capture is on video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c194b34e1b5abcee068b80ade0aaf88b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Footage &#8212; filmed on a bystander&#8217;s glasses &#8212; shows a man get out of the Tesla and take off running &#8230; but the guy recording books it after him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-83f83f46c12396a54bc17b585386c6f5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-83f83f46c12396a54bc17b585386c6f5-1285539971-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3478861fc0a4fcc71574f4d1c103df33\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The photog and a few others chase the man to a parking lot, where they pin him to the ground and keep him there until the cops arrive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a5b0acc39afa67a7a75a4d1e4e4cd5ad\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/news\/local\/pacific-beach-car-tesla-onto-boardwalk\/4073422\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBC 7 San Diego<\/strong><\/a>, cops responded to a call that the Tesla had been stolen and the owner was tracking it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8841f6df58fbdfa9d6d7d1fd98399f27\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The cops chased the Tesla, which drove onto the boardwalk, hitting a 25-year-old woman.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-891b702330335bdfb597723f449fc917\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260915_14d935e83bec4d3482340fa66e395c5c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d2a16c5a-3c52-493a-8753-47ef346bea4c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/14\/4by3\/2026\/09\/15\/14d935e83bec4d3482340fa66e395c5c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Beach San Diego getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2278fa9ef21635514e1e6341cfda833f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She was taken to the hospital with critical injuries &#8230; including 2 fractured ribs, 2 fractured vertebrae, and a laceration on her abdomen that needed stitches. You don&#8217;t see the collision in the video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3b4fe997e6f4a9f067755dd9f513d889\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>San Diego police have identified the driver as <strong>Juan Antonio Gonzaba<\/strong>. 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