Forgetting How to Manually Unlock the Car Door,

Brent Morgan, a 20-year-old Canadian, decided to seize what he thought was a golden opportunity by jumping into a Corvette that was idling in the owner's driveway. The Prince George Citizen reports that when the would-be thief attempted to drive away, the car stalled. It turns out that car was idling to charge the battery. The dead battery meant that Morgan's attempts to unlock the doors were in vain, so he tried instead to break the glass with a small hatchet.

"When police arrived, the suspect had just smashed the driver side window and was attempting to exit the vehicle," Prince George RCMP spokesman Corporal Craig Douglass told the news source. "As it turns out, all the suspect would have had to do was manually slide the door lock to the side and the door would have opened."

Morgan was arrested and charged with three counts of property-related crimes as well as a weapons charge.

While a dead battery saved the Corvette in this story, the same issue could cause major problems for other drivers. This is why it is important to get regular maintenance and repairs so you don't end up stranded or trapped. An extended warranty can even cover the costs so you have one less thing to worry about.