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Man Accidentally Drives Off in Wrong Car

Posted on: Thursday, 6 March 2003, 06:00 CST

Man Accidentally Drives Off in Wrong Car

source: Associated Press Strange News

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The two cars might have been different colors, but they could apparently be opened with the same key.

According to police, a Sylvan Township man put the key to his gray 1999 Dodge Intrepid into the lock of a cranberry 1999 Dodge Intrepid on Wednesday and drove away without thinking about it.

When he noticed his mistake the next day, he left the car in his driveway and got a ride to work, leaving his wife to call police and report the mistake, The Ann Arbor News reported in a recent story.

Chelsea police said the 44-year-old Sylvan Township man left his dentist's office in Chelsea at about 4:30 p.m. and got into what he thought was his car, despite the color difference.

When the 41-year-old owner of the cranberry Dodge got out of work at 8:30 p.m., he discovered his car was missing and reported it stolen.

After learning about the mix-up, the 41-year-old wasn't too upset, but couldn't understand how someone could confuse the car colors, police said.

He declined to press theft charges.

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