Alas the fate of a number of Hertz Corvettes. Though most renters enjoy them responsibly and without incident, every now and then we hear of one of these Vette's untimely demise.

The most recent casualty occured in Southern California.

According to our friends at Corvetteblogger.com:

A couple on vacation in Southern California gave [the] key fob to their rented convertible Corvette to a man they met at a bar. The yellow Hertz Corvette ZHZ was seen doing donuts and spin-outs on Pacific Beach near San Diego and then was driven straight into the ocean.

When the police showed up, the driver had mysteriously vanished leaving the couple to deal with the authorities. First admitting they had nothing to do with it, they eventually came clean and said they were passengers. Police determined the couple was drunk and they were arrested and charged with public drunkenness.