The Ford F-150 used to plow into a crowd of New Year’s Eve revelers in New Orleans’s French Quarter district early Wednesday was available for and frequently used in rentals via a service called Turo – basically an Airbnb for vehicles – before the still-unidentified male terrorist who drove it into Louisiana and launched his attack. A photo showing the partially obscured Texas license plate of the 2023 model electric Ford F-150 lines up with the state’s DMV registration of that actual vehicle when the first two letters are filled in – as well as the decal with the name of the dealership, Mac Haik Ford, located in Pasadena, Texas and listed as the seller in the registration record.
The VIN number appears in a photo on the truck’s profile page on Turo, which links to the owner’s page, showing he owns at least five vehicles offered for rent on the site. The white Ford F-150 Lightning is not currently available on Wednesday. All of this is to say it is EXTREMELY difficult to imagine the man listed as the owner in the registration in the Texas DMV’s records and at Turo is the terrorist. As such, National Zero will not be printing his full name. However if you do see social media rumors blaming someone named “Rodrigo” be advised whoever is propagating it is almost certainly completely full of shit and probably trying to turn this horror into a MAGA “open border” thing.
Such as convicted felon President-Elect Trump, who just posted “When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by Democrats and the Fake News Media, but it turned out to be true. The crime rate in our country is at a level that nobody has ever seen before. Our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones, including the brave officers of the New Orleans Police Department. The Trump Administration will fully support the City of New Orleans as they investigate and recover from this act of pure evil,” probably basing that on some unconfirmed reporting from Fox Newsthe fanboys are spreading, claiming that the suspect “came through Eagle Pass, Texas two days ago.”
In related news, multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News the suspect was in possession of explosive devices that were “viable” and could have detonated. Further details such as the number exactly where the IEDs were found, if they were planted, etc were not available as of yet.