A cross-country road trip that felt like the trip of a lifetime was ruined for two recent high school grads from the East Coast. Their SUV was stolen, and it all happened in less than two hours in Seattle. The two South Carolina high school grads were taking a massive trip, and their stop in Seattle brought it to a standstill.
They spoke to KIRO 7 and shared their story, saying they parked in the area of Blanchard between 4th and 5th Avenue in the heart of Seattle. They picked that area since it was near FOB Sushi, the popular sushi place on 4th Avenue. They tried FOB Sushi and even walked around Wednesday afternoon between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. It was a sunny day, a busy area, and their vehicle was locked, but that did not stop someone from getting in and driving off.
Andrew Newton is 19 years old, and Kathryn Sanford is 18 years old, and both of them set out from South Carolina in a 2007 Grey/Silver GMC Acadia SUV and arrived in Seattle after a so-far smooth trip…