The felony case against a woman caught driving a hot-wired car ended late last month — not with the bang of a gavel, but the fizz of a soda. Peter Higginbotham, whose 1996 Toyota Camry disappeared from the streets of South Portland last year, agreed to drop the case in an unusual example of what’s known as a civil compromise — where the victim of a crime and a criminal defendant work out a deal on the side. If a judge approves, all charges are dropped without a conviction. Higginbotham agreed to accept a bottle of Baja Blast Mountain Dew as enough to fully resolve the criminal case. Follow the link in our bio to read more. #portland #mountaindewbajablast