# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DP4SPoKjJ_5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35789323-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-16T20:01:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

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

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