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Back to the Future: Queensland police deploy 'hoverboard unit' | Back to the Future: Queensland police deploy 'hoverboard unit' |
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Police in Queensland say they have deployed their "hoverboard unit" after a silver car crashed near a cinema. | Police in Queensland say they have deployed their "hoverboard unit" after a silver car crashed near a cinema. |
The car, going at 88mph, hit a pole causing a power cut and stopping the town clock, the spoof statement said. | The car, going at 88mph, hit a pole causing a power cut and stopping the town clock, the spoof statement said. |
The satire was among the first of what could end up being many tributes paid on Back to the Future Day. | The satire was among the first of what could end up being many tributes paid on Back to the Future Day. |
Movie fans are celebrating 21 October 2015, the date Marty and Doc visited in the 1989 sci-fi time travel adventure sequel Back to the Future II. | Movie fans are celebrating 21 October 2015, the date Marty and Doc visited in the 1989 sci-fi time travel adventure sequel Back to the Future II. |
The crash described in the police press release mirrors the key moment in the Back to the Future II plot, when Marty McFly, 17, and Doc go forward in time. | The crash described in the police press release mirrors the key moment in the Back to the Future II plot, when Marty McFly, 17, and Doc go forward in time. |
It said officers asked the 17-year-old driver what speed he had been doing, to which he replied, 88mph (142km/h) - the speed the pair's modified silver DeLorean had to hit to trigger the flux capacitor to send them back in time. | It said officers asked the 17-year-old driver what speed he had been doing, to which he replied, 88mph (142km/h) - the speed the pair's modified silver DeLorean had to hit to trigger the flux capacitor to send them back in time. |
"A 17-year-old man was charged and was in possession of a licence which expired over 30 years ago," police said. | "A 17-year-old man was charged and was in possession of a licence which expired over 30 years ago," police said. |
"Investigations into the vehicle and what a flux capacitor is, are ongoing." | "Investigations into the vehicle and what a flux capacitor is, are ongoing." |
It also posted an edited image of officers rushing to the scene on their hoverboards. | It also posted an edited image of officers rushing to the scene on their hoverboards. |
Mount Isa Cinema owner Jodi Saunders was quoted as saying the driver had asked when Jaws 19 - the film being screened at the Holomax cinema in the film - was showing. | Mount Isa Cinema owner Jodi Saunders was quoted as saying the driver had asked when Jaws 19 - the film being screened at the Holomax cinema in the film - was showing. |
Mount Isa Mayor Tony McGrady, meanwhile, was quoted as saying repairs were under way to save the clock tower, which in the famous scene is hit by lightning. | Mount Isa Mayor Tony McGrady, meanwhile, was quoted as saying repairs were under way to save the clock tower, which in the famous scene is hit by lightning. |
Queensland Police Media is famed for its light-hearted social media posts. | Queensland Police Media is famed for its light-hearted social media posts. |
It has previously posted warnings on Facebook about wet roads from the tears of Top Gear fans after the show was cancelled, and has cautioned drivers not to "go ape" after a lorry carrying bananas crashed. | It has previously posted warnings on Facebook about wet roads from the tears of Top Gear fans after the show was cancelled, and has cautioned drivers not to "go ape" after a lorry carrying bananas crashed. |
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