I think, since the car is "parked" with a rear wheel up on the curb, and a flat back tire... that the car was stolen, involved in a crash, and simply abandoned where it landed. Or.... as frequently happens in Santa Maria, the driver of the car was undocumented, with no driver's license, and simply abandoned the car rather than face the police. (A recent article in the local paper said 30% of the traffic accidents responded to by the Santa Maria police have no drivers left at the scene when the cops arrive....)