A Reckless Lexus Driver Who Crashed And Crushed A Man Is Everything That’s Wrong With Car Meets
Anyone who has attended a car meet at the Ace Cafe in London knows that a serious accident was just waiting to happen, and it appears that last night was the night the inevitable occured. Reports are fairly sketchy, but it appears a young man was showing off in his Lexus IS 200, drifting the mini roundabout beside the cafe, when he lost control.
One witness on Passion Ford claimed the Lexus driver kicked the back out but “overcompensated”, crashing into a parked Toyota Auris. The hatchback was pushed forward, hitting two men who were working on a Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth. According to reports, one man was pinned between the two cars, with bystanders freeing him before paramedics arrived. His injuries are unclear at this point.
It was only a matter of time before something like this happened, and unfortunately for the Ace Cafe and everyone who enjoys attending meets there, this could be the final nail in the cafe’s coffin. It has been hit by police warnings before, with cops threatening to close the business if it didn’t take steps to reign in anti-social behaviour in the vicinity of its property - this is possible thanks to new powers granted to police in 2014.
The roads surrounding the cafe are often lined with people after meets, and drivers take this as an opportunity to show off. Understandably, police don’t take too kindly to such behaviour on the public road, especially with so many people around. As resistant as some petrolheads have been to cops’ attempts to interfere with their ‘fun’, it’s exactly the sort of incident witnessed last night that they’ve been trying to avoid.
Unfortunately, as usual, it’s the minority ruining it for the majority. If the Ace Cafe is shut down, we only have the idiots in our community to blame.
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No need to tar everyone with the same brush. Some organised car meets can be very well behaved, ace cafe is known for its idiots though
something happened in my area too , around 2 year ago a dude pulled is hand brake hited a eat and hitted a shipping container , the front of the seat complety diapeard and the driver broke his teeth , luckily nobody died .
Our weekly car meets that I help organize have had a few rare instances of people showing off. We knew of a few shows get shut down for injuries to bystanders when a car leaving does something stupid. Wisely we have a no tolerance policy with any sort of potentially wreck less driving. Anyone seen driving wreck less will be asked to leave any future events at the business. It’s easier to ensure the meets will last when we have the full support of local police and the business owner.
The few times that I’ve had to ban people, it’s always fun to see how desperate their aplogies are. They always get a 2nd chance and drive like a grandma but don’t tell the next guy. Haha
Try monetizing the event am with a 50/50 for charity. It buys you some leniency with the community.
Wow….What Did you do Blackpanthaa….
I feel bad for the dudes injured because of this stunt.
For the tool driving that POS Lexus, I hope all his children grow up to be major whores.