A man who appears to be drunk crashes into a gas station in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and falls off the parking lot on security camera footage.
Early Saturday morning, a 19-year-old woman was speeding in her Porsche when she lost control of the vehicle, drove through a Shell gas station and into another parking lot, the Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD). Said On facebook. Authorities estimated the car was traveling about 160 miles per hour.
The driver and another 19-year-old woman inside the vehicle suffered minor injuries. The two women were taken to a local hospital, police said.
A 20-year-old male passenger was seriously injured in the accident and was taken to hospital in critical condition. Police said Friday that the man remains hospitalized but that he is expected to survive. (Related: Video of ambulance narrowly avoiding overturned car on highway)
“We thought they must be traveling at over 100 miles per hour. [They] When they hit the curb, they ran across our lot, flipped over, somersaulted and landed in the plaza next door,” said Shell gas station manager Omar Hasan. Said Fox 2 News.
A female drunk driver overturns her Porsche in Ann Arbor. 😳!! ️
All three passengers survived. pic.twitter.com/Pt3L7Av8dU
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Several cars in the parking lot were damaged after the incident. According to the newspaper, during the accident, a tire flew off the vehicle and hit the windshield of a car parked in a gas station parking lot.
Hasan told Fox that he had asked his brother to move one of the cars, but was glad he couldn’t because it had been damaged in the accident.
“Fortunately he didn’t do that because there was oncoming traffic that morning. While they were somersaulting, a tire popped out and the car was wrecked. Just a thought. “If that car hadn’t been there, it could have hit an oncoming car and probably killed someone,” Hasan added.
AAPD said on Facebook: “The video of the accident very clearly demonstrates the dangers of driving at excessive speeds while impaired.” “This also shows the importance of wearing seatbelts. Seatbelts save lives and were a big reason why all three occupants survived this violent crash.”
Police suspect alcohol was a factor in the accident.
“It’s very unfortunate that 19-year-olds are driving supercars and they’re drinking alcohol,” Hasan told the magazine. “The question in the community is, where did you get drunk? Where is this happening?”
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
