Man, 21, Accidentally Hits His Friend at 60 MPH While Showing Off New Car
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A 21-year-old man accidentally hit his friend at 60 mph while showing off his new car and then crashed the vehicle into a stone wall
His friend was standing on the grass on the side of the road, taking pictures, when he was struck, sustaining minor injuries
"I'm not going to sugarcoat it. You could have killed your mate," a police officer told the driver at the scene
A 21-year-old man was showing off his new car to a friend when things went horribly wrong.
On Feb.
28, the man was driving around a tight bend on a remote country road near Edmundbyers, England, as his friend stood on the grass taking pictures of him, according to a press release[1] and bodycam footage[2] shared by the Durham Constabulary. He lost control of the car, crossed into the opposing lane and struck his friend, who fell to the ground with the impact.
The car is seen on video careering off the roadCredit: Durham Constabulary/SWNS
The 21-year-old then proceeded to crash his car into a stone wall.
He was able to extricate himself from the vehicle and called emergency services. According to police, he reported that he had just driven into his friend at 60 mph and crashed into a stone wall. Advertisement
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As seen in the bodycam footage, officers arrived at the scene and began questioning the 21-year-old man before inspecting the crashed car, which had both front airbags deployed.
Officers then went to speak to the friend, who was receiving treatment in the back of an ambulance.
The Constabulary said in the release that the friend had a very close call.
"Thanks to luck and quick reactions from the cameraman, what could easily have been a fatal collision was avoided by mere inches," they wrote. "He sustained minor injuries in the resulting fall, and the driver's car was heavily damaged from the impact with the wall."
The victim receives treatment in an ambulanceCredit: Durham Constabulary/SWNS
"Thankfully, there were no unsuspecting drivers approaching in the opposite direction," the Constabulary added.
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