Just waiting for his mate.
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There must have been quite a lot of speed involved. If those are chalk marks on the kerb showing where the tyres hit it he was probably already sideways. Those hedges a quite tough but two trunks have been taken clean off and there has been enough momentum to hit both the BMW and Audi pretty hard, well off the ground, and still get a long way into what must be one of the strongest parts of the house. There's also damage on the corner of the garage roof!
The last thing anyone wants is for someone to die or be seriously injured but he was clearly taking a risk which is particularly crazy in a residential area. Might have been ice around but that's no excuse. I wonder if it's actually his!
I had a couple of minutes to spare and found it on Google earth. There is a long straight about 1/4 mile long just before the house which is on a left hand bend so he was probably practicing his high speed skills. It's right in the middle of a large residential estate in the town so definitely a 30 limit.
It was just before 2 am - alcohol/stolen?
Surprised he was on his own, at his age these things usually happen when they're showing off on the way home from the pub/club after a couple of pints.Comment
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Just to add/subtract from the specilation.
Don't forget 30mph is still 13.4m/s. So even at a relatively slow speed things can still go wrong pretty quickly.
With the recent weather it may well have been icey on the bend, causing the car to drift wide, and I doubt there was much grip on the hedge, garden, BMW, air... So it may have been very difficult to scrub off any speed, until the point of impact. From the marks on the pavement it looks like the car was not that sideways. It probably just understeered wide, knowing what stock TTs are like.
Very early in my driving career I hit a patch of diesel on a bend, and it was incredible how far I travelled before I came to rest. I know how annoying it can be when people assume you were doing some crazy speed, just from seeing where you ended up.
It looks like the TT held up pretty well considering. It's fortunate that window was there.
When I first saw the news report I thought it must've been an elderly driver for the car to end up there. But seeing the path that the car took, it looks like less of a feat.SSComment
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Maybe he has a grudge with the home owner and did it on purpose
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