Police suggest cellphone distraction may have been a contributing factor. A Porsche 911 Targa 4S owner has been cited for careless driving after crashing through the brick wall of a parking lot in England.Photographs show the Porsche sitting nearly vertically on its nose after dropping from the parking lot onto a walkway below. Luckily, no pedestrians were crossing below at the time."The police had cordoned off the area but there was no ambulance or fire service there," local resident Nicole Rose told The Telegraph. "Just a lot of men working out how they were going to move it."A crane was apparently used to hoist the car back onto the roadway. … [Read more...] about Wrong pedal? Porsche 911 Targa blasts through brick wall
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Elderly driver reported for careless driving after Porsche crashes through wall
Register for our free newsletterA 73-year-old driver could be facing court action after his Porsche crashed through a brick wall and landed nose-first on a pedestrian walkway. Essex Police were called to the junction of Southway and Crouch Street in Colchester at 6.15pm yesterday following reports of the accident. Photos from the scene show the back end of the Porsche 911 Targa perched precariously on top of a fence, with its heavily damaged front resting on a pathway below. Behind the car, the brick wall it smashed through is visible, and debris is scattered across the scene. A police statement confirmed no-one was injured in the crash, and that the unnamed driver, who was from the area, had been reported for careless driving. Taking to Twitter, Sgt Colin Shead of the Essex Roads Policing Unit wrote: “The driver will be offered a Fitness to Drive course & the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority will be notified.” Essex Police are appealing for witnesses or drivers … [Read more...] about Elderly driver reported for careless driving after Porsche crashes through wall
Man, 73, crashes Porsche through wall
0 Comments Man, 73, crashes Porsche through wall BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A 73-year-old driver crashed his Porsche through a car park wall and on to a footpath below. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/man-73-crashes-porsche-through-wall-36780144.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article36780141.ece/331ef/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_b3d85f60-fb8a-40d1-ab4b-825cee75137c_1 Email A 73-year-old driver crashed his Porsche through a car park wall and on to a footpath below. Essex Police said nobody was injured in Thursday’s incident in Colchester, and that the man was reported for careless driving. A 73 year old male has been reported for careless driving following this RTC in Crouch Street #Colchester earlier this evening. Thankfully neither the driver or anyone else was injured. The driver will be offered a Fitness to Drive course & the DVLA notified. Photos by PC Turner. pic.twitter.com/B1nZpDWsYW— Colin Shead 📱+ 🚘 = ❌ … [Read more...] about Man, 73, crashes Porsche through wall
Man, 73, ploughs Porsche through wall of car park in Colchester
Video PUBLISHED: 20:24 05 April 2018 | UPDATED: 22:21 05 April 2018 The 73-year-old driver was not injured. Picture: PC TURNER Archant A 73-year-old man crashed his Porsche through the wall of a car park and onto a pedestrian footpath in Colchester this evening. The incident took place at the subway off the Maldon roundabout in Colchester at the junction with Southway. Essex Police attended the incident. The Porsche crashed through the wall. Picture: NICOLE ROSE The driver was not injured in the incident, but was reported for careless driving. Nicole Rose, 44, who lives on Lexden Road, said: “I was just going into town with my friend when I said, ‘That looks like the back end of a car’. A 73 year old male has been reported for careless driving following this RTC in Crouch Street #Colchester earlier this evening. Thankfully neither the driver or anyone else was injured. The driver will be offered a Fitness to Drive course & the DVLA notified. Photos by … [Read more...] about Man, 73, ploughs Porsche through wall of car park in Colchester
Great Wall launches luxury SUV brand Wey
Great Wall is China’s largest producer of SUVs and pickup trucks but the company has ambitions to be much more than that. Great Wall has openly admitted its desire to acquire Jeep in its attempts to become the world’s biggest producer of SUVs but at the same time the company wants to develop its own brands. Two of its leading brands are Haval and the eponymous Great Wall. Now the company has added Wey to the list. Wey is Great Wall’s new luxury brand specializing in SUVs. The brand draws its name from Great Wall founder Wei Jianjun and adopts his philosophy of accessible luxury. Wey was launched in China in 2016 but made its first international appearance a week ago, launching simultaneously in New York’s Times Square (via a sizeable add above the NASDAQ stock exchange) and at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. In Frankfurt, Wey showed off an electric concept dubbed the XEV which the company claims is good for 330 miles of range. The concept is also said to have … [Read more...] about Great Wall launches luxury SUV brand Wey