Just yesterday we were asking what’s with all the stupid Porsche drivers recently? Looks like we asked that question a bit too soon. According to the various stories we’ve read, up to 11 people were taken to a local hospital after a man driving a Porsche Boxster drove into a crowd of people while allegedly attempting a burn out as he left a Boise Cars & Coffee meet.
It’s hard to tell from the video above exactly what happened. What is clear, however, is that there are multiple people down on the ground, the windshield on the Porsche itself is severely damaged suggesting a heavy impact by someone or something, and the driver of the Porsche appears unhurt as he exits the Boxster after the car came to a stop on the sidewalk. The video below, however seems a bit more clear.
Boise Police Lt. Charles LeBar told the Idaho Statesmen that witnesses relayed to his officers that “as vehicles were leaving the parking lot where the event is held, the driver of the Porsche was among several who had turned right off Entertainment Avenue onto eastbound Overland Road and were “kind of showing off for the crowd.” The driver then lost control “while going too fast,” LeBar said, and the Porsche sped sideways onto the sidewalk and grass, where onlookers were gathered.”
Thankfully, as of the last update we read, there were no fatalities and none of those injured are considered to be in critical condition. Police say the driver of the Porsche is cooperating with their investigation and once completed the results will be forwarded to the ADA County prosecutor to decided if charges should be filed.
What do you think? Should the driver of the Porsche be charged and held criminally accountable for his actions?
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Unfortunately there is no litmus test for who can own a Porsche, any knucklehead with money or good credit can buy them and as they become more popular more knuckleheads will be driving them. Burning out in a Boxster? Please.
Your are spot on Ronald, about knuckleheads.
I doubt even if they were made to do, or "included in the price of the car", level 1, 2 and 3 with their newly bought Porsche at a Porsche Sport Driving School as part of owning a Porsche, it might help some, or allest make them appreciate how quick they can be.
Of course the driver should be charged. Attempting to drive while being an idiot. Failure to control.
If I can get a ticket and be fined for driving 10 mph over the speed limit on a rural interstate with no threat to anyone, certainly someone who loses control of their car and injures 11 people should be held accountable.
It's morons like that to give a good Porsche drivers a bad name
This is why more manufacturers are not allowing drivers to fully disable stability and traction control systems. I don’t even turn the system off on a track.
For the sake of the club, I hope he was not in PCA and displaying the membership sticker.
CGTS, i hope you are right and Porsche does not follow in the footsteps of other manufacturers.
Historically Porsche owners are drivers and know how to drive but as more money is available we are getting the driver who thinks he can drive.
Porsche could do the what the other manufacturers are doing and for the knuckleheads that could save them, but with the under the bonnett option of a switch to deactivate all tration aids if you desired on the track to keep the "goodie too shoes"at bay and before they stick there nose's in, from letting drivers have some fun and enjoy there Porsche
I thought i was good driver before i did Level 1 and 2 and five times level 3 and know i can say i am a better fast and slow relaxed driver due to Tomas Mezera Head Instructor and his instructors at Queensland's Australia P.S.D.S. Professional instructions.
Tas, no doubt you are correct. My point was not that the system shouldn’t be deactivated, but that each driver should know their limits. I’m a beginner at the track, so I leave traction control on unless I’m on the skidpad. This fellow clearly shouldn’t have turned it off. He did because he wanted to “burn rubber” but it went horribly wrong.
Dear CGTS,
You have just began a lifelong love of Porsche driving on the track it is a bug once you have it there is no antidote, practice, practice, practice once you relax behind the wheel, "that was my problem" you wont be able to wait for your next track day. Cheers.
PS a knucklehead will always be a knucklehead.