Legal costs in opposition to exotic car collector Benjamin Chen have been dropped in New York after he crashed a Gemballa Mirage GT in Manhattan final yr.

Chen was arrested by police on the morning of April 7, 2020 after hitting a minimum of 5 vehicles whereas behind the wheel. He was charged with reckless driving and working a motorized vehicle whereas impaired by medication. CCTV footage and movies posted to social media captured the incident in its entirety and but, on Monday, the case was dismissed on the New York Legal Court docket, Road & Track experiences.

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“The Individuals are transferring to dismiss this matter as a result of the case can’t be confirmed past an affordable doubt,” a report from the court docket look learn.

Chen initially misplaced management of the modified Porsche Carrera GT on eleventh Avenue and slammed right into a parked Subaru Crosstrek and Toyota Sienna. This affect destroyed the entrance of the supercar, and but, Chen stored on driving. Video confirmed him rushing down the road, working a minimum of one purple gentle, earlier than shedding management but once more and hitting three extra parked vehicles. When the automobile lastly floor to a halt and police responded, one officer may very well be heard on video saying Chen was “hammered.”

Chen has a historical past of crashing costly exotics and has beforehand destroyed each a McLaren MP4C-12C and a Lamborghini Murcielago SV. It stays unclear if the Mirage GT has been repaired or deemed a write-off.