It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: two knuckleheads racing down the block in sports cars while your kids are outside playing.
That’s exactly what happened in a suburb of Beverly Hills on September 12th, as a Ferrari LaFerrari sideswiped a Porsche 911 at high speeds in a residential neighborhood, but nobody was charged with a crime and the reason why may blow your mind.
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When police officers arrived at the scene, the owner of both vehicles told them he had diplomatic immunity and also denied that he was speeding or ran any stop signs.
The license plate on the LaFerrari belonged to the Middle-Eastern country of Qatar, and the house where the vehicle was parked is valued at $10 million and is currently being rented.
The two vehicles only stopped racing after the LaFerrari’s engine overheated.
Jacob Rogers, a video journalist, filmed the street race and reportedly exchanged words with the driver, but claimed he was physically assaulted by the man’s bodyguards.
“He told me, verbatim, ‘I could have you killed and get away with it,’” Rogers said to NBC Los Angeles.
Police later issued a news release explaining they could not arrest the drivers because they did not witness any illegal activity themselves.
NBC Los Angeles also reported that police have contacted the United States State Department regarding the man’s diplomatic status.
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News Sources: NBC Los Angeles, NY Daily News
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