Watch as reckless BMW driver, 23, does donuts in busy car park – with man on top of his spinning motor
THIS is the moment a BMW driver decided to do doughnuts in a busy car park – with a man on his roof.
Callum Ritchings, 23, was caught on drone footage spinning around in large circles extremely close to bystanders.
Around 150 people watched as a man clung on for dear life on top of the vehicle as smoke shot out of the exhaust.
A hooded male can also be seen stupidly standing in the middle of the doughnut rings and recording Ritchings, as what seems to be hundreds of tyre marks made in his tracks.
Ritchings took his BMW to a car meet on an industrial estate in Swindon, Wiltshire, on April this year.
Wiltshire Police’s drone unit was in the area when they captured the “shocking” footage – where the vehicle was drifting about five feet away from spectators.
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Sergeant Will Ayres said: “The drone footage of this incident is really quite shocking.
“Not only was Ritchings risking someone’s life by performing doughnuts with a person on the roof of his vehicle, but his manner of driving could have so easily caused injury or worse to the crowds of people who were stood nearby watching.
“Roads policing officers work in conjunction with community policing teams to identify offences relating to these meets and I’d like to thank the drone unit in particular as it was their footage which enabled us to secure this conviction.
“While we fully recognise that many car enthusiasts wish to gather with like-minded people at car meets in a lawful and peaceful manner, we also appreciate the disruption these incidents can cause to local communities and we will continue to take proactive steps to disrupt this behaviour.”
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Ritchings, of Kemble, Gloucestershire, was stopped by officers when he left the industrial estate.
He later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at Swindon Magistrates’ Court in September.
Police said Ritchings was disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to take a retest before being able to drive again.
He was also ordered to complete 100 hours’ unpaid work and pay £180.