"You can’t park there, bro”: Perth valet smashes TWO lambos in costly mistake
<p>A valet driver at the Crown Hotel in Perth has found himself in hot water after smashing two Lamborghinis while trying to park one.</p>
<p>The luxury vehicles belonged to billionaire Laurence Escalante and both were damaged after they collided in the hotel driveway, a spokesperson for Crown Perth said.</p>
<p>Footage captured and shared by Jiu-Jitsu athlete Craig Jones shows the valet driver behind the wheel of a blue Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae, a car valued upward of $940,000, smashing into the rear of a purple Lamborghini.</p>
<p>“Help! I’ve really f***ed it up.” The driver said in the footage before running out to assess the damage.</p>
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<p>In response to the crash, the driver claimed he was “trying to park it just like everybody else,” adding that the pedals were “too close together.” He then claimed he thought he was pressing the brake but instead hit the accelerator, causing him to crash into the rear of the purple Lamborghini.</p>
<p>The owner of the luxury vehicles appeared to have witnessed the collision and could be heard questioning the driver.</p>
<p>“What are you doing?” Jones said. "He moved it right in his rear ... you can’t park there, bro," he added.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for Crown Resorts confirmed the accident is still under investigation, also informing the media there were “no injuries sustained.”</p>
<p>"The safety of Crown’s team members and guests remains our priority," they said in a statement to News.com.au. "We are conducting a full assessment of the incident together with those involved.”</p>
<p>The Crown is "working positively with us to fix the cars and put this behind us all,” a spokesperson for Mr Escalante told The West Australian. "We appreciate accidents happen and most importantly no one was injured," they said.</p>
<p>A similar incident occurred in Sydney in 2018 when a valet driver parked a Porsche Carrera underneath another vehicle. As the driver attempted to park the Porsche, the car reportedly accelerated and ended up under a Sports utility vehicle (SUV).</p>
<p>Police were notified and had to cut the driver, who was left unharmed, out of the vehicle.</p>
<p><em>Images: Instagram / @craigjonesbjj</em></p>
