France In Wreck

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Brian France in accident....is OK: According to a Daytona Beach police report, Brian France crashed his Lexus four-door sedan into a tree just outside his condominium on Marina Point Drive. Police said Magnolia Avenue resident Shirley Hill saw France enter the parking lot of the Chart House restaurant just after 9pm/et. Monday and plow into a tree on the property. At that point, the 44-year-old France backed up his car and slid into the underground parking garage of the nearby Marina Point condominium, where he has a unit, the report shows. Hill called police and reported the wreck. Police Chief Mike Chitwood said officers called France downstairs that night to ask what had happened. France did not return a telephone call to The Daytona Beach News-Journal on Wednesday, but the report shows he told police he was drinking a soda and driving when he "bumped something" and the drink spilled in his car. Officers inspected the interior of the car and found the remains of the soda on the dashboard and front seat, the report shows. They also spotted debris from a palm tree on France's passenger door, but no damaged tree in the Chart House parking lot, the report states. It is not clear why Hill was driving behind France on Beach Street and what France actually struck. Hill could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Chitwood said officers at the scene did not ask France to perform a field sobriety test because, "He did not smell of alcohol or anything like that."(Daytona Beach News Journal)
 
That's funny. LOL Who was that busy body that reported Brian????:confused:
No tree damaged??? Soda spilled???? If it was beer or an alcoholic beverage, it sure would smell in the closed confines of the car. :p
 
I wonder if he will get penalized for actions detrimental to civilian driving, fined $10,000 and lose 25 points?
 
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Police were investigating to determine whether NASCAR CEO Brian France was given special treatment by authorities after he crashed his car earlier this week, authorities said Friday.

"He [Police Chief Mike Chitwood] just wants to make sure everything was handled correctly and if not there will be disciplinary measures," said police spokeswoman Sonja Wiles.

A police report from Monday night said France, 44, had crashed his silver Lexus into a tree after entering a restaurant parking lot. France later told an officer called to his home that he was drinking a soda and "bumped into something."

But witness Shirley Hill called 911 while driving on U.S. 1 when she said she saw France driving at a "very reckless speed" and he hit a parked car. Her statement was not attached to the police report -- an oversight, Police Chief Mike Chitwood said.

"If I find out that someone gave him [France] a break because of his last name, someone is going to have to look for a new job," Chitwood told The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

France did not return a telephone message left Thursday by The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

"Brian France cooperated fully with the Daytona Beach Police Department on Monday night at the time of the incident and remains available for any follow up questions they might have," NASCAR director of corporate communications Ramsey Poston said in a statement.

Hill also said France's car hit the tree near the restaurant parking lot, but after he hit the parked car. She watched as his car went toward a parking garage at France's condominium, she said. Hill said the man "fell over his own feet" as he got out of his car.

"France accidentally brushed against a tree or roadside stump on the narrow road leading to his apartment," Poston said. "No one was injured. The car he was driving had some minor damage. He went on to his condo and cooperated fully with police officers who had been called to the scene by a 911 operator.

"France said a Coke he was holding spilled into his lap as he was driving into his condo complex, momentarily diverting his attention from the road."

Chitwood said officers at the scene spent about an hour-and-a-half with France, but did not give him a field sobriety test because they said there was no probable cause. He did not smell of alcohol, Chitwood said.

"I'm dealing with someone very credible in Ms. Hill," Chitwood said. "I owe it to her and to the community to have an internal affairs investigation to find out what happened."



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