NYPD: Man high on drugs smashed pricy Porsche into several parked cars in Midtown

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Pricy Porsche crashed into parked vehicles in Midtown
The driver was arrested for allegedly driving while on drugs.

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN (WABC) -- A man is accused of crashing his Porsche into several parked cars in Midtown while high on drugs.

Police say at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, they found 32-year-old Benjamin Chen at the scene on West 44th Street and 11th Avenue.

Chen allegedly drove his 2014 Porsche Gemballa Mirage GT into the back of a parked car, then struck another parked car before driving southbound on 11th Avenue.

Then, he allegedly hit three more parked cars on West 44th Street before he finally came to a stop.

Chen is now facing charges of reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs.

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