Teenage motorist who posted a selfie next to his flipping vehicle on a major mountain route has been called a “moron” by enraged residents.
Around 10 a.m. on Monday, when the driver descended Clyde Mountain on the Kings Highway between Canberra and Batemans Bay—about 300 kilometers south of Sydney—he overturned his Ford Mustang.
To caution motorists approaching the hairpin curve on the mountain near Pooh Bear Corner, a resident posted a picture of the collision to the neighborhood’s Facebook page.
A young driver was called a ‘moron’ by locals after photos showed him posing for a selfie next to his flipped Ford Mustang
After the driver’s collision on Kings Highway close to Batemans Bay, his selfie was posted on the local community’s Facebook page.
The driver of the smashed automobile is seen taking a selfie and giving the thumbs up in the picture while emergency personnel examine the wreckage.
Later, the driver’s companion uploaded a picture of the man’s upside-down selfie with the message, “That’s where.”
Locals who were furious at the driver’s lack of regret for the potentially hazardous collision left angry comments on the article.
Emergency services worked to redirect traffic and assess the accident while the young driver posed for photos
The driver’s apparent lack of regret for the potentially hazardous collision on a major highway enraged the neighborhood.
One commenter said, “That’s what happens when people are given a license without a driving test.”
Another person said, “Wouldn’t be snapping pictures with thumbs up if someone was really hurt or died.”
“What a fool!” Another person said, “If I were there with the emergency services, I would smack that phone out of his hand.”
‘Wow… You’re simply too dumb,’ a different person remarked.
Other comments referred to the driver as a “wanker” and a “loser” and claimed that because there was no evidence of rain on the road, he must have been driving too fast.
No one was hurt in the collision, according to NSW Police, and no charges were filed against the driver.