A drunk Westerner smashed his car into an antique shop on Hollywood Road this morning, leaving a trail of destruction, including two knocked-over signs and an uprooted fire hydrant, in his wake.
At 5:33am, the 28-year-old was driving along Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan when he lost control of the car while approaching Lok Ku Road, and drove onto the pavement.
Police officers picking up the knocked-over bus stop sign. Screenshot: Apple Daily
The car knocked over a bus sign, a traffic sign and a fire hydrant before skidding 10 metres and smashing into the metal shopgate of an antique store, Apple Daily reports.
The toppled tyrant hydrant. Photo: Keina Chiu/Coconuts Media
The driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after he failed a breathalyser test. He and his two passengers were unharmed.
Some of the damage done to the antique shop. Screenshot: Apple Daily
The shop owner, surnamed Lam, said a display at the front of the store had been broken, and dozens of antiques with “five, six thousands of years of history” had been damaged.
A Coconuts Hong Kong reporter visiting the shop at 12pm found that it was closed.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated.
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