switchlanez
11-16-2007, 06:28 PM
Don't know if this has been posted already, but this happened earlier this year...
How not to do the Italian Job
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
"Hang on, lads - I've got a great idea."
Or perhaps not so great, as this driver found after appearing to recreate a scene from The Italian Job, by driving down the iconic Spanish Steps in Rome.
After hurtling down the 138 marble steps, a 24-year-old Colombian was found slumped at his Toyota Celica's steering wheel by police - and more than twice the drink-driving limit.
http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/06/stepsromeEPA_450x300.jpg
The driver was unhurt, but several of the 200-year-old steps were chipped and scuffed.
An eyewitness said: "It was like something out of The Italian Job - this car was coming down the steps at quite a speed but the driver didn't lose control.
"People were diving out of the way and when he got to the bottom he just stopped and stayed there.
"By this time someone had called the police and when they arrived they breath tested him and took him away. You could see that he'd had a few."
http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/06/spanishstepsEPA_450x300.jpg
Police said the man would be charged with driving under the influence, and also with damaging a historic monument.
The famous Roman landmark connects the Piazza Spagna to the Trinita di Monti square in central Rome.
English 19th century poet John Keats used to have a home just along from the foot of the steps, adding to the appeal for British tourists.
How not to do the Italian Job
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
"Hang on, lads - I've got a great idea."
Or perhaps not so great, as this driver found after appearing to recreate a scene from The Italian Job, by driving down the iconic Spanish Steps in Rome.
After hurtling down the 138 marble steps, a 24-year-old Colombian was found slumped at his Toyota Celica's steering wheel by police - and more than twice the drink-driving limit.
http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/06/stepsromeEPA_450x300.jpg
The driver was unhurt, but several of the 200-year-old steps were chipped and scuffed.
An eyewitness said: "It was like something out of The Italian Job - this car was coming down the steps at quite a speed but the driver didn't lose control.
"People were diving out of the way and when he got to the bottom he just stopped and stayed there.
"By this time someone had called the police and when they arrived they breath tested him and took him away. You could see that he'd had a few."
http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/06/spanishstepsEPA_450x300.jpg
Police said the man would be charged with driving under the influence, and also with damaging a historic monument.
The famous Roman landmark connects the Piazza Spagna to the Trinita di Monti square in central Rome.
English 19th century poet John Keats used to have a home just along from the foot of the steps, adding to the appeal for British tourists.