B.C. man who drove into ocean in livestream stunt charged with dangerous driving in New West crash - BERITAJA

A B.C. man who drove a car into Burrard Inlet arsenic portion of a livestreamed societal media stunt successful 2024 has been charged successful relationship pinch an alleged high-speed clang successful New Westminster earlier this year.

Jawad Mazen Fawwaz, 21, is accused of vulnerable driving successful the March 30 collision astatine 6th Avenue and McBride Boulevard, which constabulary said caused important harm to 2 vehicles.

Police allege a achromatic Mercedes SUV pinch respective occupants, was travelling astatine a precocious complaint of velocity earlier it flipped into immoderate hedges and landed connected its roof.

The lone caretaker of a 2nd conveyance did not look to person important injuries, constabulary said.

“With the magnitude of harm these vehicles sustained, it’s a occurrence nary 1 was earnestly hurt,” stated Sgt. Jacquelyn Mula successful an April 2 news release.

At the clip of the collision, the New Westminster Police Department said it believes Fawwaz was the driver of the achromatic Mercedes SUV.

In an unrelated incident connected March 4, 2024, Fawwaz drove a conveyance into the waters disconnected Rocky Point Park successful Port Moody, jumping retired of the car earlier it submerged.

The ensuing emergency consequence forced a 16-hour closure of the vessel motorboat and near the City of Port Moody pinch a $3,000 cleanup bill.

Fawwaz later pleaded blameworthy to 1 count of mischief nether $5,000 and was fixed a conditional discharge and 12 months of probation successful November 2024.

Court heard that astatine the clip of the incident, Fawwaz told constabulary his brakes had failed, but that constabulary later discovered he had done it deliberately successful consequence to a livestreamer’s connection of U.S. $10,000.

In acceding to a associated sentencing submission from Crown and defence for a conditional discharge, which sees an accused debar a condemnation if they successfully complete each court-ordered probation conditions, Provincial Court Judge Anja Brown told Fawwaz: “You’re getting a fortunate break.”

Fawwaz’s adjacent tribunal quality connected the vulnerable driving complaint is July 8 successful New Westminster.