Strangers rally around overworked man who crashed into Ferraris
- 5 years ago
NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN — Things are looking up for a poor Taiwanese man who crashed his delivery van into four luxury cars collectively worth over a million dollars.
Apple Daily reports that 20-year-old Mr. Lin was helping his mother with a delivery around 5 a.m. on Dec. 16 when he dozed off behind the wheel and smashed his van into four parked Ferraris.
The group of friends who owned the cars had been getting ready to set off on a road trip when the accident happened. Luckily, no one was injured.
A breathalyzer showed Lin hadn't been drinking — he was just really exhausted from working all night.
Still, Lin is looking at an eye-popping NT$10 million in repair costs for the four sportscars. That's over three hundred grand in USD — a huge deal for a barbecue restaurant employee.
It would have taken him more than two decades to pay off that amount on his salary alone. But many have sympathized with Lin and are coming forward with donations.
Strangers have so far chipped in over US$24,000 to help pay for damages.
Lin has also apologized to the Ferrari owners for the accident. Even though it wasn't intentional, he acknowledges that he committed a wrong and should pay the cost.
Apple Daily reports that 20-year-old Mr. Lin was helping his mother with a delivery around 5 a.m. on Dec. 16 when he dozed off behind the wheel and smashed his van into four parked Ferraris.
The group of friends who owned the cars had been getting ready to set off on a road trip when the accident happened. Luckily, no one was injured.
A breathalyzer showed Lin hadn't been drinking — he was just really exhausted from working all night.
Still, Lin is looking at an eye-popping NT$10 million in repair costs for the four sportscars. That's over three hundred grand in USD — a huge deal for a barbecue restaurant employee.
It would have taken him more than two decades to pay off that amount on his salary alone. But many have sympathized with Lin and are coming forward with donations.
Strangers have so far chipped in over US$24,000 to help pay for damages.
Lin has also apologized to the Ferrari owners for the accident. Even though it wasn't intentional, he acknowledges that he committed a wrong and should pay the cost.