Popular YouTuber and streamer Kick Jack Doherty made headlines this weekend after crashing his expensive sports car into a guardrail. The accident happened during a live on Kick and he was permanently banned from the platform.
On October 5, Doherty, 21, crashed his customized (and very expensive) McLaren 570S while live streaming. In video footage shared online, the content creator with over a million YouTube subscribers can be seen checking and using his phone just before the accident. The roadway Doherty was driving on was also wet from the rain, which likely contributed to him losing control of his car and crashing into a guardrail on the right side of the highway, narrowly avoiding other cars on the road. NOW, NBC reports that Kick permanently banned the creator.
October 6 NBC reported that a Kick spokesperson confirmed that the streaming service—which is a rival to Amazon-owned Twitch—had banned Doherty due to his behavior, adding that Coup “does not tolerate illegal activity, which is why we quickly took action to ban this creator from the platform. »
Checking Kick, Doherty’s page has been removed and now when you visit it you see a 404 error.
After video of the crash spread online, many people criticized the streamer for his reckless behavior and how he focused on content first and foremost. In a video posted by Doherty Shortly after the accident, he is seen screaming for help as people come to his aid. When the door opens, he puts a camera in the hands of one of the people trying to help him and asks, “Can you hold this?” » At another time, shortly after wrecking his carDoherty hands his phone to his passenger who is bleeding profusely from the head and asks him to record what is happening.
Doherty purchased the McClaren 570S, now totaled for over $200,000 in June 2023. In this video, he says he’s going to “crush this car, believe me.”
This is not the first time Doherty has found himself in trouble after crashing a vehicle. As reported NBCisn March Doherty registered overturning an all-terrain vehicle and injuring his arm. November 2023He crashed a golf cart his girlfriend was in and later apologized.
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