---
title: "Chevy Corvette Z06 Seen on ‘Vehicle Virgins’ Was Going 125 MPH Before Crash, Police Say"
description: "The posted speed limit on that stretch of road was 35 mph."
date: "2017-09-14"
modified: "2017-09-14"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/14342/chevy-corvette-z06-seen-on-vehicle-virgins-was-going-125-mph-before-crash-police-say"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Corvette"
  - "corvette z06"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Crash"
  - "speeding"
  - "sports car"
  - "vehicle virgins"
---

# Chevy Corvette Z06 Seen on ‘Vehicle Virgins’ Was Going 125 MPH Before Crash, Police Say

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The driver of a bright green [Chevrolet Corvette Z06](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/10658/texas-police-department-scores-a-1005-hp-chevy-corvette-z06-cop-car>) that was featured on the popular YouTube series [*Vehicle Virgins*](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtS0JcoBgAIEjmifiip8IJg>) was traveling at around 125 mph on a public road in Michigan before he smashed into a tree, according to a police report [obtained by *The Ann Arbor News.*](<https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2017/09/corvette_driver_going_125_mile.html>)

The 21-year-old driver, identified as Jiefu Jefferey Gong, and his 17-year-old female passenger were both seriously injured in the crash on Huron River Drive outside Ann Arbor back in May. Gong allegedly told officers at the time that he was traveling between 10 and 15 mph over the posted speed limit of 35 mph before swerving to avoid an animal in the roadway and striking a large tree.

However, if photos of the absolutely demolished Corvette don't have you doubting that, the newly-revealed official police report notes the car's data recorder showed it was traveling at 125 mph just five seconds before impact, and smacked the tree at around 90 mph. As a result of these findings, the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office arrested Gong in August and charged him with one count of reckless driving causing serious impairment of bodily function.

https://youtube.com/embed/lwUi2_qXCMs

In a *Vehicle Virgins* video published in July 2016, host Parker Nirenstein and Gong are seen driving the Z06 on the very same section of road, topping 100 mph in sections and hardly slowing for oncoming traffic or stopped cars on the shoulder. In fact, it looks very similar [to a video we highlighted earlier this year](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/9872/video-shows-moron-speeding-crashing-his-new-subaru-wrx-sti>) showing a cocky Subaru WRX STi owner treat a public road in Washington like his own personal rally stage and pay the karmic price.

[According to *The Ann Arbor News,*](<https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2017/09/corvette_driver_going_125_mile.html>) Gong later changed his story and claimed he had no memory of the crash whatsoever, and his teenage passenger also claimed she was too busy looking at her phone to notice the number on the speedometer. Unfortunately, the Internet—and data recorders—never forget.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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