--- title: "20-Year-Old YouTuber Crashes McLaren While Texting and Driving in the Rain" date: "2024-10-07" modified: "2024-10-07" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/20-year-old-youtuber-crashes-mclaren-while-texting-and-driving-in-the-rain" categories: - "McLaren News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "mclaren" - "Supercar" --- # 20-Year-Old YouTuber Crashes McLaren While Texting and Driving in the Rain ![]() *FearBuck. X* Recent videos of [influencer and streamer Jack Doherty's]() are like onions, packed with layers upon layers of new[ aggravating, idiotic behavior](). Doherty was recently live-streaming while driving his [McLaren]() in the rain, checking his phone and responding to viewers when he lost control and crashed into a guardrail. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt, but Doherty was booted from his streaming platform, *Kick*, for violating the platform's safety terms. The footage brings up several especially frustrating points. For starters, Doherty was driving a powerful supercar, which on its own commands all of one's attention—yes, even with all the safety nannies on. Two, it's raining, so even more reason to be extra careful and aware. Three, he's texting, or whatever he's doing on his device. That's just bafflingly idiotic by itself. On top of that, he's having his cameraman/passenger livestream it as if showing off his lack of judgment to his entire audience. You can hear the engine's revs spike as he loses control, begins hydroplaning, and hits the guardrail. However, after he crashes, rather than abandon the whole recording or streaming act to see if his buddy in the passenger seat is OK, he continues to stream his panic as bystanders rush to help. He even asks one of the rescuers to hold his phone and record him being helped out of the window. Once free from the car, he continues streaming the aftermath, complaining about the damage to his car while his passenger remains in the mangled McLaren, holding his arm and bleeding from his head. He does ask his friend, "Yo, Michael, you good?" but that's about the extent of his concern. Once Michael was helped out of the car, Doherty even asked him to hold the phone and stream, despite clearly having a head injury. > [View this post on Instagram]() > [A post shared by Jack Doherty (@jackdoherty)]() It isn't surprising that Kick banned Doherty from its platform. Part of Kick's [community guidelines]() read: "Be Mindful of Safety: Prioritize your safety and the safety of those around you by avoiding dangerous behaviour." Clearly, Doherty failed to follow that guideline by driving while texting, endangered other drivers while doing it, drew a ton of negative media attention, and potentially broke the law (it's unclear if he was speeding at the time of the crash or was ticketed) all while live-streaming on Kick. I hope Doherty's response on [*X*]() is sincere. "I’m so sorry Michael for putting you thru that. Thank you to all the first responders and everyone who helped us get out of the car. This could’ve been so much worse and it’s a huge learning lesson." *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()