---
title: "McLaren 720S Goes Flying Off Mulholland Drive in California, Lands on Steep Slope"
description: "The driver of a McLaren 720S is lucky to be alive after crashing his supercar down a hill off Mulholland Driver outside Los Angeles."
date: "2019-09-17"
modified: "2019-09-17"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/29879/dramatic-video-shows-mclaren-720s-driver-being-airlifted-after-flying-off-mountain-road"
categories:
  - "McLaren News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "720S"
  - "Coupe"
  - "mclaren"
  - "Supercar"
---

# McLaren 720S Goes Flying Off Mulholland Drive in California, Lands on Steep Slope

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A man was taken to a hospital via helicopter after crashing a McLaren 720S along the popular Mulholland Drive in Beverly Crest, California. According to [*CBS Los Angeles*](<https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/09/16/beverly-crest-mulholland-drive-car-over-cliff/>), the McLaren flew off the road and down a hill near Deep Canyon Drive Sunday night, prompting land and air search and rescue efforts.

Reports claim that a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter first spotted the crash scene from the air and quickly lowered in a rescuer while others afoot zeroed in on the car. Given the crash scene's topography, it took ground crews longer to reach the car but were eventually able to help with the air evacuation. The driver, an unnamed 50-year-old man, was reportedly conscious but had allegedly "hurt his ribs."

A dramatic rescue video published by [OnSceneTV](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guWO9Zclpbs&feature=youtu.be>) shows just how far the McLaren flew off the road, as well as the rescuers' struggle to reach the car. Although details are scarce, it appears that the $285,000 McLaren was kept from rolling further down the hill by a large tree. Considering a residential area can be seen at the bottom of the hill, there's a reason to believe that this could've been a much nastier situation had the car kept rolling.

https://youtube.com/embed/guWO9Zclpbs

The McLaren 720S is, by all means, a modern-day supercar and despite its electrical nannies, it commands respect and skill behind the wheel. Its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 produces a thunderous 710 horsepower, which it will gladly use to rocket you all the way to 212 miles per hour. Zero to 60 happens in just 2.8 seconds, meaning that the victim in his fifties could've been easily caught off-guard by all that performance, even more so on a curvy road and *especially* at night.

This isn't the first time a McLaren supercar tumbles down a hill on a picturesque California road. *The Drive* contributor Sean Evans was [involved in a scary crash](<https://menshealth.com/technology-gear/a26990660/mclaren-supercar-crash-safety/>) where the McLaren 570S Spider he was riding in left a mountain road outside Ojai at 70 mph, flew 225 feet into the air, and barrel-rolled twice before coming to a complete stop 70 feet down a hill. Evans and the driver sustained only minor injuries.

Perhaps there are several takeaways from these harrowing stories. One: slow down. Two: slow down. Three: McLaren builds extremely safe cars.

*h/t:* [*Jalopnik*](<https://jalopnik.com/mclaren-driver-rescued-by-helicopter-after-car-flies-of-1838156755>)

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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