---
title: "Man Trying to Help Crashed Racer at Pikes Peak Gets Rounded up by Police"
description: "When things don't go as planned, just stay back."
date: "2017-06-28"
modified: "2017-06-29"
authors:
  - name: "Caleb Jacobs"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/caleb-jacobs"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/start-finish/11950/man-trying-to-help-crashed-racer-at-pikes-peak-gets-rounded-up-by-police"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Oops!"
  - "Pikes Peak"
  - "PPHIC 2017"
  - "Watch This"
  - "wreck"
---

# Man Trying to Help Crashed Racer at Pikes Peak Gets Rounded up by Police

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[David Meyer and his #24 Palatov D2](<https://www.motorsport.com/hillclimb/photo/main-gallery/24-palatov-d2-david-meyer-13574374/>) ran into a stroke of bad luck just past [Glen Cove](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/10633/everyone-should-care-about-the-pikes-peak-hill-climb>) at [Pikes Peak on Sunday](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/11876/porsche-factory-racer-romain-dumas-wins-pikes-peak-hillclimb-again>). A [sharp bite of throttle](<https://www.thedrive.com/start-finish/11918/the-2017-pikes-peak-hillclimb-was-full-of-wonderful-historic-cars>) sent him and his car sideways just passed the braking zone while shooting up the hill, causing loads of overcorrection and leading to an eventual crash towards the ditch. Shortly after Meyer landed in the rut, a man came jumping out of the woods to give him a hand, but he was given an unwelcoming reaction by the police on site.

![message-editor%2F1498677051155-img\_8962.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498677051155-img_8962.jpg>)
*Caleb Jacobs / The Drive*

![message-editor%2F1498677070375-img\_8963.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498677070375-img_8963.jpg>)
*Caleb Jacobs / The Drive*

![message-editor%2F1498677099832-img\_8964.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498677099832-img_8964.jpg>)
*Caleb Jacobs / The Drive*

![message-editor%2F1498677125358-img\_8966.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498677125358-img_8966.jpg>)
*Caleb Jacobs / The Drive*

![message-editor%2F1498677154256-img\_8968.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498677154256-img_8968.jpg>)
*Caleb Jacobs / The Drive*

The unidentified fan leaped out from what was a restricted area to both media and spectators, causing initial concern for the staff. He then hopped down off of the rock wall and landed on the track to give Meyer a push back to the track. This is where things got sticky as touching a live race car while on the course is, erg, sternly frowned upon. The police drove up to check on Meyer, and as they approached, the man shot back to where he came from.

![message-editor%2F1498677270931-img\_8972.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498677270931-img_8972.jpg>)
*You can see the man in the top left corner as he heads back to the trees. The police followed suit, landing him in the limelight for about ten minutes., *Caleb Jacobs / The Drive**

Several members of the police department took off took to the woods to find the man, eventually leading him out with his hands on his head. That was enough to gain a strong "boooo" from the crowd, making an even bigger spectacle of the event.

The man was loaded into the police car and taken downhill. Luckily for him, he wasn't admitted directly into the custody of the police, and instead was reportedly given an adamant talkin' to to set him straight.

![message-editor%2F1498677591258-img\_8976.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498677591258-img_8976.jpg>)
*Though it was just minor damage, Meyer's car was retired and parked at the side of Glen Cove for the remainder of the race., *Caleb Jacobs / The Drive**

Thankfully nothing came of the situation, but if you're not looking for trouble, make sure to stay off the track while cars are running amuck. If not, you might end up on the internet just like this guy.

## Author
Caleb Jacobs is The Drive’s senior editor. When he’s not searching for stories or poring over copy, he’s usually driving his dump truck or wishing it was running so he could drive it. He was born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks, and he lives there today with his family.

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