When Donuts Go Wrong: A Kitchener Driver's Early Morning Mayhem

Picture this, if you will: it's the dead of night, or rather, the very early hours of a Sunday morning in Kitchener. The city sleeps, mostly. But in a quiet (or perhaps, not so quiet) parking lot nestled near Homer Watson Boulevard and Block Line Road, a different kind of drama was unfolding. A 29-year-old man, for reasons that remain rather baffling, decided this particular expanse of asphalt was his personal playground, a stage for a high-octane performance of vehicular ballet.

And what a performance it was, you could say. He wasn't just parking; oh no. This driver, with what one can only assume was a hefty dose of ill-advised bravado, began to spin. Round and round, tire marks surely etching themselves onto the pavement, creating those signature "donuts" that scream youthful indiscretion, or, in this case, something far more concerning. The roar of the engine, the squeal of tires — it must have been quite the racket. A display, perhaps, meant to impress no one but himself, or maybe an unseen audience of nocturnal critters.

But as any good stunt artist knows, or perhaps should know, every thrilling act eventually meets its climax. And for our Kitchener man, that climax arrived not with applause, but with a jarring, unforgiving crunch. Mid-spin, or perhaps just after one too many, control simply vanished. And then, there it was: a sturdy, immovable light pole, standing sentinel in the lot, suddenly became an unwilling participant in the late-night escapade. A collision, rather inevitable one might argue, that brought the entire spectacle to an abrupt, damaging halt. His vehicle, we're told, didn't fare so well; significant damage indeed.

The fun, such as it was, ended right there. The curtain came down, and in its place, the flashing lights of the Waterloo Regional Police arrived. Called to the scene around 12:45 a.m., officers found the driver, and frankly, the scene itself spoke volumes. No injuries, thankfully, were reported—a small miracle, considering the circumstances. But the legal fallout? Well, that's a different story entirely.

He was arrested, of course. And the list of charges paints a rather stark picture: impaired by alcohol, dangerous operation, and stunt driving. It's a trifecta of poor judgment, if we're being honest. What starts as a seemingly harmless (though always ill-advised) bit of fun can, and often does, quickly spiral into something far more serious, carrying consequences that stretch well beyond a damaged car and a bruised ego. Sometimes, a parking lot is just a parking lot, and some stunts are best left to the professionals—or, better yet, not at all.