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Reckless driver crashes Corvette into home in San Luis Obispo

February 20, 2025

By SUMMER AWBREY

A drunk driver doing donuts on a residential road lost control and crashed his corvette into a house in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday evening, police said. This is the second time in less than a week a reckless driver in a silver corvette crashed in SLO.

Shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, a resident reported a car had crashed into their home on Parsons Way near Orcutt Road. Neither the driver nor the people in the home were injured.

“That’s our house…a little worse for the wear, but things can be fixed,” a resident posted on Facebook, “And despite being 40 weeks and one day pregnant, this surprisingly did not send the wife into labor…go figure!”

Officers arrested 26-year-old Eric Steven Rinell for DUI and booked him in San Luis Obispo County Jail.

On Feb. 15, another driver of a silver Corvette failed to negotiate the roundabout on Tank Farm Road, because of excessive speed, and crashed into a tree.

“Drinking and driving is dumb,” according to police. “Drinking, driving and spinning donuts in a cul-de-sac and losing control then hitting a house is even dumber. Seriously, don’t drink and drive.”

 


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And it’s not even Summer yet…


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The family should sue this entitled punk. after The car repairs award the corvette to the family as punitive damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress.,


10

Yes, this will solve the problem. California needs more lawsuits to raise everyone’s Insurance rates and help out struggling attorneys.


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The solution is clear, ban silver Corvettes.


14

Yes, indeed a ban is in order, people don’t realize how dangerous silver corvettes are. You may have grown up with one in your garage but we now know they can spin doughnuts in residential areas and assault homes without warning, they can bring down trees twice their size with little effort. A State registry and waiting period must be put in place to protect the public.


4

I heard Corvettes (like old leisure suits) cause cancer!


0

26 years old is less than half the age requirement to own a corvette. This is the real issue here. I wonder if the kid was also wearing New Balances…


9

Maybe it was Daddy’s. Hopefully the kid didn’t also borrow his skinny jeans.


4

It’s Sketchers now. Slip on, no bending :)


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Eric Steven Rinell is an Idiot.


13

The tree wasn’t enough? Heads up if you own a log cabin.


11

Is this a new thing for silver Corvette drivers? I’ll be keeping track now.


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