Late Night Show Host, Jimmy Kimmel, WRECKS His BMW In Sunset Strip Crash

Late Night Show Host, Jimmy Kimmel, WRECKS His BMW In Sunset Strip Crash
Over the past 12 months, it seems that ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, host of the late night television talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been elevating his presence in Hollywood. Having had the chance to host the Oscars in 2017, he's lined up to do the honors again in 2018. 

Things were going well. Until now, that is.

On Thursday morning, Kimmel was making an illegal left turn in front of the A-list hangout, the Chateau Marmot, when he came into contact with an Audi A3/S3. Unfortunately, it doesn't look good for either car. 

Having driven through that intersection many times myself, I have to say that it is a particularly dangerous stretch of road. I would never make a left out of there. 

There is some good news, however. According to reports no one was injured on the scene.


...Kimmel’s BMW suffered damage to its front after a collision with another vehicle, an Audi, that forced air bags in both cars to deploy, TMZ reported.

Nobody was injured. Kimmel is set to host the Academy Awards next month in Hollywood.

The accident took place in front of the Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood...

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mre30mre30 - 2/2/2018 7:16:18 AM
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Love Jimmy Kimmel...love him even more now that I know he drives a 5 year old X5. He is such a mellow, reasoned guy.

Illegal left turn...don't love that so much.


bw5011bw5011 - 2/2/2018 12:51:12 PM
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If he would have had a new one, it would have stopped on its on before the accident.


mre30mre30 - 2/2/2018 1:17:48 PM
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Sad to say, but all those safety systems are optional (as is most everything) on BMW's so new one likely would not have had the auto brake feature!

If he was driving a Toyota or a Honda, I would agree with you!



MDarringerMDarringer - 2/2/2018 8:13:25 AM
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Someone is going to be paid well.


LexSucksLexSucks - 2/2/2018 5:48:21 PM
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The car is either a S3 or an A3. Not an S3/A3


Agent00RAgent00R - 2/2/2018 7:23:36 PM
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The use of the / was because I can't tell which variant it was.

It was not implying that an A3/S3 exists...

But whatever...


TomMTomM - 2/3/2018 7:21:06 AM
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Completely missing the reasoning why this story is even mentioned here.

If Auto Spies is going to post stories about stupid maneuvers people make with their cars - a simple illegal turn does not approach some of the stupid things I have witnessed. And neither car is that "rare" as to be of interest as well. Stick with stupid things that Tesla owners say their cars do by themselves - at least that is fun!


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