£70K Maserati Levante super car smashed up by drunk driver on Bristol Street in Birmingham city centre

A drunk driver smashed up a £70,000 Maserati Levante supercar after losing control and ploughing into a set of traffic lights.

Shocking pictures show the wrecked silver motor - which has a top speed of 187mph - after it destroyed a set of railings and collided with a traffic light pole.

West Midlands Police tweeted pictures of the scene following Sunday morning’s crash as a warning about drink driving. They tweeted: “This is a good example of the dangers of drink driving. This Maserati Levante collided with crash railings at Bristol Street this morning.

“The driver received minor injuries & was arrested for a positive breath test then failed to provide a sample in custody. #DontDrinkDrive.”

Social media users blasted the driver, saying he had “more money than sense”. Baz wrote: “Unreal, I hope these photos haunt him for years to come but I bet it’s not the first time he’s done it.”

User PenaltyTicket said: “With wealth comes entitlement, and with entitlement comes privilege, and with privilege comes the right to do whatever you want. NOT. Prison please.”

Brendan Sky wrote: “I feel the term ‘more money than sense’ was invented for this rich half-wit.”

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