A MAN WAS killed at an exotic car attraction at Disney World, Florida yesterday after the car he was in hit a guardrail.
Tavon Watson, 24, of nearby Kissimmee lost control of the vehicle Sunday afternoon, killing Gary Terry, 36, of Davenport, Florida, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Watson failed to manoeuvre the high-powered Lamborghini through the Exotic Driving Experience course, Sergeant Kim Montes said in an incident report. The vehicle’s passenger side struck the guardrail and Terry died at the scene. Watson was taken to nearby Celebration Hospital, where he was treated and released.
The attraction lets race car fans be drivers or passengers in luxurious cars such as Lamborghinis, Porsches or Ferraris. For $200 to $400, customers can drive several laps with a professional driving instructor in the passenger seat. It is located south of the Magic Kingdom parking lots.
A spokeswoman said Disney offers its “deepest sympathy to those involved” in the crash.
The track is operated by Petty Holdings, which has other Exotic Driving Experience attractions at speedways in Atlanta, Daytona Beach, New Jersey, Kansas, New Hampshire and Texas.
In a statement, Petty Holdings said: “On behalf of everyone in the organisation, it is with a very heavy heart that we extend our deepest sympathies to those involved in today’s tragic accident in Orlando.”
The Exotic Driving Experience, along with its sibling track, the Richard Petty Driving Experience, was slated to close this summer at Disney World for unrelated reasons.
Montes said the crash is under investigation.
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