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Teen Drives New Camaro ZL1 Into Texas Pool

Stephen Edelsteinbr If you're Jeremy Clarkson or anyone involved with one of the iCannonball Runi movies, driving a car into a swimming is hilarious. If you're not, it really isn't. iframe src"www.youtube.comembedc1qR1EQTcQ" "560" height"315" frameborder"0" allowfullscreen""iframeAnyone looking to go for a swim at a certain Harris County, Texas, community was--to say the least--inconvenienced when a brand-new 2014 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was driven into it. This moment of schadenfreude is brought to you by a href"http:txgarage.com201404houston-kid-crashes-new-56k-camaro-zl1-in-pool"itxGarageia. span style" "The driver reportedly lost control, crashed through a fence, and straight into the According to txGarage's Chris Rucker--who said he'd seen him earlier that day at a Houston Cars and Coffee event that morning--he looked to be no more than 17 or 18 years old.spanbr Police told a href"http:www.click2houston.comnewscar-crashes-into-neighborhood-pool25330472"iClick2Houstonia that the driver could be charged with speeding. He may also be responsible for repairs to the fence and not to mention his own ego. The ZL1 will likely need some TLC as well. Watching water gush from its open door, it's apparent that there's a long and expensive road ahead before the car has any chance of running again. With a a href"http:www.motorauthority.comnews10720642012-chevrolet-camaro-zl1-first-drive"6.2-liter supercharged V-8a 580 horsepower, a ZL1 is admittedly not the best car for a new driver. It's unfortunate this driver had to find that out the hard way.