Tesla driver flies 50ft through the air on LA’s famous Baxter Street at ‘Tesla meet up’ for influencers: LAPD offers $1k reward for information as stoned TikToker claims he was behind the wheel
- The stunt was carried out by an unidentified driver on LA’s Baxter Street on Saturday night at a Tesla meet-up
- TikTok influencer Dominykas Zeglaitis claims it was him, but others who were there say it was someone else
- The driver flew through the air, crashing on the nose of the Tesla before fleeing the scene in another car
- The LAPD had offered a $1,000 reward for information but cops were inundated with information about the TikTok stars
- Now, the police department says it’s ‘not a priority’ to find the driver because they would only be charged with a misdemeanor hit and run
- Residents of the street are furious about the stunt which they say could have led to them being killed
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A Tesla driver was filmed flying 50ft through the air one of L.A.’s steepest streets on Saturday in what is believed to have been a stunt for TikTok.
The LAPD is looking for the driver and wading through hundreds of tips identifying him as TikTok and YouTube influencer Dominykas Zeglaitis, who goes by the online name Durte Dom.
He took credit for the stunt in multiple TikTok videos, claiming he was high on THC gummies at the time. Others however say he was not there, and is trying to profit off of the viral video by selling the gummies he claimed made him high enough to carry out the stunt.
The LAPD offered a $1,000 reward for information but is no longer accepting tips after being inundated with information.
Detective Calvin Dehesa told DailyMail.com on Monday that it wasn’t a ‘priority’ to find Durte Dom and that the driver of the vehicle would be released soon after being picked up because they are only being charged with a misdemeanor.
He added that police are trying to contact him but do not know exactly where he is. Residents of the street are furious about the lack of action.
It’s unclear what model the car was but the cheapest Tesla is around $47,000.
The Tesla flying through the air past dozens of young car enthusiasts who had gathered for a ‘Tesla meet up’
The rented Tesla is shown flying through the air at Baxter Street on Saturday night while a group of TikTokers watch on
The Tesla landed on its nose but miraculously, the driver was not hurt in the crash nor was anyone else
Another view shows the Tesla flying past a group of youngsters who had gathered to watch the stunt on Saurday
One man told FOX 11 that he was at home with his pregnant wife when the car went flying past, out of control. He said he was worried it was going to crash into his home.
Another neighbor is now raising money on GoFundMe to buy himself a new Subaru. He claims his was destroyed by the Tesla when it landed.
Another influencer who was there is Alex Choi. He filmed the stunt from the side, capturing the crowd of car enthusiasts watching.
Dom claimed credit for the stunt in multiple TikTok videos on Sunday and Monday.
The LAPD is looking for the driver and wading through hundreds of tips identifying him as TikTok and YouTube influencer Dominykas Zeglaitis, who goes by the online name Durte Dom.
Jordan Hook is now raising money on GoFundMe to buy himself a new Subaru. He claims his was destroyed by the Tesla when it landed
The LAPD says it is in the process of contacting him and Alex Choi, the other influencer present, to find out more about who was responsible.
In a tweet on Sunday, the LAPD said: ‘We are asking the public to no longer send us any more tips regarding @dominykasor.
‘We have reached out to him on his social media account. We are asking any witnesses to also come forward.’
Musician Jordan Hook, whose Subaru was damaged, says there was a cat in the Tesla when the stunt was performed.
‘Last night, I woke up to the sound of a jolting crash outside my window a little after midnight.
‘I came out to see a destroyed Tesla rammed into the back of my Subaru.
‘My wheels were turned in towards the curb, and when the Tesla hit my car it jumped the curb, wrenching the wheels under and twisting them up so that it is now un-driveable…jumping a car (with a cat inside) on a neighborhood street in the middle of the night just for likes and followers is NOT COOL,’ he said in the fundraiser.
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