Featured Image Credit: Jack Doherty / Instagram / X
A YouTuber who crashed a $200,000 car on livestream is now asking his followers for donations.
On October 5, YouTuber Jack Doherty was driving his McLaren sports car in the rain on a highway in Miami, Florida, when he lost control and crashed into a barrier.
The incident was broadcast on Kick and in the video, Doherty can be seen using his phone behind the wheel right before the crash.
The polarising streamer has been under fire on social media since the day and has received a ban on Kick for 'endangerment.'
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Other popular content creators like Nadeshot and NICKMERCS have called Doherty out for his reckless driving.
Although he hasn’t publicly addressed the criticism, Doherty returned to TikTok Live to beg for gifts and likes from his community - to the surprise of many viewers.
In a screen recording posted on X/Twitter, the 20-year-old told his followers: “Everyone double-tap the screen, we’re almost at a million likes guys, let’s see how fast we can hit it.
“[TikTok user] thank you for the galaxy, bro. I just followed you back. Guys, let’s see how fast you can hit my galaxy [target] – I’m going to follow everyone back once we hit it.”
Sending a galaxy gift on TikTok Live costs users between $13 and $15, a portion of which goes to the streamer they gift it to.
When asked about the crash on the recording, Doherty claimed: “I hydroplaned. I literally hydroplaned."
He continued: “I’m in a McLaren in the pouring rain. What did you guys expect? You guys have never drove (sic) a McLaren.”
He didn’t mention anything about texting while driving or how fast he was going when the crash happened.
As donations started pouring in on the livestream, users in a thread on X which shared a clip were completely baffled.
“Donating money to a kid that drives multiple supercars is wild,” one commented.
"He should be begging for forgiveness from his followers for his behavior," another wrote. "He could have killed somebody in that accident."
Others called Doherty out for asking that “people pay for his mistake”.
Someone else added: “Bro got perma banned on kick and this is his last resort?? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.”
While the video evidence from the crash looks pretty bad for him, there’s been no official legal action announced yet.
