A Chevy Silverado driver was caught on camera wrecking their camper after they became enraged whilst trying to enter an underground parking garage in Las Vegas earlier this month.
The rather comedic incident was caught on video by an interested onlooker and was posted to the ViralHog YouTube channel this week. The clip shows a first-generation Chevy Silverado with a large camper in tow attempting to enter the underground parking garage for the ARIA hotel in downtown Las Vegas when the truck driver realizes their trailer is too tall to clear the roof of the garage. The driver then makes multiple attempts to reverse the trailer out of the downhill driveway, eventually becoming tied up on a curb as they try to initiate a three-point turn.
After some more messing about, the driver suddenly becomes enraged at the situation before him and accelerates toward the garage entrance, smashing the roof-mounted A/C unit off the edge of the garage ceiling and likely causing structural damage to the trailer itself. The truck ended up getting stuck in the entrance to the garage, forcing emergency crews to section off the area as they worked to free the Chevy Silverado.
The person that filmed this ordeal describes the situation like this:
“This driver realizes he was too big to enter the underground parking entrance at the Aria hotel in Las Vegas, but couldn’t back his trailer out. He erratically made several attempts to exit, but continued to get more and more frustrated. He didn’t allow anyone to attempt to help him. Finally, he hit his breaking point and gunned it. He took off the A/C unit of the trailer and caused who knows how much damage on the other side. Six hours later the area was still blocked off as he was still stuck in there.”
We initially felt a little bad for the driver of the Chevy Silverado, as we assumed they may have been inexperienced with towing trailers and/or entering underground garages. Our sympathy went out the window once we learned the person refused help from passersby, though. Sometimes it’s best to just swallow your pride and accept the help.
Check out the clip embedded below.
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Comments
Well I guess a Chevy had to compete with that powerstroke in the drive thru from a few weeks back.
You are a tool.
The old saying, what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas 😂. I’m sure the truck held up just fine.
What a Dumbass! What else can you say? LOMAO!
WTF what kind of moron would even think of pulling a camper in to a paking garage? How the hell are you going to park it?
You Can’t Fix Stupid!!!
That dude was like…F*** this, I’ll just get another trailer
Guess we’ll never run out of contestants for the Darwin award.
you all go to Fort Wilderness at Disney , you want to see a show , youll see a show of dumb ass people that just picked up there new travel trailer or 5th wheel , they tear down fences, try to move trees, tear awnings off there units, leave tv antennas up, power cords still pluged in side of trailer , blown tires, you name it you will see it.
That trailer is either this years model or last. I have a similar trailer. I have been towing travel trailers for 15 years. There has been a major influx of new recreational vehicle owners brought on by COVID. It’s one of a few things a family can do together. Many (like in the video) don’t have a clue as to what they are doing. Rule number one is that 99.5% of the HARD SIDED trailers manufactured will not fit in to a parking garage. I mean-there are parking garages my STOCK Silverado won’t fit in.
What an idiot.
Not only is this person an idiot… But… Wouldn’t you think to check the overhead height limit sign before entering the parking garage… I am sure there is a sign posted somewhere before you enter the driveway! I drove a 16 foot box truck for four years and I never took my roof off and I always followed the height and weight limit signs… This is what happens when you let amateurs drive big things they think they can drive and handle…SMH shacking my head… To top it all off they are probably fighting the owners and authorities on not paying for any damages to the building! This person just scored 100 dumbbell points!
GM Authority… What a JOKE!
I made the mistake of buying a 2018 GMC Denali. I had no idea it had that stupid magnet ride suspension. Bad engineering, unreliable, failed at 35,000 miles, warranty rejected!!!
Further research by me showed poor reliability, and a lot of failure.
$1000 shock absorbers are a wear item.