Emsworth SC damaged?

http://m.chichester.co.uk/news/local/emsworth-drama-picture-slideshow-1-6014136

The press report says an 82 year old club member crashed into the club at 60-70 mph and has been arrested on arson charges after being taken to hospital with minor injuries...


http://m.chichester.co.uk/news/local/driver-82-arrested-after-car-smashes-into-emsworth-sailing-club-at-estimated-70mph-1-6013879

Photo Daily Telegraph/Mike Walker

Edited by JimC - 22 Apr 14 at 3:27pm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10779812/Pensioner-arrested-after-crashing-car-into-sailing-club-in-suspected-arson-attack.html

The above report claims driver had three attempts at driving the car into the wall and then poured petrol over car and building and set some flares off!

Edited by JimC - 22 Apr 14 at 3:54pm

So in one report he is rescued from the vehicle without serious injury and in the other he gets out and starts the fire.

Originally posted by ohFFsake If he had, indeed, crashed into the building at around 70mph as described in the report, the car would no longer be recognisably car-shaped, and there's no way he would have been scampering around with flares and tins of petrol! As is so often the case with eye-witness accounts of traffic accidents, 70mph would seem to be more like 15-20mph!

Don't forget that the car is a Volvo ;)
I agree that there is far to much of the car sticking out for it to be 70mph. Any thoughts on the reason why he would do something like that? I do feel sorry for both the club and the residents of the flat.

Crikey. Looking at this guys history it certainly seems out of character if it was deliberate........He must have been in a desperately miserable place to resort to this. Thank goodness no one was hurt.