A 62-year-old Richmond Hill woman whose unorthodox parking job caught on video became an Internet sensation recently pleaded guilty to failing to report a collision.
On Oct. 22 at approximately 11 a.m., a collision involving three vehicles occured in the Extreme Fitness parking lot at 8281 Yonge St. in Thornhill. In surveillace video obtained by York Regional Police, the woman is seen driving a dark blue BMW X5 sport utility vehicle.
The vehicle suddenly lunges forward and the front two wheels mount the hood of a blue Hyundai Elantra and a silver Dodge Neon parked opposite the open space. The woman then fled the scene without reporting the incident. The owners arrived later to find significant damage to their vehicles.
A week later, on Oct. 28, one of the victims contacted police, stating that he believed he had seen the driver return to the parking lot of the gym. As a result of the investigation, the suspect was arrested later that day without incident. Video of the occurence, titled Extreme Fitness BMW parking failure, has been viewed by more than 55,000 people since being posted on YouTube in late October.
Tripta Kaushal, 62, of Richmond Hill, was sentenced to pay a $500 fine and ordered to pay for the damages caused. She was also given six months probation and a driving probation between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Attempts to reach Ms. Kaushal for comment on the matter were unsuccessful.
A representative from the York Regional Police declined to comment on the case. Repeated requests for comment from Extreme Fitness were not returned.
