Jack Doherty McLaren Crash

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Overview

Jack Doherty McLaren Crash or Jack Doherty's Car Crash refers to a high-profile car accident involving American Kick streamer, YouTuber and social media influencer Jack Doherty in early October 2024. While there were no casualties after Doherty crashed his supercar (a McLaren 570S valued at around $200,000), the influencer livestreamed the incident, causing an array of criticism and backlash against Doherty for seemingly worrying more about the damaged vehicle than his injured friend, allegedly texting and driving or reading chat messages from his stream, speeding in the rain, using the accident for content, etc. A few hours after the accident, Doherty was permanently banned from Kick for endangering a life while driving on stream.

Background

On October 5th, 2024, Kick streamer Jack Doherty crashed his 2024 McLaren 570S on a rainy highway in Florida while livestreaming on his Kick channel. Though the stream has since been deleted, X^[1] user @copiumx posted the earliest footage from Doherty's stream (seen below), showing the moment he lost control of the car as it appeared to hydroplane while he was using his phone, smashing into a roadside railing or guardrail. The video amassed over 71,000 views and 275 likes in a day.

Various tabloids^[2] and media outlets reporting on the story claim the streamer and the cameraman in the car were sent to the hospital, with the man behind the camera getting some stitches for a head injury, which can be seen in the video.

Developments

Jack Doherty's Kick Perma Ban

A few hours after Doherty crashed his McLaren on October 5th, 2024, Kick's streaming platform announced the creator was permanently banned for endangering a life while driving on stream. The X^[3] page of @Dexerto posted about the ban (seen below) that same day and amassed over 89,000 likes and 2,800 reposts in a day.

Jack Doherty YouTube Response

On October 6th, 2024, Jack Doherty then uploaded a video titled "we almost died…" to his YouTube channel showing the aftermath of the accident, as well as the two in the hospital, which received over 170,000 views, 3,800 likes and 3,600 comments in 21 hours (shown below). In the description, Doherty said, "Thank you guys so much for watching, make sure to LIKE the video and SUBSCRIBE!!"

Online Reactions

Footage of Jack Doherty's accident quickly went viral on social media, sparking many criticisms toward the streamer's lack of worry about his cameraman's injuries, allegations of reckless driving and other issues.

For instance, on October 5th, 2024, X^[4] user @Nan_dre_ replied to the footage of Doherty's accident, writing, "If you stream yourself driving and reading chat you should face criminal charges. Easily could have killed someone." The post (seen below) received roughly 287,000 likes and 17,000 reposts in a day.

Other high-profile streamers and content creators reacted to Jack Doherty's car crash as it garnered virality, like creator Agent, whose reaction was posted on October 5th, 2024, by user @tj.clipalot,^[5] amassing more than 700,000 plays and 56,000 likes in a day.

Also on October 5th, YouTuber Cr1TiKaL uploaded a video to his channel titled "Streamer Crashes McLaren While Reading Chat," receiving over 5.3 million views, 286,000 likes and 25,700 comments in two days (shown below).