Queens Man's Car Wash Rage

A Queens resident was arrested after driving his car into a car wash controller repeatedly at the Mr. Hand Car wash in Elmont, Long Island.

Assi Touti had driven his Chevrolet Silverado through the car wash once, but complained it wasn't clean enough, so workers offered him another wash for free. But, according to the police report, "Touti reportedly became agitated at having to wait in line longer and for a second time, and intentionally drove his Silverado truck into the car wash's computer control, repeatedly, trapping three employees between that machinery and a fence."

The controller unit is now crumpled and an employee told WCBS 2, "He ran it over three or four times over here. Spinning his wheels. Completely irate." Touti was charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.

Photograph of a car wash in Brooklyn by JGNY on Flickr

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By Jen Chung in News on April 1, 2008 9:12 AM

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adriane

they should throw that man into the car wash! and see he saids something!

what an a-hole!

PBRK

Only a guy named Assi Touti would go to a car wash when its raining.

Guest

Assi Touti? Really? Is this an April Fools joke?

Toby von Meistersinger

If it is a strange story from the tri-state area, the odds are quite high of it taking place on the Island. Plus, the name of the car wash is quite funny - Mr. Hand.