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Victim of Worst Parking Job Ever Gets a New Car [Video]

Source: Mashable!

Nov 04, 2009

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Todd Jamison just happens to be the unfortunate owner of the crushed 2004 Hyundai Elantra that played a starring role in a recent viral YouTube video.

The security footage that was posted to YouTube highlights one of the worst parking jobs ever caught on tape. While the video is actually quite hilarious, the reality is that this was a very real incident that took place on October 22, 2009 in an Ontario, Canada parking lot. But one of the victims of the accident can thank the viral accident for his brand new car.

The video in question, included below, shows a BMW mounting two parked cars at an Ontario gym and then driving off without so much as a courtesy note. The original video has now amassed upwards of 1.6 million views, and the 62 year-old woman driver has been arrested for leaving the scene, but Jamison is out one Hyundai.

Not so fast, as the fine folks at Hyundai Canada seized the opportunity to be the heroes in this story, and surprised Jamison with a brand new Hyundai on October 30, 2009. Of course they also set out to capture the moment on film, and t

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