Overview
- NSW Police say a BMW collided with a Mazda and then struck four parked cars on York Road in Queens Park leaving several vehicles damaged and some towed.
- Officers allege the 48-year-old driver refused a roadside breath test and then refused a breath analysis at Paddington Police Station before he was arrested.
- Police have identified the driver as Joel Thickins, a partner and co-head of Asia at private equity firm TPG Capital which manages significant assets in the region.
- A local resident reported hearing multiple bangs and said at least three cars were towed while the black BMW was left extensively damaged.
- Thickins declined to comment when contacted by reporters and NSW Police say he will appear before Waverley Local Court, a step that could lead to reputational and legal consequences.