Owner: Man doing burnouts in Maverick parking lot takes out awning

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A man trying to do a burnout in The Maverick King of Clubs parking lot early Thursday morning crashed and took out the bar’s awning.

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13 News’ Mary Coleman spoke with Maverick owner Grant Krueger and confirmed the incident that happened around 2 a.m.

Grant Kruger said a 22-year-old man was driving a late-model Dodge Charger and that the tire marks were left all over the parking lot.

The vehicle took out the awning’s wooden posts, but a construction company came out Thursday morning and repaired the damage. The bar reopened Thursday night.

According to an Instagram post by Cottonwood Construction, it was their crew that was hired to do the job.

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Krueger said he is happy it happened at the end of the night and that no one was injured. He said if it had happened earlier, people on the patio area could have been hit.

The Tucson Police Department said an investigation was done, and the 22-year-old was cited for DUI.

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