DUI Arrest After Late-Night Crash in Disney’s Hollywood Studios Lot as Report Cites $100K in Damage

Overview

• An officer on a property check around 2 a.m. Sunday witnessed a single-vehicle crash in the Jessie Parking Lot near Studio Drive at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
• A white BMW M8 drove through a curbed barrier and hit a tree, disabling the car, according to the police report.
• The officer cut the driver-side airbag with a pocket knife to remove the driver, identified as Michael James Curtis, who was not injured.
• Curtis admitted to having a few drinks at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, showed signs of intoxication, was arrested for DUI, and later allegedly tried to delay a hospital blood draw.
• The WDWActiveCrime account posted a screenshot of the report citing more than $100,000 in damage, while any additional Walt Disney World property damage remains unconfirmed and formal charges have not yet been publicly filed.