A California man thought it was a good idea to drive around San Francisco in a Cybertruck, giving the Nazi salute — and now he’s living to tell about it.
Video from April 23 shows a soused Marco Diaz riding in the vehicle’s front-passenger seat, with his arm out the window, throwing up the Sieg Heil salute.
A homophobic slur can also be heard coming from the e-truck
Marco Diaz has acknowledged making the offensive gesture. Reddit/r/sanfranciscoProblem is, the Cybertruck also featured the name and logo of his Modesto company, Cyber Electric.
The footage was first posted to social media sites on Wednesday, and quickly fueled a flood of bad reviews on Cyber Electric’s Yelp page.
“There is no room in Modesto for Nazi businesses,” wrote one Yelper.
People on the street were upset when Diaz Sieg Heiled from the Cybertruck. Reddit/r/sanfrancisco“Is this who you want in your home, around your family performing repairs?” asked another Yelper’s review.
By Thursday, a disclaimer appeared on the site, noting commenting had been temporarily disabled because of the “increased public attention.”
Yelp temporarily disabled commenting on the business’ page after a flood of attention. Yelp/Cyber Electric
Diaz was quickly linked to the company through the footage. Reddit/r/sanfranciscoCyber Electric has also disabled its Instagram and Facebook accounts.
In a statement to SFGate, Diaz apologized for his actions, in a statement to SFGate.
““I deeply regret my actions in the video. I was intoxicated and reacted foolishly to provocation, but I take full responsibility,” reads his statement to the outlet.
Diaz denied making any homophobic statements, and insisted “the gesture does not reflect my beliefs, and I’m sorry for the hurt it caused.”
