--- title: Ashton Kutcher Hit a Teen in His Tesla But Everyone Is OK description: After accidentally hitting someone while backing out of his driveway, Ashton Kutcher and the uninjured teen shared a photo op. canonical: https://time.com/5402023/ashton-kutcher-car-teen/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-20T16:41:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T17:30:06.000Z og:title: Ashton Kutcher Hit a Teen in His Tesla But Everyone's Happy og:description: He says it actually turned out to be "a really cool experience" og:url: https://time.com/5402023/ashton-kutcher-car-teen/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66a79998fe234cfa/69893ac1bc6cfcbc113e6fde/ashton-kutcher.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018 - Day 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ashton Kutcher Hit a Teen in His Tesla But Everyone's Happy twitter:description: He says it actually turned out to be "a really cool experience" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66a79998fe234cfa/69893ac1bc6cfcbc113e6fde/ashton-kutcher.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Teen Who Ashton Kutcher Hit With a Car Is Fine and Says It Turned Out to Be a 'Really Cool Experience'  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Dec 12, 2023 5:30 PM UTCPublished: Sep 20, 2018 4:41 PM UTC  Sound Ventures Founder Ashton Kutcher speaks onstage during Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 5, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Sound Ventures Founder Ashton Kutcher speaks onstage during Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 5, 2018 in San Francisco, California.Steve Jennings—Getty Images for TechCrunch  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Dec 12, 2023 5:30 PM UTCPublished: Sep 20, 2018 4:41 PM UTC It’s about as close to a real-life experience of getting [_Punk’d_](http://time.com/4718246/april-fools-day-funniest-viral-pranks/) as possible: L.A., California teen Leo Marenghi was knocked over by [Ashton Kutcher](http://time.com/4984326/ashton-kutcher-email/)‘s car—but ended up getting a photo and a good story out of the close encounter with the actor and entrepreneur. Marenghi, who was babysitting for a family friend, was on his way to pick up the kids from school on Tuesday afternoon at around 3 p.m. while riding a Razor scooter when he found himself very suddenly on the ground. “I got up, and he was getting out of the car at the same time,” Marenghi explained; the driveway that the car had exited has limited visibility. “He was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so sorry, are you OK?'” Marenghi continued: “And I looked up and realized it was him. I was like, ‘Yeah I’m fine, are you [Ashton Kutcher](http://time.com/4732852/ashton-kutcher-role-model-award/) though?’ He was like, ‘Yeah, but are you OK?” Marenghi grew up watching Kutcher in shows like _That 70’s Show_, so the recognition was instant. Luckily, Marenghi was alright—just sore—and so was Kutcher’s car, a black [Tesla](http://time.com/5400072/tesla-elon-musk-justice-department/). To commemorate the moment, Marenghi had a nearby security guard snap a photo of the pair before he headed out to pick up the kids as usual, and Kutcher continued on his way. “I called my mom and my sister, but they didn’t believe me. Good thing I have that picture,” he told TIME. While this was his first car accident, and hopefully his last, he still considers it “definitely the best” celebrity encounter he’s ever had. “I’m so glad I was OK, because it changes the whole experience from something that could have been bad to a really cool experience.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5402023/ashton-kutcher-car-teen/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5402023/ashton-kutcher-car-teen/"},"headline":"The Teen Who Ashton Kutcher Hit With a Car Is Fine and Says It Turned Out to Be a 'Really Cool Experience'","datePublished":"2018-09-20T16:41:59.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T17:30:06.000Z","description":"\"I'm so glad I was OK, because it changes the whole experience\"","url":"https://time.com/5402023/ashton-kutcher-car-teen/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66a79998fe234cfa/69893ac1bc6cfcbc113e6fde/ashton-kutcher.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66a79998fe234cfa/69893ac1bc6cfcbc113e6fde/ashton-kutcher.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018 - Day 1","caption":"TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018 - Day 1","creditText":"Steve Jennings—Getty Images for TechCrunch","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5402023/ashton-kutcher-car-teen/","name":"The Teen Who Ashton Kutcher Hit With a Car Is Fine and Says It Turned Out to Be a 'Really Cool Experience'"}}]}] ```