Corporate titan Joel Thickins alleged to have crashed his BMW into five cars in Sydney's east, before refusing two alcohol-detecting breath tests

By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 23:56, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 23:57, 3 June 2026 A high‑profile Australian private equity executive allegedly crashed his $170,000 BMW into five cars and refused two alcohol-detecting breath tests.  Police allege Joel Thickins, the co-head of Texas Pacific Group Asia, hit a Mazda before smashing into four parked cars in Paddington on Monday night.  The 48-year-old allegedly refused a roadside breath test and then a further breath analysis after he was arrested and taken to the local police station.  Officers were called to the scene on York Road in Sydney's east about 7.20pm.   'Police attended and found a BMW and Mazda had collided before the BMW allegedly crashed into four parked cars,' police said.  'The driver of the BMW - a 48-year-old man - allegedly refused a roadside breath test. 'He was arrested and taken to Paddington Police Station for a breath analysis which he allegedly refused.' Police allege Joel Thickins, the co-head of Texas Pacific Group Asia , hit a Mazda and then smashed into four parked cars in Paddington in Sydney's east on Monday night Officers were called to the scene on York Road about 7.20pm (the scene is pictured) No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.