Congratulations, Mexico, you absolutely crushed Czechia 3-0 on Wednesday night at the Mexico City Stadium. The co-hosts bagged three second-half goals, eliminated Czechia, and locked down maximum points to end the group stage. It was a beautiful athletic display. But because we live in a world where common sense is apparently a rare commodity, the post-match celebrations in Cabo San Lucas immediately degenerated into a complete circus, featuring a multi-ton vehicle and a crowd of people who forgot how basic physics works.

According to the official statement from Los Cabos’ city hall, a crowd of celebrating fans decided it was a brilliant idea to surround a vehicle in the middle of the street. Let’s repeat that for the folks in the back: a group of pedestrians surrounded a moving vehicle. For "reasons to be determined by the competent authority," the driver of the surrounded vehicle decided they had seen enough and drove straight through the crowd, injuring several people.

We’ve all seen this movie before. People get excited over a sports game, flood the streets, lose all situational awareness, and begin crowding around random cars. It’s a classic recipe for a disaster. When a driver finds their vehicle mobbed by an aggressive, chanting crowd, panic or anger tends to take over. Whether the driver stepped on the gas out of fear or pure frustration is up to the local authorities to figure out, but the physical outcome is always the same: car beats human every single time.

Of course, the internet did what the internet does, and an unverified video showing a car ramming a crowd quickly started making the rounds on social media. The mainstream media, operating at its usual lightning-fast speed, was quick to cover its bases. Reuters reported that it "could not immediately verify its authenticity." While the corporate journalists analyze pixels to figure out if water is wet, the footage serves as a stark reminder of what happens when public order completely breaks down in a high-traffic tourist resort.

Cabo San Lucas is supposed to be a nice place to grab a drink and look at the ocean, not a venue for street-level demolition derbies. The fact that spontaneous mobs can just shut down public roadways and start surrounding cars is a massive red flag. The "competent authorities" in Los Cabos now have to untangle this mess, figure out who to charge, and try to restore some semblance of civilized behavior to a town that seems to have lost its mind over a soccer match.

Let this be a very basic, very necessary public service announcement: when a massive sporting event concludes, do not surround cars in the street. Do not block traffic. And if you see a multi-ton piece of machinery rolling your way, maybe don't stand in front of it expecting the driver to respect your celebratory vibes. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.