Crashes
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Juan Pablo Montoya managed to escape with only a sore ankle following his fiery crash with a jet-dryer truck during Monday night’s postponed Daytona 500. Montoya, who drives for Earnhardt Ganassi, lost control of his Chevrolet during the seventh caution of the race. He then crashed into one of the wet track’s jet-dryer trucks, which being loaded with fuel immediately burst into flames. His car then continued to slide before coming to rest on the grass, allowing him to escape. Fuel from the jet-dryer truck spilled on the track near Turn 3 and continued to burn into the night...
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Lamborghini Aventador Crashes Through Fence, Ends Up On Farm
A New Zealand Aventador owner had an unfortunate, high speed encounter with a fence and cow pasture over the weekend.
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Jay-Z And Kanye’s Wrecked Maybach From Otis May Fetch $100k
Remember that perfectly good Maybach 57 that was ripped apart and modified into something that would look right at home on the set of Mad Max? Well, it’s now up for auction, with all proceeds going to help the Save the Children charity organization. The luxury sedan, which had an original...
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Photo And Video Of The First 2012 Porsche 911 Crash
The sad-looking 991-series Porsche 911 involved in this crash is believed to be only a month old.
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Remember, A Car Is Only As Smart As The Driver: Video
As the video shows, you can score this motorized bollard 1, Smart car driver 0.
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Reminder: The Only Safe Couch Is A Stationary One
A 22-year-old Canadian man was killed when the couch he was riding, towed behind a minivan, drifted into oncoming traffic.
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If you thought Ferrari’s fiery supercar woes were over following the official recall of its highly-flammable 458 Italia, you’d be wrong as the automaker’s latest model, the four-seat and four-wheel drive FF, has now joined the spontaneously-combustible club. The sorry-looking white FF pictured here suddenly caught fire while it was being driven down a highway in Shanghai, China over the weekend. By the time authorities arrived to douse the flames, the car was already toast. Fortunately, the driver managed to escape unharmed. According to the guys at TheTruthAboutCars, which...
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Appealing Lehto's Verdict, Attorney Arrested For Money Laundering
Former F1 star JJ Lehto's attorney was arrested on money laundering charges while attempting to file an appeal on behalf of his client.
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Street Racing Is Stupid, And Here's Yet More Proof: Video
It doesn't take a genius to know that street racing is stupid. It might take one to figure out how no one died here, but that's kind of beside the point. The point is, if you park your car in the middle of a public street, line up with another similarly mouth-breathing "racer," and then one or both...
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Man Crashes Lamborghini Aventador After Owning It One Week
Earlier this morning we reported news of a man that crashed a Lamborghini Gallardo he hired on the way to his wedding. Now we have the first details about a man from Houston, Texas, who crashed a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 after owning the car for just one week. According to police, the man was...
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Groom Crashes Lamborghini Gallardo Hire Car
Your wedding can be one of the most stressful days of your life but imagine the added pressure of having to tell everyone about the hired Lamborghini you just crashed. That’s exactly what one resident of Sydney, Australia, had to endure after he crashed a hired Lamborghini Gallardo on the way...
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BMW 4-Series, McLaren F1, SUV Crashes Into Home: Today's Car News
A BMW X5 driven by a person trying to avoid the "stop sticks" thrown across the road by police swerved and unded up on a bed in a nearby bedroom--with the homeowner pinned between the bed and the SUV. Crazy. The 2013 BMW 4-Series Coupe has been spied on video--and yes, it looks a whole lot like a...
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The title pretty much says it all. A police chase in Connecticut early on Tuesday ended after a BMW X5 crashed into a house, pinning a sleeping resident underneath for nearly an hour. That sleeping resident was 34-year-old Michael Sweat, who later had to be taken to hospital due to second- and third-degree burns caused after coming into contact with the X5. The worst part is that the driver of the BMW managed to escape after the crash and is still at large. The chase started when the driver of the BMW failed to stop at a police check near New Haven, in Connecticut. He swerved to avoid the...
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Ferrari 458 Italia Disintegrates After Fatal Crash In Italy
Yesterday afternoon a black Ferrari 458 Italia crashed near the coastal town of Taranto, in Southern Italy, killing three people--including the driver--and injuring nine others. The Ferrari driver is said to have lost control at high speed on Interstate 172 before his car veered off the road and...
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Pagani Zonda F Crashes In Hong Kong
This has been a very bad week for supercars all around the globe. Only yesterday we brought you news of a Lamborghini Gallardo that caught fire in Portland, Oregon, as well as a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV that crashed in Indonesia. And of course on Monday there was that Ferrari F430 that...
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Exclusive: Lamborghini Gallardo Catches Fire At Portland Auto Show
The Portland International Auto Show isn't exactly known as a hotbed of industry activity or product reveals. Nonetheless, there is often some attractive hardware on display, including, this year, at least one privately-owned Lamborghini Gallardo. Unfortunately, that Gallardo won't be making the...
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Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV Crashes In Indonesia
Just days after we brought you news of a Ferrari F430 that crashed in Malaysia comes news of a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV that’s suffered a similar fate in neighboring Indonesia. The crash is believed to have happened several weeks ago on a road just outside of the Indonesian capital...
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Ferrari F430 Test Drive Ends In Crash
Pictured above is the result of a test drive in Malaysia that went horribly wrong. We don’t have many details but the sorry-looking Ferrari F430 you see here is said to have been taken for a test drive on a highway near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the south of Malaysia. The...
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With a 552-horsepower V-10, an exhaust note that could humble some race cars, and a pricetag that makes other supercars look cheap, it’s safe to stay that the Lexus LFA is one confidence-boosting machine. Sadly, that confidence can often translate into owners thinking they’re far better drivers than they actually are. That said, it was only a matter of time until one of the 500 Lexus LFA supercars--either already delivered or destined for production--was going to be involved in a crash. We now have images of the first customer-delivered Lexus LFA known to be in a crash. We...
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First 2013 BMW M5 Crash Takes Place In The Netherlands
Less than an hour after we brought you news of a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti that crashed in Sydney, Australia, comes news of the first F10 BMW M5 crash. This time the crash took place in The Hague, the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands and the home of the International...
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25-Year-Old Man Crashes Ferrari 612 Scaglietti In Australia
A 25-year-old man crashed a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti earlier today on a suburban street in Sydney, Australia. This image shows the wreckage of the car, which local authorities claim is a write-off. Onlookers said the driver lost control of the high-horsepower supercar before hitting a parked Toyota...
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Crazy 130-MPH Cobra Crash Ends 500 Ft. Off-Track, Driver Survives: Video
So you're out for a track day at Willow Springs in your Cobra replica, a fresh $14,000 engine in the car and the sun shining. You get the car up to 130 mph on the straight, then all of a sudden you're cartwheeling through the air, praying for life and watching the car self-destruct as it tumbles...
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Drunk, High Woman Drives 100 MPH The Wrong Way On Interstate--For 18 Miles
Drugs, alcohol, and cars are equivalent to a "bullet" fired out of a gun, according to these news reporters. And for once, they're not being excessively sensationalist: A woman in Washington state took to the streets fueled by booze and prescription pills. The problem was, she was going more than...
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Crazy Russian Racers Wreck Crazily: Video
We're not exactly sure where or when this happened, but it appears to be somewhere in Russia during part of the Russian Touring Car Championship (RTCC). A street race lined with dozens of perilously low concrete curbs, hosting a full grid of hot little hatchbacks, something like what you see in the...
Nelson Ireson