# Careless driver writes off Italian police's prized Lamborghini **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 30, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739 "2009-11-30T23:14:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Team\_Havoc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/team_havoc/32/5213_2.png) [@Team\_Havoc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Team_Havoc)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/1 "2009-11-30T23:14:16Z")
> **[Careless driver writes off Italian police's prized Lamborghini](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/30/italian-police-lamborghini)** > > Car with top speed of 200mph was one of two donated to police **\> Careless driver writes off Italian police's prized Lamborghini** > Car with top speed of 200mph was one of two donated to police > > ![http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/11/30/1259583006098/An-Italian-police-Lamborg-001.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/9/3925ba8cea668932f09796a8cfa5fca6281705bc.jpeg) > The Italian police Lamborghini Gallardo that crashed into parked cars. Photograph: youreporter.it > > When the Italian police unveiled their state-of-the-art Lamborghini patrol cars, they cannot have been short of volunteers itching to take the supercars in pursuit of speeding criminals. > > A team of elite drivers was trained to chase down speeding motorists and deliver urgently-needed transplant organs in the futuristic vehicles, capable of reaching more than 200mph. > > What they apparently were not prepared for was a distracted motorist who pulled out of a petrol station without looking. > > Today, a bandaged and bruised police driver may have had a tough time explaining how he managed to write off one of the force’s prized Lamborghinis when he rammed it so hard into a line of parked cars that one of the stationary vehicles ended up on the police car’s roof. > > According to the police, the crash was caused by the driver of a slow-moving Seat Ibiza who emerged without looking from a service station, clipping the Lamborghini and sending the vehicle swerving into the parked cars. > > The front end of the Lamborghini was crushed in the accident, near Cremona, and the driver and a passenger were injured, although not seriously. > > The Lamborghini Gallardo, worth £130,000 and capable of reaching 62mph in four seconds, was one of a pair donated by the Italian manufacturer to the police to do battle on [Italy](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/italy)’s roads, where 1 million motorists are injured annually and 4,731 died last year. > > Both cars include transmitters to send images back to HQ, a defibrillator for accidents and a fridge for transporting donor organs. The two officers were returning from a convention in Cremona, where they had been addressed a student audience on road safety ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/2 "2009-11-30T23:39:21Z")
they cannot have been short of volunteers where they had been addressed a student audience on road safety CMON RLY? ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/3 "2009-12-01T07:01:16Z")
So who got the ticket? lol. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/4 "2009-12-01T08:10:35Z")
frah-gee-lay Must be Italian ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/5 "2009-12-01T08:12:59Z")
They really didnt think this would happen? ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/6 "2009-12-01T09:21:41Z")
How many do they have total? I thought they only had one but after reading that I get the impression they have more…? I remember a thread about this and a video on NYSpeed when they first started using them. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/7 "2009-12-01T09:29:55Z")
Does the article say a pair? ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/8 "2009-12-01T09:30:24Z")
says a “pair” ---
**Author:** ![nelstoys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@nelstoys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nelstoys)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/9 "2009-12-01T09:41:35Z")
No big loss, after actualy driving a lambo for a couple days i really think they suck. Fast, fun, but total pice of crap. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/10 "2009-12-01T09:46:39Z")
Where did you drive one for a couple days? ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/11 "2009-12-01T09:51:13Z")
> [@nelstoys](#): > > No big loss, after actualy driving a lambo for a couple days i really think they suck. Fast, fun, but total pice of crap. Its no 86 g-body ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/12 "2009-12-01T10:25:16Z")
> [@nelstoys](#): > > No big loss, after actualy driving a lambo for a couple days i really think they suck. Fast, fun, but total pice of crap. did ya rent one for a weekend in vegas or something? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/13 "2009-12-01T10:29:12Z")
> [@93dx--hatch](#): > > Its no 86 g-body +karma ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/14 "2009-12-01T14:57:20Z")
> [@93dx--hatch](#): > > Its no 86 g-body LOL ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/15 "2009-12-01T15:05:19Z")
> [@93dx--hatch](#): > > Its no 86 g-body lol ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/16 "2009-12-01T15:52:34Z")
> [@93dx--hatch](#): > > Its no 86 g-body Gotta say, I smirked at that, haha. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/17 "2009-12-01T16:11:07Z")
> [@93dx--hatch](#): > > Its no 86 g-body :bigclap: ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/18 "2009-12-01T16:15:24Z")
They don’t have a car like that insured? ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/19 "2009-12-01T16:17:22Z")
^c’mon > [@93dx--hatch](#): > > Its no 86 g-body lol. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/careless-driver-writes-off-italian-polices-prized-lamborghini/76739/20 "2009-12-01T17:01:16Z")
lol at g-body. im sure it was insured.