Semi old (December 2009)

Italian police crash Lamborghini supercar
Italian police have crashed their most valuable patrol car, a 165,000-euro (£150,000) Lamborghini.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8388128.stm

The accident happened near the northern Italian town of Cremona where it was on display at a student jobs fair.

Reports say the car swerved to avoid another vehicle which crossed into its path, ploughing into two stationary cars. It was damaged beyond repair.

One of the two officers in the vehicle at the time of the incident suffered a broken rib, the other received bruises.

The Lamborghini car, painted in the Italian police force's blue and white colours, was a gift to the force from the carmakers in 2004.

The six-speed luxury vehicle with a 500-horsepower engine is designed to go from zero to 100km/h (60mph) in four seconds.

1/7/2010 7:23:08 AM

5 years, that didn't take them too long...

1/7/2010 10:13:25 AM

sounds like it wasn't their fault unless by 'other vehicle that crossed into their path' was due to the Lambo being on the wrong side of the road because it was passing in a double yellow

1/7/2010 6:55:04 PM

^^thats a long time for a patrol car to be in service

1/8/2010 2:02:34 PM

I'm guessing the guy who caused this wreck got the book thrown at him?

1/8/2010 3:03:06 PM

^^I doubt it was used for high speed chases. Probably just for shows and stuff

1/11/2010 9:37:05 AM