Posted on 11/26/2014 6:31:43 PM PST by Beave Meister
DALLAS -- Two people were injured in a single car crash on McKinnon Street Wednesday morning.
A Texas Department of Public safety spokesperson said troopers were called to the scene around 7:41 a.m. Investigators say the 27-year-old driver lost control and hit a guardrail after driving over a wet spot in the road.
According to the DFW Scanner Facebook page, the exact location of the crash is unknown.
The 2015 McLaren P1 was heavily damaged in the crash. The driver and his 24-year-old passenger were taken to Parkland Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
According to a spokesperson from Park Place Premier Collection, the exotic car was sold by the dealership Tuesday, one day before the crash.
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Sometimes they won’t insure you no matter how much money you have for a car that expensive. But who are we kidding, when you crash that one you just buy another one....
That was my though as well. Not that this punk lost a whole bunch of money, but the amount of work that went into that beauty of a car was wasted.
I’m guessing something like that is almost hand built? I wonder if they could assemble the people that built it and have them give the punk a “talking” to?
My son and I went to Santana Row (San Jose) a couple weeks ago when a dozen P1s were being shown at the Sat. morning car show. What a gorgeous car!
Reminds me of the president of Eagle Computer dying in a Ferrari crash the day after his company went public in 1983.
Most accidents happen within 5 miles of home, so to be safe register your car in some distant place like Alaska.
Dumbass.
“It’s only a scratch!”
>>The 2015 McLaren P1 was heavily damaged in the crash.<<
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Oh, the humanity! Now THAT is truly a tragedy.
Drivers over cooked it going into a turn or getting on or off a freeway on or off ramp, lifted the throttle, hit the brakes and then Katy bar the door.
Maybe a professional athlete...or a rich Arab. They’re the only 27 year olds who have that much money to spend on cars they don’t know how to drive.
If you have that kind of money you can be self-insured.
“Well, Officer, we stopped at McDonalds and then we were driving and she said ‘See my McMuffin!’ and the next thing I know, we’re in the guardrail.”
That stat does not surprise me. It’s pretty easy to swap ends in a 911, even for a highly competent driver. They can be a little tempermental.
Got a set in 33” on mine. Best all around Jeep tire made IMHO.
Article says only 375 built per year.
I wish I could have run that wreck. Our Christmas tree at the fire department is decorated with car badges from the debris that we sweep up out of the road during wreck cleanups. We even have a Mercedes star for the top!
I remember a retrospective article on great cars that made reference to that model as “never having learned pity”.
Having the McLaren logo would definitely put you guys in the top category, LOL
Where is Jeff Spicoli when you need him?
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