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According to an eyewitness, a youthful Porsche driver ran his car down an embankment and landed in a parking lot. We're not sure if he was hurt or unhurt, but the schaden-fu is strong on LS1GTO.com, with loads of mirth being made of the kid's mishap. More »
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A Phoenix man became trapped inside his SUV on Thursday after he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over and strike a utility pole. In the process, the driver rear-ended another vehicle driven by a man named George Lindell, who later described the events to local Fox affiliate KSAZ-TV in this amazing interview that you must watch immediately. After all, "Reality hits you hard, bro." [MyFoxPhoenix; Thanks to Mike Byhoff for the tip] More »
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Using an automatic car wash requires almost no skill or intelligence. Put the car inside, wait inside for the system to finish, exit. Deviate and open your door to remove a harmless flyer and you're going home without a door. More »
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A California woman drove into a river while talking to her daughter on a cell phone Saturday. The woman asked her daughter to call the insurance company when the car began to sink. They found her body Sunday. [SFGate] More »
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The term "deer caught in the headlights" exists for a reason. Although they might look cute, deer are the dumbest animals on the planet. Here are some tips on how to avoid hitting them. More »
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Welcome to Garage of Horror, where we share your worst wheeled experiences. Today we have three stories, all of which have to do with bad luck. Ever feel like your car is out to get you? More »
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This weekend's wreck of a polished aluminum Cobra left many wondering how someone could smash such an expensive car in a parking lot. Here's the amazing on-scene explanation with pictures showing how the car landed upside down in a creek. More »
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It appears none of the speculation over the cause of last week's Brooklyn Lamborghini fire was correct. It wasn't thieves or an insurance scam. A source tells us the supercar was destroyed because of a bad aftermarket DVD player installation. More »
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What catches your eye here, aside from the flambe'd New Jersey Porsche 911 Turbo, is the slovenly business-type on the phone. ("Man, I don't know what happened. Maybe the hooker's cigarette fell between the seats?") [MyJerseyCentral] More »
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Toyota's top test driver, Hiromu Naruse, died today after crashing a Lexus LFA prototype into a BMW while testing in Germany. The two test drivers in the BMW were also seriously injured. More »
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This is a compilation of low-speed car crashes taken from Chinese CCTV cameras and set to a smooth bongo beat. Our favorite comes at around the 2:00 mark, when a driver decides to slowly run over an oblivious pedestrian. More »
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The Zenvo ST1 will will be super rare when it goes into limited production. Right now, the company has one prototype, and a driver just crashed it during a charity event at the Jyllands Ringen in Denmark. Oops. [WreckedExotics] More »
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Rene Fernandez drunkenly crashed into Maryland Judge Edwin Collier's Accord last year. Fernandez knew Collier as he'd commuted Fernandez's prior drunk driving charge. Fernandez was given real jail time Tuesday by a judge aware of karma. [Washington Post] More »
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When 24-year-old Devon Kiss asked Thomas Esposito why he'd parked in and walked away from a handicap-only spot, the response was "None of your frickin' business." Kiss then ran over Esposito with his Cadillac. More »
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A hailstorm knocked down a tree today at the Midwestern Automotive Media Association (Midwestern NAMBLA) annual pump n' dump for morbidly obese auto journalists at Road America, damaging an Aston Martin Rapide and Bentley Continental Super Sport. More »
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Here's a stark example of what happens when you don't pay attention to the road and you hit a rock slide at speed . You're lucky you didn't kill yourself (and your dog). Poor Lincoln LS. Pay attention, kids! More »
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Preliminary statistics from NHTSA show Americans drove an additional 6.6 billion miles in 2009 and yet only 33,963 died in accidents, down 8.9% from 2008 and 22% from 2005. Thanks nanny state! More »
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Mikel Valviva attempted to return his recalled Toyota Tundra to a Louisiana dealership and was told he'd have to wait for a repair. He refused and tried to drive off but the truck "unintentionally" accelerated into the dealership showroom. More »
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An Ohio woman won $8,000 on a lottery TV show and then went to a bar to celebrate. Walking home from the bar she was struck by a car and killed. No joke here, it's just really sad. [WJW-TV] More »
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Too late for our list of 2009's most expensive crashes, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema drove a Gallardo off the road on the French island La Réunion. Or was it his rapper friend Rohff? See, it's not just American golfers. More »
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A Georgia funeral home will bury you for free if you sign a form stating you plan to get blitzed, drive on New Year's Eve and then die. They better hope people are more moral than frugal. [Sun-Sentinel] More »
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Thomas Murphy, a 45-year-old marketing VP at Sprint, was killed in Colorado while out driving with his family when a boulder the size of a briefcase fell from a cliff and smashed through his windshield. More »
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The Wienermobile seems to be popping up quite a bit in recent weeks, this time venturing off course and inserting itself into a Wisconsin home while whistling 'Oh I wish I were an Os-car Mayer Wiener!' More »
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Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ managed to grab exclusive video from a gas station on the corner of the I-75 service drive and Nine Mile Rd. Watch as the tanker explodes and cars continue through the flames. More »
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Yesterday a tanker carrying 9000 gallons of gasoline exploded after crashing on I-75 in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park. The resulting inferno caused a massive fire and bridge collapse. Mega-gallery of the carnage below. More »
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A tanker truck and several other semi trucks were involved in a large accident on northbound I-75 in Metro Detroit. The tanker impacted with such force that it exploded, collapsing the Nine Mile Rd overpass. More »
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Not content with still imagery of burning supercars, we've dug up some juicy footage of that extra crispy, molotov cocktail-esque Lamborghini Gallardo that we delightfully brought you yesterday. Flaming exotic number 20, we salute you. More »
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Add another to the list of Lamborghinis lost to sudden and catastrophic fires. This latest bull-headed super car to catch fire did so outside a pub in England. More »
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An intense, all-night search of yesterday's collapsed Atlanta garage thankfully revealed no injured or crushed people. The cars, on the other hand, as you can see in the gallery below, didn't fare quite as well. More »
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Four levels of a parking deck near Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta collapsed in on itself earlier today, leaving 30 cars crushed. There's no word of injuries, but early video shows significant damage. [CNN] More »
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Sometimes wrecked exotic cars aren't the fault of their uber-wealthy d-bag owners. Sometimes it's just some schmuck who rams into their rear end. Example A: the unfortunate owner of this 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. [WreckedExotics] More »
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We pulled our best Shia LaBeouf impersonation while watching this video of a driver losing control of his Audi R8 on a Moscow freeway and stuffing it into the wall. If there's any consolation it's that the footage is free from the sound of crunching metal — the kind that haunted our dreams after watching the wrecked Ferrari F430 get dragged away. [Liveleak] Thanks Doug! More »
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MSNBC reports a study to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that, on average, your chance of dying in a car crash rises 18% on election day. Conducted by Canadian researchers, the study looked at presidential election days from Jimmy Carter's 1976 win through Bush/Kerry 2004 and discovered that an average of 24 more car-accident deaths were reported on those days than on other October and November Tuesdays. So is it solid science or just a socialist Canadian ploy to get us to abandon democracy? More »
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Indian Autos Blog, the lovers of all things automotive on the subcontinent, claim the smash-up of this Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 was the most expensive car crash in India's history. Whether or not that's true isn't really clear, but we're more interested in determining the "why." Perhaps the driver was just trying to imitate Bruce Wayne's intentional bull bashing. Then again, maybe he just lost control due to the bright yellow paint's magnetic traits. (Hat tip to Raja!) More »
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This morning brought some seriously wanton scenes of vehicular destruction in the form of five supercars smashed up in the UK and government-sponsored motorcycle-shredding in China. We weep for these lost brothers, but in grief there is also time for reflection: Today we honor the memories of our favorite fallen chariots by asking you to share a memory...a glimpse into your pain. Whether by fire, flood or hoontastic exploding cliffjump, what's the worst way you've lost a car? More »
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Rich Szatkowski really loved his 1989 Corvette project car. So much so, he spent the entire 4th of July reupholstering the interior and fitting it with a new steering wheel and stereo. As a final touch, he washed the carpet and left a roof panel off so it could dry overnight. Then disaster struck. While the 'Vette was parked in his driveway a stray firework landed inside it, setting the car ablaze. As you can see in the pictures, it was a total loss. More »
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It came from a northern Ireland supermarket parking lot, it had a lust for Porsche Boxster and Toyota Celica blood, and it would not stop until it had crushed both into submission: It was the killer Lexus RX300! Dun, Dun, DUUUUN!!!!! Local news reporters assumed it was the result of poor automatic transmission shifting skills, but those in the know won't be turning their backs on any RX300's any time soon... they're all out there, just waiting to crush your ride next. More »
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