"The accident apparently took place last Saturday during a party. Both the car's owner and the driver at the time of the accident were in attendance. The owner let the other driver, a prominent businessman, take the Carrera GT out for a spin. As you might imagine, it was a spirited drive, as the Carrera GT is an obscenely powerful piece of machinery.

That kind of power commands a great deal of respect, and accidents can and do happen even with seasoned, trained drivers behind the wheel. In this case, it appears that the car proved to be more than this person bargained for, and it hit the utility pole at what appears to have been a significant rate of speed, based on how far into the bodywork it's lodged.

The driver thankfully escaped with a broken foot. It could have been worse. It could have been tragic. This is an aspect that's easily lost on us as we try to think up snarky and witty things to say about the photos. Somebody could have been killed -- the driver, a pedestrian, another motorist. Miraculously, the only injury suffered was minor.

Oh yeah. And the car appears to be totaled, much to the chagrin of Porschephiles. But here's the part you aren't reading anywhere else: the man who wrecked the car made good. As we mentioned, he happened to be a very big businessman, and we now know that he's also a standup guy. He bought the car's owner another Carrera GT the next day. With lower mileage on the odometer to boot.

That, my friends, is how you own up to a mistake. And that's why this story is so much more interesting than the pictures alone, which may say a thousand words, but still come up a few short.

Thanks to Mark Starr for sharing the story with us. We're glad that everyone involved is OK."

 

glad everyone made it out alright, except for the car

kind of ironic place to wreck a car "NO PARKING ANYTIME"

 

dang! that's absolutely nuts. Glad to hear they're okay.

 

LMAO, yes you have to appreciate the irony. That said good post. I'm glad that all involved are safe and alive. It's great that the business dude owned up literally. Takes away some of the pain.

 

that is one strong lightpost

 

You think he got cited for a parking violation for that one?

 

And we wonder why exotic cars cost so much to insure.

 

Another one bites the dust...

 

Dumb@$$

 

ah man that's sad... but at least it shows how good the car is engineered. the front is gone but the cabin is intact

 

Damn, new car? Looks like the only person who lost out on this one was the guy who got in the wreck and had to fork over a half-million dollars for the replacement (and whatever his hospital stay cost for his broken foot). That's better than insurance!!!

Javier

 

Man... I wish I had a CGT.

 

Brings new meaning to "you break it, you bought it"

 

It just folded around the telephone pole Hope they made it out ok

 

Another beautiful machine gone to car heaven