Driver Flips $400,000 Lamborghini Near Santa Cruz

KRON4 ^ | May 4, 2025 | John Ross Ferrara

[nickcarraway]

A driver wrecked a 2023 Lamborghini by flipping the sports car on Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz area Sunday.

The California Highway Patrol responded to the crash at 12:14 p.m. Occupants of the car suffered minor injuries in the crash.

CHP was unable to provide KRON4 with additional information about the crash. However, CHP’s social media post suggests that speed may have been a factor.

“CHP officers used a patrol vehicle to push the Lambo off the roadway, preventing further crashes,” the CHP’s Santa Cruz office shared on social media. “This crash was preventable. Please slow down! Highway 9 is not a racetrack.”

CHP did not provide the model of the Lamborghini. However, based on photos of the crash, the car appears to be a Huracán STO. Edmunds values the car at roughly $400,000.

[nickcarraway]

I guess they wanted to take this car up the steep windy part.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

thank God the people are okay. The condition of the car reveals its true nature. In the end it’s all junk. Only life is sacred.

[Gary from Dayton]

I can fix it!
My dad is a television repairman, he has an ultimate set of tools!

[alexander_busek]

If all motor vehicles on the roads came from the factory with a built-in device that limited their maximum speed to 35 mph, this sort of accident wouldn't happen as often.

There would, of course, still be the possibility of collisions and even fatalities - but the loss of human life would be far smaller.

And really: Who (except the police and other emergency vehicles) needs to go faster than 35 mph?

Regards,

[E. Pluribus Unum]

And really: Who (except the police and other emergency vehicles) needs to go faster than 35 mph?

Even on Interstate highways where major cities are hundreds of miles apart?

Tractor trailers loaded with products going cross-country at 35 mph?

[spokeshave]

It will buff right out...and maybe some duct tape for good measure.

[rellic]

Try driving at YOUR speed from Seattle to Miami.
See how much you like it.
You will probably fall asleep and wreak your car.

[rfp1234]

There would still be fatalities due to passengers in the 35 mph car getting strokes or heart attacks and being unable to reach an emergency room in time. There are only so many ambulances available, particularly in remote areas.

[nickcarraway]

Do you have Bondo?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Oopsie! Good thing they were not up on Skyline doing 120.

[rfp1234]

“Sunday driver, never took a test,
Oh yeah, once upon a time in the West”.

—- Dire Straits —-

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Good thing the driver didn’t kill some bicyclists.

[alexander_busek]

Try driving at YOUR speed from Seattle to Miami. See how much you like it. You will probably fall asleep and wreak your car.

I have never, in my life, driven a motor vehicle more than 35 mph.

Easy-peasy!

Regards,

[DannyTN]

CHP’s social media post suggests that speed may have been a factor."

[ProtectOurFreedom]

LOL...ok, Grandpa. Tell that to Montanans. There was no numerical daytime speed limit on its highways from 1955 to 1974 and again from December 1995 to May 1999. During these periods, the state used a "reasonable and prudent" standard. You know -- they trusted free citizens to make their own decisions. These days you see this:

[rellic]

I take it you don’t drive much.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Good thing they were not up on Skyline doing 120.

I used to bicycle up and down Skyline. Hwy 9 to Santa Cruz is a fun ride too. Sometimes, even though the day was sunny, Skyline might have plenty of fog.

Too bad the democRATS have mucked up such a wonderful State

[Liz]

Uncrashed.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

I just can NOT wrap my mind around spending 400K for a damn car!!

[Liz]

If interest on your wealth is piling up, that’s what you do.....buy cars.