Mechanic Crashes $500K Porsche
This is one big “Uh-Ohh.” A mechanic who finished doing minor bodywork on a $500,000 sports car crashed the Porsche Carrera GT into a telephone pole, while he was driving it back to the customer.
Mechanic Chris Numme of Port Chester says he and a helper were in the car when he swerved to avoid a truck and lost control. Numme said he was going no faster than 30 miles per hour. He’s said he’s thankful he and his friend are alive.
Numme had fixed a crack in the car’s side at his repair shop and was returning the silver sports car to a Greenwich, Connecticut dealer when he crashed.
The car’s owner is 70-year-old Robert Greenhill, an investment banker from Greenwich.
The two-seater limited-edition sports car’s engine boasts more than 600 horsepower. The car can accelerate from a standing start to 60 miles per hour in under four seconds.
Numme said his insurance company has already located a replacement car.
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