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US man wins Lamborghini, crashes it hours later
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December 22, 2011, Thursday
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A truck driver who won a US$380,000 Lamborghini in a convenience store contest crashed the sports car six hours after he got it, and now plans to sell the 640-horsepower convertible because he cannot afford the insurance or taxes.
"I already had offers on it. I'm going to sell it," David Dopp said yesterday. "I have bills more important than a Lamborghini. I've got a family to support."
Dopp, a 34-year-old truck driver for Frito-Lay, spun out of control just a few hours after taking the keys to the Murcielago Roadster that he won in a contest sponsored by Maverik convenience stores.
The lime green convertible was being held by his insurance company in a Utah towing yard. It will be sent to an authorized Las Vegas dealer for repairs next week.
Dopp told The Associated Press the damage "isn't super bad" - a punctured oil pan and wheel and a few dents and scratches on the front and rear ends. The father of six said he couldn't afford to pay taxes on the car or the insurance, which runs US$3,500 every six months.
Dopp was taking family members and friends on joy rides the first evening. He said he took a curve at about 72 kph and "hit some black ice and spun out." The car jumped a curb and went through a fence before coming to a rest about 22 meters off the road. Neither Dopp nor his passenger was injured.
The Lamborghini was the envy of Santaquin, a town of 9,000 about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City. Police say the Lamborghini's high-performance summer tires weren't suited for icy conditions and the car is simply too powerful - and exceptionally light with carbon fiber body parts. Dopp wasn't ticketed.
Dopp was videotaped jumping up and down and hollering in speechless disbelief when contest officials announced during a November 12 college football game that he won the car.
"I already had offers on it. I'm going to sell it," David Dopp said yesterday. "I have bills more important than a Lamborghini. I've got a family to support."
Dopp, a 34-year-old truck driver for Frito-Lay, spun out of control just a few hours after taking the keys to the Murcielago Roadster that he won in a contest sponsored by Maverik convenience stores.
The lime green convertible was being held by his insurance company in a Utah towing yard. It will be sent to an authorized Las Vegas dealer for repairs next week.
Dopp told The Associated Press the damage "isn't super bad" - a punctured oil pan and wheel and a few dents and scratches on the front and rear ends. The father of six said he couldn't afford to pay taxes on the car or the insurance, which runs US$3,500 every six months.
Dopp was taking family members and friends on joy rides the first evening. He said he took a curve at about 72 kph and "hit some black ice and spun out." The car jumped a curb and went through a fence before coming to a rest about 22 meters off the road. Neither Dopp nor his passenger was injured.
The Lamborghini was the envy of Santaquin, a town of 9,000 about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City. Police say the Lamborghini's high-performance summer tires weren't suited for icy conditions and the car is simply too powerful - and exceptionally light with carbon fiber body parts. Dopp wasn't ticketed.
Dopp was videotaped jumping up and down and hollering in speechless disbelief when contest officials announced during a November 12 college football game that he won the car.
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