Anyone want a Murcielago?

[the Teuton]

Police: Briggs charged with misdemeanor after leaving scene of accident
By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer
August 27, 2007

Chicago Bears linebackers Lance Briggs (55) and Brian Urlacher (54) warm up before practice Monday, Aug. 27, 2007 in Lake Forrest, Ill. A damaged black Lamborghini registered to Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs was found abandoned early Monday alongside the Edens Expressway on the city's North Side, authorities said.
AP - Aug 27, 3:46 pm EDT
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after crashing his Lamborghini and abandoning it alongside an expressway on the city's North Side, Illinois State Police said.

After meeting with police Monday afternoon, Briggs was also cited for failure to give immediate notice of an accident and improper lane usage, said Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez.

Briggs was released after posting $100 bond and is scheduled to appear Oct. 4 in a Cook County court. Leaving the scene of a property damage accident is a Class A misdemeanor that carries a maximum 364 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, Gutierrez said.

No one was in the car with Briggs, and no other vehicles were involved, Gutierrez said.

"As a result of interviewing Mr. Briggs, it was determined that he was the driver of his 2007 Lamborghini," police said in a statement.

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Gutierrez said it was "undetermined" if drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash, that Briggs was not tested and it was too late to determine if they were a factor.

Officials said the 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago, which had crashed into a light pole, was discovered around 3:15 a.m on Interstate Highway 94. The black luxury Italian sports car has a Kelley Blue Book value of more than $350,000.

Bears coach Lovie Smith indicated the team will not discipline Briggs, whose "spirits were good for being in a one-car accident."

Smith said his first thought when he found out about the crash was: "Is Lance OK?"

"I was worried about his safety," Smith said. "In every car accident, that's the first thought that goes through your mind."

Defensive end Adewale Ogunleye said Briggs told him about the crash on Monday morning.

"He said that he crashed the car or something, and I had had to get to meetings, so I didn't have a chance to talk to him," Ogunleye said.

Briggs, who has not addressed the media since reporting to training camp late last month, did not make himself available during Monday's open locker room period. He had left practice to meet with authorities by the time reporters were admitted.

Briggs' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, was not available for comment, according to his brother Jason, who works for Rosenhaus Sports Representation. Jason Rosenhaus also declined comment.

News of the crash came on the same day Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty to a dogfighting charge and two months after the Bears released defensive tackle Tank Johnson following numerous run-ins with the law.

It follows a rocky offseason for Briggs, a Pro Bowl linebacker who helped Chicago reach the Super Bowl last season.

Upset the Bears slapped the franchise player tag on him, Briggs told the team to remove it or trade him. He also said he would sit out -- at first for the entire season and then for 10 games.

He eventually accepted the one-year, $7.2 million franchise tender offer in late July, and the team agreed not to apply the franchise tag in 2008.

"It's just fortunate that he was able to walk away," said cornerback Nathan Vasher, who also owns a Lamborghini. "We don't know exactly what happened, so hopefully there'll be some more developments on that. I'm just glad to see him for practice."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-briggs-lamborghini&prov=ap&type=lgns

First I had heard about Mike Tyson abandoning his LM002 after it broke down, now this.  LOL

[Soup DeVille]

OK, so the guy wrecks his Lambo, and then decides his $350,000 car isn't even worth the time to make a phone call to get it towed?

Yeah, he'll be broke within six weeks of his retirement.

[SVT_Power]

yeah i want one

[the_koof]

I'll take a Murcielago if I have to. 

[NomisR]

I can't afford to keep one..

[Minpin]

Im sure he was drunk or high at the time. If that is true he actually did the right thing and won...Instead of a DUI he gets that silly little charge. a 100 dollar bond fee? LOL   


Saw this a it gave me a little laugh....black luxury Italian sports car...what a stupid way to describe a car. 

[Soup DeVille]

Im sure he was drunk or high at the time. If that is true he actually did the right thing and won...Instead of a DUI he gets that silly little charge. a 100 dollar bond fee? LOL? ?


Saw this a it gave me a little laugh....black luxury Italian sports car...what a stupid way to describe a car.?

He could still call a frikkin' tow truck.

[FordSVT]

OK, so the guy wrecks his Lambo, and then decides his $350,000 car isn't even worth the time to make a phone call to get it towed?

Yeah, he'll be broke within six weeks of his retirement.

Oh please, he was drunk or high and didn't want to get caught. He would have called in the morning to get it towed or something.  Leaving the scene of a one-car minor accident and improper use of a lane is a long way from being charged with a DUI. His being messed up and driving was his first and biggest mistake, but all things considered I'd say leaving the car was probably the right thing to do, for him anyway. What's his option, stay with the car and get busted for DUI? See ya later!

[Soup DeVille]

Oh please, he was drunk or high and didn't want to get caught. He would have called in the morning to get it towed or something.? Leaving the scene of a one-car minor accident and improper use of a lane is a long way from being charged with a DUI. His being messed up and driving was his first and biggest mistake, but all things considered I'd say leaving the car was probably the right thing to do, for him anyway. What's his option, stay with the car and get busted for DUI? See ya later!

There is no need to stay with the car- just call a tow truck: what's the confusion? If he feels he has to leave, whatever, but to not be bothered enough to even call a wrecker?

Oh wait, I know: you're a AAA member aren't you, and they have that stupid rule about not towing unattended vehicles.

[TheIntrepid]

Oh wait, I know: you're a AAA member aren't you, and they have that stupid rule about not towing unattended vehicles.

Please elaborate on this rule.

[Soup DeVille]

Please elaborate on this rule.

AAA will not authorize a car to be towed unless there is someone there to hand over the keys.

But, if you call up a tow company direct, give them a credit card number and tell them where the car is they'll tow it to wherever without anyone there.

[Minpin]

There is no need to stay with the car- just call a tow truck: what's the confusion? If he feels he has to leave, whatever, but to not be bothered enough to even call a wrecker?

Oh wait, I know: you're a AAA member aren't you, and they have that stupid rule about not towing unattended vehicles.

Your missing the point that he was drunk or high (most likely) and didn't have the brain capacity to do that. I'm sure his first instinct was to get the hell out of dodge and lay low. Purely speculation of course but it sounds better to me than OMGWTFBBQ HE"S AN IDIOT CAUSE HE DIDNT CALL TOW TRUCK COMPANY OTHER THAN AAA OMGWTFBBQ

[Soup DeVille]

Your missing the point that he was drunk or high (most likely) and didn't have the brain capacity to do that. I'm sure his first instinct was to get the hell out of dodge and lay low. Purely speculation of course but it sounds better to me than OMGWTFBBQ HE"S AN IDIOT CAUSE HE DIDNT CALL TOW TRUCK COMPANY OTHER THAN AAA OMGWTFBBQ

He didn't walk home, that I can guarantee. Somebody drove him home.

But yeah- OMGWTFBBQ!!!He's an idiot!

[TheIntrepid]

AAA will not authorize a car to be towed unless there is someone there to hand over the keys.

Understandable. Anyone can steal a car by having it hauled to their chop shop or whatever.

[Soup DeVille]

Understandable. Anyone can steal a car by having it hauled to their chop shop or whatever.

AAA and the towing company keeps records of where the cars are picked up, and where they go to. Plus, you need to give them both your membership number and a credit card number to get the truck to show up.

It wouldn't be a very smart way to steal a car in other words.

[TheIntrepid]

That's why we never hear of it being done.

[Soup DeVille]

That's why we never hear of it being done.

If however you owned your own tow truck...

Of course it might be smart to take your phone number off the side of it first

[TheIntrepid]

If however you owned your own tow truck...

Of course it might be smart to take your phone number off the side of it first

[sandertheshark]

See, this is why I like Ferrari's policy of screening people who line up to buy their cars.  I hear of way too many Lambos getting trashed these days.

[Eye of the Tiger]

See, this is why I like Ferrari's policy of screening people who line up to buy their cars.  I hear of way too many Lambos getting trashed these days.

Ferrari screens people? Hmm... I wonder if I would pass (aside from the part about having no money)

[TheIntrepid]

Ferrari screens people? Hmm... I wonder if I would pass (aside from the part about having no money)

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I heard on the news tonight that he tried to report the car stolen. 

[Soup DeVille]

Ferrari screens people? Hmm... I wonder if I would pass (aside from the part about having no money)

Oh they have scholarship programs for the less-than-ridiculously-rich, but the qualification process is torturous...

[Eye of the Tiger]

Oh they have scholarship programs for the less-than-ridiculously-rich, but the qualification process is torturous...

I'll do it. I don't care how torturous it is. How do I sign up?

[the Teuton]

I'll do it. I don't care how torturous it is. How do I sign up?

They probably look at two things:  Credit history and accident history.  You can't order one without a sizable down payment anyway, so they screen out the not rich that way.

[Soup DeVille]

I'll do it. I don't care how torturous it is. How do I sign up?

You have to go to a ferrari dealership and be able to recite the entire starting lineup of the 1948 LeMans to the tune of "Il Canto degli Italiani " (that's the Italian national anthem).

That will get you the application request form.

It just gets nuttier from there...