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Offline luckee
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550hp $300K Lamborghini Diablo wrecked
« on: January 18, 2003, 09:59:19 PM »
What a waste of a beautiful car.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A man who wrecked a $300,000 sports car owned by Grammy-winning hip-hop star Missy Elliott was sentenced to three years in jail for the late-night spin.

"This is not a typical unauthorized-use case by any means, your honor," Assistant Commonwealth\'s Attorney Mike Huberman told the judge before Joseph Thomas Johnson was sentenced Wednesday. Johnson, 34, was convicted Oct. 9 of driving the Lamborghini Diablo away from the garage where it was stored.

"He takes a vehicle that is worth more than most houses and totals it," Huberman said, arguing for a sentence longer than the 19 months suggested by state guidelines.

Judge George F. Tidey was convinced, and sentenced Johnson to the longer sentence. He also ordered $170,000 in restitution for the car and $1,975 for curb repairs at the wreck site.

The plum-colored Italian sports car was being shipped from California to Elliott\'s home in Virginia Beach. It was parked for safety inside a building in suburban Richmond until the last leg of its trip when Johnson took it for a drive on Oct. 9, 2001. Three miles from the garage, Johnson lost control of the 550-horsepower, low-slung vehicle. It crashed into a traffic sign, a tree and a couple of curbs.
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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2003, 10:07:20 PM »
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That\'s a shame.
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2003, 10:37:22 PM »
This is kinda old, maybe it\'s because I\'m in VA but I\'ve read this story several times.  Service abuse is not uncommon and this is about as bad as it gets.  I don\'t know how this guy is gonna pay any of that debt off...
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2003, 11:01:32 PM »
what a waste.
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« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2003, 02:55:46 AM »
That just brings a tear to the eye.;)
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« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2003, 04:46:19 AM »
She should have just bought a Honda. :p
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