Utah - Man wins Lamborghini, crashes it hours later

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VALDOSTA — SANTAQUIN, Utah (AP) — A truck driver who won a $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 Wednesday. “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 “Joe Schmo to Lambo” 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 $3,500 every six months.

“That’s why rich people own them,” he said. “The poor people like me don’t.”

Dopp was taking family members and friends on joy rides the first evening. He said he took a curve at about 45 mph and “hit some black ice and spun out.” The car jumped a curb and went through a fence before coming to a rest about 75 feet off the road. Neither Dopp nor his passenger was injured.

“My heart pretty much fell out,” Annette Dopp told KSL-TV of Salt Lake City. “They said they were OK. Then (came), you know, that feeling when your heart drops and you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh. What do we do now?”’

The Lamborghini was the envy of Santaquin, a town of 9,000 about 55 miles 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 Nov. 12 college football game that he won the car. He had to take out insurance before he could claim the car — “that was a good thing,” he says — and took the keys to the roadster Saturday.

Dopp said he never imagined he could keep the car for long because it costs too much to own.

He also won $5,000 worth of driving lessons at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele County.

Dopp said he’ll be more careful the next time he gets behind the wheel.

The giveaway contest was force customers who use a rewards card at Maverik’s 220 stores. It was co-sponsored by nonprofit organization “teamgive,” which raises awareness about rare neurological diseases.

Utah man wins Lamborghini, crashes it hours later

 

[-Blazed-]

Re: Utah - Man wins Lanborghini, crashes it hours later

man sad day =[

 

[Bryanek]

Re: Utah - Man wins Lanborghini, crashes it hours later

Lol seems he didnt have a clue how to drive a car lol

 

[rebora2007]

Soo, was he lucky or unlucky?

 

[El Jamie]

I guess he was too used to driving his trucks on the ice and putting his foot on the gas hard so it would make his truck go a little faster. I'm afraid that's not how it works when your in a top of the range sports car my friend.
Trucks + Foot stamping on pedal = Good outcome
Normal car + Foot stamping on pedal = Bad outcome
Lamborghini + Foot stamping on pedal = Idiotic outcome

 

[jM2.me]

I guess he was too used to driving his trucks on the ice and putting his foot on the gas hard so it would make his truck go a little faster. I'm afraid that's not how it works when your in a top of the range sports car my friend.
Trucks + Foot stamping on pedal = Good outcome
Normal car + Foot stamping on pedal = Bad outcome
Lamborghini + Foot stamping on pedal = Idiotic outcome

Redneck + Trucks + Foot stamping on pedal = Idiotic outcome
Redneck + Normal car + Foot stamping on pedal = Idiotic outcome
Redneck + Lamborghini + Foot stamping on pedal = Idiotic outcome

 

[SirEpicWin]

All I can say is...LOLOLOLOL......unlucky

 

[Ron]

Driving a lambo in the snow? lol.

 

[Jolin88]

I don't think that the problem was that he wasn't used going slowly, truck driver or not, more than surely he has a regular car, it's not like he drives around in a truck during his free time.

He simply got too excited with the power of the car as everyone who switches from a weak car to a powerful car before you get used to it you drive faster, you enjoy the extra horsepower

 

[Riizq]

Dopp Doped the car =\

 

[MentaL]

If I won a Lambo I would sell it and buy a house.

 

[Parker]

Even if I was filthy rich I still wouldn't buy a Lambo.

Closet thing to a Lambo I've driven is a 04 F430, and I don't think I would ever drive it on the roads. Way too much power imo.

 

[Daedius]

lol - I would've turned down the car and ask for Cash instead of the equivalent of it's value... if I could [or immediately try to sell it]

No point keeping such an expensive car if you can't afford the tax and insurance for it...

 

[GohanSSJ]

Lol seems he didnt have a clue how to drive a car lol

Lambo's are not cars, they are torpedo's with wheels.

Soo, was he lucky or unlucky?

Extremely lucky. So what if there is some damage, seeing how much the car is worth, he will still make shitloads of it.

He is however a little less lucky then when he just won it.

 

[-Blazed-]

If I won a Lambo I would sell it and buy a house.

cash. lol

 

[LightWarrior]

welcome to my state -_-