Near-new $350K Lamborghini Huracán flips, crashes in dramatic Santa Cruz wreck
A few harmonious relationships stand the test of time. Peanut butter and jelly. Wine and cheese. And, of course, Lamborghini and speed. The iconic Italian marque produces some of the fastest, most unhinged cars on the planet. More than that, some drivers with the opportunity to slip behind a raging bull badge might be inclined to, well, push the envelope. In this case, however, even a made-for-wicked-speed Lamborghini Huracán STO couldn’t compensate for some good ol’ fashioned poor driving.
A driver in Santa Cruz, California, flipped a Lamborghini Huracán STO in a crash where ‘speed may have been a factor’
California Highway Patrol officers see a lot. But the police officers working this crash likely haven’t seen a car of this caliber on its roof. CHP officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) on Highway 9 just outside of Santa Cruz, California. However, when they arrived at the crash scene in broad daylight, they didn’t find a humdrum SUV or sensible sedan. No, they found a world-class supercar teetering on its lightweight roof.
Fortunately, authorities report that the black-and-yellow Lamborghini Huracán STO’s occupants suffered nothing worse than “minor injuries” following the crash. Unsurprisingly, the CHP says that “speed may have been a factor,” and used the event to remind Californians with a penchant for speed to slow down. Even if their mount of choice was a razor-sharp supercar.
“This crash was preventable. Please slow down! Highway 9 is not a racetrack,” CHP Santa Cruz said in a social media PSA. While the occupants were unharmed, it appears to be curtains for the terminally wounded Lamborghini Huracán STO. The rollover wreck crushed the 2023-model Lamborghini’s roof and sheared off much of the front fascia.
Consequently, the CHP officers on site were less-than-ceremonious with their treatment of the Huracán STO’s corpse. “CHP officers used a patrol vehicle to push the Lambo off the roadway,” a move which the Santa Cruz claims prevented “further crashes” on the highway. It’s a sobering reminder that even the supercars native to tight corners and ballistic speeds aren’t susceptible to bad driving.
