When news breaks that yet another wealthy Ferrari
driver has destroyed his ride, the public usually responds with a collective
eye roll. After all, supercars and trees/guardrails seem to go together like
fish and chips. But in the case of one German driver, his automotive sacrifice
is being commended. The Daily Mail reports 53-year-old Joerg Daecher was driving home in his $135,000
Ferrari Testarossa when a hedgehog stepped onto the road in front of him.
Rather than add the little creature to the long list of furry animals to become
roadkill, Daecher swerved his car off the road and into the nature-lovers hall
of fame. The car slammed into a barrier, causing over $47,000 in damage. Both
the driver and hedgehog walked away from the kerfuffle unharmed. This accident
joins other high-profile supercar crashes, including a 2011 pileup in Japan
that may just be the most expensive fender bender in history. The $4 million
dollar wreck inspired such awe that the good folks at Jalopnik crafted a fascinating deconstruction of the crash. A
key finding that can be related to almost all supercar accidents: exotic sports
car + high speed + wet/curving road = boom.
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