[s-cars] Mechanic Crashes $500,000 Car

[hoog23 at aol.com]

PORT CHESTER, NY (AP)  -- This is one big ``Uh-Ohh.'' A mechanic who finished doing minor body work on a 500-thousand dollar sports car crashed the Porsche Carrera GT into a telephone pole, while he was driving it back to the customer.

Mechanic Chris Numme of Port Chester says he and a helper were in the car when he swerved to avoid a truck and lost control. Numme says he was going no faster than 30 miles per hour. He's says he's thankful he and his friend are alive.

Numme had fixed a crack in the car's side at his repair shop and was returning the silver sports car to a Greenwich, Connecticut dealer the morning of November 24th when he crashed.

The car is owned by a 70-year-old Robert Greenhill, an investment banker from Greenwich.

The two-seater limited-edition sports car's engine boasts more than 600 horsepower. The car can accelerate from a standing start to 60 miles per hour in under four second.

Numme says his insurance company has already located a replacement car. 
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