Borrowed Lamborghini crashes and burns in Newport Beach; driver sought
Newport Beach police investigators suspect a lime-green Lamborghini was speeding before it rolled multiple times and then caught on fire on West Coast Highway Tuesday night.
Authorities found the luxury sports car engulfed in flames near Prospect Street at 10:40 p.m. Witnesses said at least one person ran from the scene after the crash, according to police spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella.
Officers closed a stretch of westbound Coast Highway for about two hours and searched for the driver but did not find anyone, Manzella said.
Authorities don’t think any other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Police contacted the Lamborghini’s registered owner and determined that person was not in the car at the time. The owner told authorities that someone had borrowed it, Manzella said.
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