Philadelphia police last night identified the driver of the Lamborghini sports car who lost control Friday in Southwest Philadelphia, killing himself and his passenger, as Adam Brown, 29, of Media.
Brown, a former police officer in Brookhaven, was president of a home-health-care franchise based in Drexel Hill.
The US$450,000 Lamborghini was speeding south on Essington Avenue about 6:25 p.m. when it went into the northbound lanes in the 7700 block and struck a Plymouth Voyager, then was hit by a Subaru Outback, investigators said. The other two drivers were not injured.
Brown was driving too fast for conditions and appeared to have lost control of the car, police said. Police said they would not identify the 60-year-old passenger because he has no known living relatives.
2 dead in sports-car crash
Twisted metal, shattered glass and spattered blood littered the scenes of two car crashes in separate sections of the city yesterday.
The first accident proved fatal for two people in Southwest Philadelphia.
Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said a 29-year-old Media man lost control of his speeding Lamborghini on Essington Avenue near Bartram and crossed into the opposite lane of traffic about 6:30 p.m.
The Lamborghini was struck by two other vehicles and ended up in a crumpled heap on the side of the road.
The driver of the sports car and his 60-year-old male passenger died at the scene, Small said. Their names were not released.
The drivers of the two other vehicles were treated at an area hospital for minor injuries.
“Apparently, the Lamborghini had just been purchased the day before,” Small said.
Investigators believed the car might have been traveling at more than 90 mph when the crash occurred.
“It took rescuers over an hour to get them out of the vehicle,” Small noted.
Source: Philly.com
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