Watch that accelerator pedal, kid; it's a little touchy.
Chalk that up as advice that would have saved a hotel valet in New Delhi, India, and his bosses at the LeMerdien hotel, a huge headache this week after he crashed a customer's Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder right in front of the valet stand just seconds after getting behind the wheel. The owner of the car, who claims it is (was?) worth $500,000, was understandably less than impressed, after watching his supercar scrape against several other cars in the driveway before slamming into a pillar.
According to the Times of India, the valet driver was injured in the crash. The car is said to be nearly totaled.
No word yet on who will be left holding the bag for this.
So what does the claims community think of the incident? PC360 reached out to Kevin Quinley, CPCU, with Quinley Risk Associates in Richmond, Va., who quickly reminded us that the insurance business doesn't have to be dull. “The valet has just been qualified as a bona fide New York City cabbie!” he said.
And, this being 2014, of course there's video of the incident. Look away, sports car lovers, look away.
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