Man Drives $2M Car (Bugatti Veyron) into La Marque Lake

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Man Crashes $2M Bugatti in La Marque Lake | MyFoxHouston.com

Man Drives $2M Car into La Marque Lake
Car Was Rare Bugatti Veyron, 1 of 15 in US
Updated: Thursday, 12 Nov 2009, 11:18 AM CST
Published : Thursday, 12 Nov 2009, 11:12 AM CST


LA MARQUE, Texas - A $2 million car is nearly destroyed in an accident in La Marque, where a driver says he drove his Bugatti Veyron into a lake after a bird flew in front of him.

The accident happened Wednesday afternoon in Galveston County.

La Marque police say the French-built supercar ended up in a lagoon, coming to rest in about 2 feet of saltwater.

Police say the driver, whose name was not immediately released, was not injured in the crash.

Police say the man, from Lufkin, had been looking at real estate in the Galveston area when he was distracted by a low-flying pelican near Omega Bay.

A tow truck was summoned to extract the rare production vehicle from the muddy pond.

A 2006 Bugatti Veyron was recently offered for sale in Jonesboro, Ark., for $1.25 million. Other vehicles of the same make have sold for up to $2 million.