A driver had a real-life Ferris Bueller moment when he wrote off his uncle’s £180,000 Ferrari after taking it for a spin while high on cannabis.
Naeem Patel, 28, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, crashed the Ferrari 458 Spider – which has top speeds of around 199mph – the day after he had borrowed it from his uncle to attend a social event.
Pictures capture the remains of the 3.4 seconds 0-62mph supercar which had extensive damage to the right side after Patel wrapped it around a lamppost.
Naeem Patel, 28, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, crashed this Ferrari 458 Spider the day after he had borrowed it from his uncle to attend a social event
Police say the driver lost control along Beaumont Road near to the Britannia Hotel in Bolton just before 2pm on November 25 last year.
At the scene officers discovered Patel smelled slightly of cannabis and his eyes were bloodshot.
A roadside swab confirmed Patel had been using cannabis which he admitted he smoked to relax him, a court heard.
At the scene officers discovered Patel smelled slightly of cannabis and his eyes were bloodshot
Patel pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified drug above the specified limit and was fined £400 and banned from driving for 12 months by Bolton magistrates.
Prosecuting, Beth Pilling said the vehicle had suffered extensive damage along one side.
A group of men was standing nearby and, when approached by officers, Patel immediately identified himself as the driver.
‘The officers noticed he smelled slightly of cannabis and his eyes were bloodshot,’ said Ms Pilling.
Defending, Shahid Ali said: ‘It is safe to say he (the uncle) was not best pleased.’
Mr Ali stressed Patel is of good character with no previous convictions and is remorseful.
‘He is not one to mess about with the system. He accepts what he did. It is quite clear that a disqualification is going to create havoc with regard to his personal and family life.’
Patel pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified drug above the specified limit and was fined £400 by Bolton Magistrates’
He added that the defendant had only driven 1,000 yards when the accident happened and appealed to magistrates not to impose a lengthy driving ban.
The court heard Patel is due to be married in the near future and his bride’s family lives in southern England and, for work, he may have to rely on public transport to attend meetings.
As well as the fine and driving ban, Patel was also ordered to pay £85 towards prosecution costs and a £40 victim surcharge.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is a cult 1980’s American teen movie starring Matthew Broderick who decides to bunk off school and have a day of fun around Chicago.
Broderick, a high-school slacker, drives around the city in a Ferrari 250 GT Spyder belonging to the father of his best friend Cameron.
But his day out ends in disaster when the sports car comes off a jack, goes into reverse and smashes through a glass wall ending up in a ravine below.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is a cult 1980s American teen movie starring Matthew Broderick who decides to bunk off school and have a day of fun around Chicago before crashing this Ferrari