Tag: Corvette Accidents

Hertz Corvette Rental Lands Upside Down in a South Florida Canal

Photo Credit: Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post A red 2012 Corvette came to rest nose-first in a canal in Royal Palm Beach, Florida early Monday morning. The two passengers in the car, which was rented from Hertz, were able to make their way out of the car and apparently suffered only minor injuries. Fortunately, a witness

By: | July 17, 2012


C5 Z06 Crashes and Flips in San Diego Accident

A Corvette owner and his passenger went for a wild ride earlier this week according to ABC’s 10News.com in San Diego. Witnesses say they saw the silver C5 Z06 speeding and making a “screeching noise” before the driver lost control and hit a fire hydrant before coming to rest on its roof. Miraculously, both the

By: | July 13, 2012


1984 Corvette Smashes into a Boat in New Zealand

You don’t see too many Corvettes in New Zealand, no doubt. You see even fewer coming out of the side of a boat. But that’s what happened Monday when a 1984 Corvette smashed into a boat moored in the Awanui River. According to the Northern Advocate, the Corvette left State Highway 1, shot down a

By: | July 7, 2012



Pickup Truck Lands on a C5 Corvette in Rural Indiana Crash

It’s not often that you see a pickup truck on top of a Corvette, but that was the case last week in Northern Indiana. A 54-year-old Ligonier, Indiana man in a red C5 Corvette was trying to pass a line of cars along State Route 9 in Noble County when he crashed into a pickup

By: | June 25, 2012


C4 Corvette Crashes Into Albuquerque Bread Shop

The old “I hit the accelerator instead of the brake” trick resulted in an unusual sight in Albuquerque on Monday: the rear end of a Corvette sticking out the front window. Seems a senior citizen in her white C4 Corvette pulled that stunt as she was driving into the parking lot of the Great Harvest

By: | June 8, 2012


Corvette on Fire: Family Wins Lawsuit Against GM

General Motors plans to appeal a decision by a California jury that awarded $3.4 million to a California family. The settlement came as part of a lawsuit against GM over a defective telescoping steering column in a 2005 Corvette belonging to Patti Boekamp. “Two hours after my wife came home and parked the car in

By: | April 5, 2012



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