The Ferrari and the hedgehog: Supercar ploughs into barrier in £30,000 smash after swerving to avoid creature on road



Ferrari drivers are better known for showing off on the road than for their respect for woodland creatures.

But one hedgehog in Germany got lucky when it strayed into the path of a Ferrari Testarossa-driving businessman – who was left with a £30,000 repair bill following their encounter.

Joerg Daecher, 53, was driving home on a route surrounded by woodland when he spotted the animal in his headlights.

Costly mistake: The Ferrari driver who tried to avoid a hedgehog in Lower Saxony, Germany, ended up swerving into a barrier, causing £30,000 damage

He swerved to avoid running it over, but the Ferrari slipped on wet leaves and smashed into a crash barrier near Eschershausen in Lower Saxony.

The hedgehog and driver escaped unhurt, which is more than can be said for the Ferrari, which costs £85,000 when new.

Escape: The hedgehog crossing the German carriageway (as well as the Ferrari driver) both escaped unhurt (file picture)

Police spokesman Markus Foerster said the damage to the car was estimated at around £30,000.

The damage caused in Germany was just a drop in the ocean compared to a supercar pile-up before Christmas.

In December a smash involving eight Ferraris, three Mercedes, a Lamborghini and a Skyline (aswell as a Toyota Prius), caused damage totaling a whopping £2.5m.



The thirteen high-end sports cars crashed on the Chugoku Expressway in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, as one of the Ferrari drivers led a convoy of sports car connoisseurs.

