In race with police cruiser, Lamborghini tanks Wednesday, March 29, 2006 BY DIANE C. WALSH AND TOM HAYDON Star-Ledger Staff The standard-issue Crown Victoria cruiser was no match for the 2006 Lamborghini. Once the famed Italian sports car got above 100 mph as it fled from North Brunswick police on Route 1 north early yesterday, the officer broke off the chase. But the V-10 Gallardo, which doesn't get great mileage, was apparently low on gas when the chase began, and the driver needed to make a pit stop to refuel. That's when Edison police farther up the road caught the speeder. Gianluca Siciliano, 38, of Torino, Italy, was arrested at an Edison service station on Amboy Avenue. He was charged with eluding police. Police said Siciliano told them he was a representative of Lamborghini, the elite automaker based in Italy. A Lamborghini spokesman could not be reached yesterday. Deputy Police Chief Don Conry said an officer using radar originally clocked Siciliano going 85 mph on Route 1 near Livingston Avenue in the northern end of the township. "The officer pursued, accelerating to 100 mph, and saw the Lamborghini was rapidly pulling away from him," Conry said. North Brunswick broadcast a description of the $175,000 sports car with Massachusetts plates. Edison police spotted it seven minutes later at 1:37 a.m., and Siciliano was arrested. He was being held in the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick. Bail was set at $10,000. The Gallardo has a top speed of 196 mph, according to the automaker's Web site, but its 520-horsepower engine gets only 17 mpg highway, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. North Brunswick police use Ford Crown Victorias as their cruisers, which have standard engines, Conry said. The state Attorney General has guidelines for high-speed chases that call for police to end pursuits when the speed creates a substantial risk to the officer or others, depending on the road conditions, the location, and the likelihood of catching the fleeing driver at another time, the deputy chief said. Yesterday's chase "lasted probably seconds," Conry said. "It became obvious that he (the officer) wasn't going to catch the car. The risk to the officer and the driver wasn't worth it. It was only for a speeding ticket," Conry said, "and as it turned out, we were able to catch the driver."
Nope Lamborghini is based out of MA so its possible it was a factory car. Could be a BS story though by the guy arrested. Sucks they arrested him, I would just say i didn't see the cop chasing me, give me a speeding ticket and leave me alone.
I know him!! He has been working very closely with me on a Lamborghini East Coast event for Palm Beach. That sucks! Gianluca is part of the branding and marketing department. Earlier this year he was driving a green Gallardo Spider.
Yeah, I think I'd feign ignorance as well and do a plea deal. But it does illustrate pretty well that you can't outrun a radio and at that time of day I think you're going to standout. Good to see that cops were sensible. Bob S.
Yeah, the plates all start with AL (automobili lamborghini), and they are used for magazine tests etc... And also for bigwigs when they are at events
I just saw this story on Fox News Channel. It's a sand colored Gallardo spyder. He's famous now ... Bob S.
Interesting update (and I paraphrase): I just read in today's Star Ledger that it was a pearl white G Spyder, and it was destined to be the display car for the Manhattan Motorcar unveiling that occurred on Tues night. Apparently it happened early enough that Automobili Lambnorghini was able to track down a yellow Spyder, as the white one was impounded overnight. The article also says that the driver, Gianluca Siciliano, tried to deny everything when the Edison police approached him at the gas station. He said he was waiting for a flat bed and had been there a long time. The cop busted him when he felt the warm engine lid and found a recently timestamped turnpike ticket. Siciliano also claimed he didnt possess the car's keys, but they were found in his pocket upon the pat-down. Attorney Roy Macaluso said A-L quickly paid Siciliano's 10K bail, and Macaluso reclaimed the car from the storage garage the next day. It was immediately sent to Kerbeck for another Spyder client unveiling. This car will also be the NYIAS display car.
I can see the ad campaign now. Finally, a performance car with truly arresting performance. Are you man enough for a Lamborghini?
The sand colored G Spyder is now on display at LoBC, MA plates and all. Looking at it today filled me with a sort of Smokey and The Bandit feeling, although there is no CB. Extra points if you know what a CB is.
http://www.nj.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1143736506219880.xml?starledger?ntop&coll=1#continue found this, thought i might share, sorry to bring this back up
