1 killed, 1 injured in Ferrari crash

A Ferrari driver was killed and his passenger badly hurt Thursday night in a fiery crash on a Gwinnett County road.

Russell E. Hays, 32, of Auburn lost control of the sports car in a curve on Harmony Grove Road near Lilburn, Gwinnett police Cpl. Illana Spellman said.

Spellman said the Ferrari struck a culvert, overturned and caught fire.

Hays died at the scene, and a passenger, whose name has not been released, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with severe burns.

Both the driver and passenger were unrestrained and were ejected from the car, Spellman said. She said alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the crash.