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Report: Valet driver crashes Shelby Cobra (photos)

May 7, 2015

A valet driver at the Metropolitan a restuarant in Charlotte, North Carolina, crashed a high-priced sports car when he lost control while parking the car.

A police report states that John Falcone, 26, lost control of a 1965 Shelby Cobra replica and crashed into a concrete base of a light pole.

IMAGES: Valet crashes Shelby Cobra at Metropolitan

Falcone told police he was pulling away from the valet stand when the car took off at a very fast speed, the report said. He tried to get the car out of gear, but lost control, the report states.

The police report states a witness told police she saw the driver leave the valet stand at a high rate of speed.

The damage to the Cobra was estimated at $5,000.

A recent eBay posting has a similar Shelby Cobra listed for $50,000.

The report said debris from the Cobra hit a 2007 BMW that was parked nearby and caused damage to that car also.  The damage to the BMW was estimated at $500. 

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