EuroMillions winner runs out of luck as he crashes £173,000 Ferrari into field
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A EuroMillions lottery winner ran out of luck when he lost control of his 202mph Ferrari and crashed it into a field.
Ryan Magee, who won £6.4 million in 2008, was driving the Ferrari 458 Italia in treacherous conditions when the icy road got the better of him.
He crashed through a barbed wire fence - snapping a heavy wooden fence post in the process - before crashing over a series of large rocks and ending up in a bush.
Difficulties: Ryan Magee crashed through a barbed wire fence before his sports car went over a series of large rocks and ended up in a bush
Accident: The Ferrari, which costs from £173,000 new, crashed on a notorious road near Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Smash: Ryan Magee, who won £6.4 million in 2008 on EuroMillions, was driving the Ferrari 458 Italia in treacherous conditions when he crashed into a field
The Ferrari, which costs from £173,000 new, only appeared to suffer minor damage following the incident, which took place on a notorious road near Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
An onlooker said: 'The road was in a treacherous condition that morning, covered with a mix of frozen hail and snow.
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Share'Locals were amazed Ryan was driving the Ferrari in that weather, especially when he had a more suitable Range Rover he could use.'
The Ferrari was not understood to be running on winter tyres which, while costing around £4,400, hugely boost grip and handling in icy conditions.
Mr Magee, an IT expert, won the EuroMillions after buying 11 tickets in four separate towns.
The 30-year-old was one of six people in the UK to share the £95 million jackpot, with ten others across Europe also winning.
He immediately splashed out on a Ferrari F430 Spider - and was fined £200 earlier this year after he admitted driving it while using his mobile phone.
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