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Ex-Morgan Stanley President's $440,000 Car Wrecked, Post Says
2006-12-01 08:57 (New York)


By Todd Zeranski
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Former Morgan Stanley President Robert Greenhill's $440,000 Porsche was destroyed when a mechanicreturning the car after minor auto-body work crashed into a pole,the New York Post reported.
The mechanic, Christopher Numme, was driving the 604-
horsepower Porsche Carrera GT back to a Greenwich, Connecticut, dealership from his shop when he lost control, the newspaper said. It slammed front-end first into a telephone pole.
Numme said he saw a truck inching past a stop sign and
realized he couldn't brake in time, the Post reported. He swerved and the car spun onto the sidewalk and hit the pole, he told thenewspaper.
The mechanic, who wasn't cited for any violations, said his
insurance would cover the damage. He said Greenwich resident Greenhill, 70, was only concerned that no one was hurt and thathis car would be replaced, the newspaper said.

(N.Y. Post 12-1)

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