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Owner Of $300K Lamborghini Found Abandoned, Burned After Crash Near GWB, To Appear In Court

FORT LEE, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - Police have identified the owner of a high-performance sports car found abandoned burning near the George Washington Bridge.

Deankarte E. Ditchfield-Agboh, 33, of Palisades Park, NJ, is the owner of the 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago, Port Authority Police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.

The Lamborghini was found on fire and unoccupied in the westbound lanes near the bridge toll plaza in Fort Lee early Monday.

Lamborghini Fire
This Lamborghini was found on fire and unoccupied in the westbound lanes near the GWB toll plaza in Fort Lee early Monday. (Credit: Andrew Clifford)

The vehicle showed signs of a crash and sustained extensive fire damage.

Ditchfield-Agboh was issued summonses for abandonment of a vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident. He is due to appear in court

The Murcielago is a model made only between 2001 and 2010 and is the successor to the Diablo model.

Its original MSRP is listed as $333,000 to $365,800.

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