Mar 27, 2007 12:24 am US/Pacific
Comedian Eddie Griffin Totals $1.5M Ferrari Enzo
IRWINDALE, Calif. (CBS) ―
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The Enzo, valued at around $1.5 million, was owned by the executive producer of "Redline," Daniel Sadek, whose exotic car collection is featured in the movie.
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Comic and actor Eddie Griffin, left, hangs with pal director John Singleton. (File)
Seth Browarnik
Eddie Griffin crashed a rare Ferrari Enzo worth $1.5 million into a concrete barrier while practicing at a racetrack Monday, destroying the car but escaping uninjured.
The comedian was practicing for a charity race to promote his upcoming film, "Redline," when he drove too fast around a curve at the Irwindale Speedway. Video footage showed the red sports car screeching before it ricocheted off the barrier with heavy damage to its front.
The actor was placed in an ambulance but did not suffer any serious injuries. He joked about the crash after leaving the ambulance.
"Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the brother can't drive," Griffin, referring to one of his past films.
The film's publicist, Wendy Zocks, said Griffin was "doing OK."
"He walked away completely unscratched, but probably a little shaken," Zocks said.
The Enzo, valued at around $1.5 million, was owned by the executive producer of "Redline," Daniel Sadek, whose exotic car collection is featured in the movie.
Sadek said that the car was damaged beyond repair and that he had "mixed feelings" about the wreck.
"I'm glad Eddie came out of the crash OK, but my dream car got destroyed," Sadek said. "I went to my trailer for about 15 minutes and I thought, there's people dying every day. A lot of worse things are happening in the world."
Celebrities, including Griffin, were to split a pool of $250,000 for their favorite charities.
The stars were to race in cars used in the film "Redline," which opens April 13. The movie is about the high-end world of high-performance sports cars and gambling and men with big egos.
Other celebrities scheduled for the charity race included Wycleaf Jean, Reggie Bush, Bow Wow, Jackie Chan and Nadia Bjorlin.
Only 400 Ferrari Enzos were ever produced, all between 2002 and 2004.
Griffin's credits include the comedies "Undercover Brother"; "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" and its sequel; "Date Movie"; and "Norbit."
(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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