The Bugatti Veyron – considering only 300 have been made and they cost around $2 million, it’s the last thing you’d want to drive into a large body of water, right? Alas, the driver of this one was not so lucky and apparently planted his car into a saltwater marsh when a low-flying pelican startled him while he was on his mobile phone, making him yank the steering wheel and land in the drink. That alone should a good reason why mobile phones and driving do not mix.

Note, though, the ‘apparently’, because something is fishy here (no pun intended). Wired and the Associated Press both looked at the event a bit more closely and some interesting facts stand out. First, the video of the Veyron being dragged out hit the mainstream press very quickly – perhaps a bit too quickly. Sure, it is a rare exotic sports car, but most of the globe hardly blinked when Eddie Griffin wrecked an Enzo, the equally-rare Ferrari, at a charity event two years ago.

That brings us to another strange point: the Veyron in the water is apparently owned by the same guy who holds the keys to that wrecked Enzo. He also owns a exotic car repair shop – and that Enzo, incidentally, is not so wrecked anymore… Coincidence? Wired thinks not. But who is to judge? All I want to declare is: Bugatti, if you give me a Veyron, I promise I will never crash it into a lake. Tthe tyre changes cost $10,000 a go – I probably won’t even drive it. I couldn’t afford to.

Veyron-drenched and Enzo-smashing videos after the jump… (more…)