Couple crashes and abandons $220,000 Lamborghini - just HOURS after buying it

A couple crashed a $220,000 Lamborghini sports cars and abandoned it on the highway just hours after buying it from a dealership.

The smashed-up supercar was found empty on the side of a road in La Jolla, Califoia, on Monday night with paperwork from Lamborghini Newport Beach in Orange County inside.

Police say the 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago had smashed into a wall and that a man and a woman were seen leaving the vehicle before it was found empty about 11.45pm on the side of a highway.

Smashed: The damage to the car was largely cosmetic. There is no word on how much it will cost to fix

Lt Kevin Mayer of the San Diego Police Department said on Tuesday that officers were still trying to track down the owner of the car and the person who was driving at the time.

However, there is no indication that the vehicle was stolen.

Officers impounded the car, though no one has contacted the department to claim it.

'There’s a variety of reasons that someone would abandon a car after a crash,' Lt Mayer said.

'If it was stolen, if the driver was too scared to report a crash or if they were drinking and driving.'

Mayer said police have no indication that the crash was the result of alcohol.

The car was purchased just hours before the crash for $220,000, according to paperwork police found inside

When the owner contact police, he will be able to claim the vehicle after answering questions about the crash.

The car was heavily damaged in the collision, with its front-end and its rear driver's side smashed.

The car, which has a 12-cylander, 6.5liter  engine, was listed for $220,000 at Lamborghini Newport Beach.