Civil trial over lagoon crash of $1 million Bugatti called off for now

Two years ago, a Texas used car dealer drove a $1 million 2006 Bugatti Veyron into a lagoon, claiming he had been distracted by a pelican while behind the wheel. This week, a civil trial was supposed to begin over an insurance company's claim that Andy House destroyed the Bugatti to collect on a $2.2 million policy -- but in a last-minute change, the trial was indefinitely postponed without explanation.

Andy House of Lufin, Texas, sells high-end used cars and bought the 1,001-hp Bugatti in October 2009. According to Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance, House took out a $2.2 million collector's car policy on the car -- which happened to equal the debts House owed to a business parter. That policy was written for a car meant to sit in a garage and stored as a collector's item; instead, the insurance company says, House listed the Bugatti for sale and drove it nearly 1,200 miles in three weeks.