David Zecchini could barely reach the gas pedal the first time he jumped behind the wheel of a sports car.

He was not yet 12 years old when he snatched the keys to his grandfather’s Fiat, smacking into four parked cars during a joy ride that ended with him crashing into a ditch in Rome, Italy, where he grew up.

Today, he’s the owner of upscale Chianti Il Ristorante on South Broadway and Forno Bistro on Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

He also owns three sports cars–a Ferrari, a Porsche and the silver 2005 Lotus he bought last month.

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