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The Chicago PD says the crash investigation involving a Porsche registered to Lance Briggs is now officially closed -- and the NFL star WILL NOT be arrested or charged with a crime.

We broke the story ... the Porsche was found smashed into a bartending school on the morning of January 20th -- and no one seems to know how it got there or who was driving.

When cops arrived, there was no driver on scene. Cops would not say if Briggs was involved in the crash ... but TMZ Sports has confirmed the car is registered to the ex-Chicago Bears linebacker.

Cops looked into the crash and ultimately determined it was a "regular auto accident" -- not a hit and run -- and therefore a civil matter.

We spoke with Officer Sedezic who confirms the case is officially closed, the civil matter has been resolved -- and no tickets will be issued.

Sources with close knowledge of the case tell us ... someone did come forward claiming to be the driver -- an associate of Briggs -- and that person settled the matter through his insurance company.

As for Lance, we reached out to him about a billion times -- and briefly spoke with him on the phone before publishing this story -- but he refused to comment.

He did however tweet about the situation on the day of the accident -- saying he "Ubered home" -- but never explained how his car ended up in the front of a bartending school.

"American Hot Rod" star Duane Mayer has become the poster boy for the consequences of drunk driving.

Duane, who now operates his own shop under the "American Hot Rod" name, was hospitalized New Year's Day after being arrested for drunk driving.

Cops say Duane was so wasted he fell out of a 1932 Ford Coupe while it was still moving ... at around 25 mph. His injuries are gnarly.

Photos of the wrecked pre-war Ford appeared on the Anaheim Police Department's Facebook page with the warning, "Always designate a driver when drinking."

We reached out to Duane, who had no comment.

Uber, Duane.

Floyd Mayweather's insane shopping spree continues ... this time, he's dropping $3.5 mil on a brand new Bugatti that hasn't even been released yet ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Our sources tell us.... Mayweather wants to upgrade his Bugatti collection and sold one of his older Bugattis to make space for a 2017 Bugatti Chiron.

Floyd's old car was spotted outside of a luxury hotel in Scottsdale, AZ -- along with his car guy Obi Okeke from DoctorBugatti.com -- where it was being loaded up into a shipping truck to be delivered to the buyer.

Mayweather won't get his new car until the spring -- when it's officially released -- but according to Car and Driver, it's a BEAST ... an 8.0-liter W-16 engine with 4 turbos to make 1500 hp and an estimated top speed of 288 mph.

Yoan Moncada isn't in the big leagues yet ... but he just spent $45k to make sure his swag is MAJOR ... turning his i8 BMW into a bona fide cool machine that freaking GLOWS IN THE DARK.

Moncada -- who signed a $31 million deal with the Red Sox last year -- wanted to roll to spring training in style ... so he took his ride down to customizing expert Alex Vega at The Auto Firm in Miami.

What did Alex and his Auto-Jedis do to the ride?

Vega tells us they took it apart "to the bone" and replaced the interior with custom Avorza leather, added Av30 forge wheels and repainted the car satin black with a glow in the dark metallic red.

Final price tag ... $45k.

Colts linebacker Sio Moore was arrested in Indianapolis last night ... after cops say he was burning rubber like a maniac on I-65.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. says the 25-year-old was hitting speeds around 100 mph and weaving in and out of traffic in his Jeep.

Pablo Sandoval is WAYYY ahead of the game ... surprising his girlfriend with a $140,000 pre-Valentine's Day gift ... and it all went down live on "TMZ Sports."

The Boston Red Sox 3rd baseman FaceTime'd in from The Auto Firm in Miami -- where he commissioned car god Alex Vega to hook up his lady with a killer custom vehicle.

Her reaction is priceless -- and you can see the whole thing on "TMZ Sports" on Friday at 9 PM PT, 12 AM ET on FS1.

This is the defendant, "Little Women: LA" star Christy McGinity ... she claims she's being hauled into small claims court by a woman who has big dreams but no case, because she had every right to make that right ... turn.

It's the case of Small Woman, Big Problem.

Short story ... a driver claims Christy was stopped at a red light in the San Fernando Valley just before Xmas when she jumped the gun and tried to make a right, smashing into a Mercedes that had the right of way. The driver of the Benz says Christy packed a mean punch, almost ripping her bumper off and causing damage to the tune of $3,575.

Christy claims the accident was the other chick's fault. She was just all "I gotta finish my Christmas shopping" and zoomed into the mall with a wonky left turn.

No one was hurt ... not even a little.

A Premier League soccer player reportedly smashed his Lamborghini into a garden in England this week -- after sideswiping a Mini -- but remarkably, he's okay.

According to several local reports, the guy behind the wheel was Diafra Sakho -- a striker for West Ham United.

26-year-old Sakho reportedly lost control of the Lambo around 9 PM on Sunday night and ended up in the garden of a home in Hornchurch, Essex.

The homeowner described the scene to local media outlets ... saying, "At around nine o'clock last night we heard it going up the road, it was unmistakable - it's a racing car isn't it?"

"We heard it accelerate and then just heard a big bang, like an explosion and a thud -- that's when I walked out. Lucky there was no one about. Lucky no one was hurt."

A white Porsche registered to ex-NFL star Lance Briggs crashed into a bartending school in Chicago early Wednesday morning ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The Chicago PD confirmed the 5:40 AM accident ... but would not say if Briggs was the driver.

The license plate on the car is registered to Briggs.

You can see in the pictures, the car smashed into the front of the school -- shattering the glass door.

We're told Briggs has not been arrested and no warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Cops say they are investigating the incident.

Conor McGregor is stepping up his car game ... adding a brand new Lamborghini to his collection -- one that shoots FLAMES out the back!

The UFC superstar -- who already got himself a $500k Rolls-Royce earlier this year -- hit the streets of L.A. Monday night in (what appears to be) a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster ... another car that costs around $500k.

This one is special ... it spits fire from the back exhaust. McGregor calls it a flamethrower.

So, why is Conor showing off? According to McGregor ... he wants to motivate you.

"I'm not trying to rub it in posting these. We don't even have these at home," he wrote.

"Nice things in life are motivating. They are designed to push you further. Embrace them. Use them as motivation and you will have them."

Whatever you say champ.

Jason Mraz got in a serious accident after a driver sped through a red light and crashed into him.

The other driver t-boned Jason's car and then spun 90 degrees, striking another car.

Jason complained of neck pain but didn't go to the hospital. The female passenger in his car had more serious neck pain and was taken by ambulance to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside.

Jason had just left Home Depot when he got hit.

MLB star Alexei Ramirez wants to make an impression in his new town not by hitting home runs ... but by hitting the streets in a ridiculously sick custom ride ... with a crazy set of wheels.

We spoke to Alex Vega down at the Auto Firm in Miami, who tells TMZ Sports Ramirez felt he had to upgrade his whip since he just inked a new deal with the San Diego Padres ... so he stopped on in.

Vega says the Auto Firm gurus went to work on Alexei's ride ... adding an Avorza exhaust system, custom red & black interior, plus Av11 forged 24" wheels to his 2016 BMW X6 M ... final price tag ... $65k.

Craziest thing about the (kinda) new ride? The rims make the car look like the wheels are spinning IN REVERSE which Vega says "will trip you out when you see it."

Most younger siblings get old hand-me-downs, but French Montana just gave his little brother Zack a brand spanking new BMW 7 series.

The car came fully loaded with a motion controlled dashboard ... volume on the car's stereo is controlled by moving your hand. There's video above in case you need a visual.

It wasn't even Zack's birthday. He's the prez of French's Coke Boys Entertainment, and we're told French wants his team to look fly.

In case you're wondering ... $150k.

IT'S GOOD TO BE AN O'NEAL ... just ask Shaq's son who had a CRAZY 16th birthday party in L.A. Saturday night ... complete with exotic cars, famous rappers and an unreal dessert spread.

Tennessee Titans star Kendall Wright has serious off-season headaches ... his baby mama is taking him to court for child support, and thinks he's getting revenge by repossessing her car.

In court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, Kortney Michelle Owens-Rader says she has a 5-month-old baby boy with Wright named Kendall Jr. -- and the Titans leading receiver agreed in December to pay her $2,100/month in child support, starting in 2016.

The docs make it seem like everything's cool between Kortney and Kendall, but sources close to her say that's not the case. We're told Wright had been "taking care" of Kortney -- a singer signed to Floyd Mayweather's record label -- but nothing was on paper.

Cut to last week when, according to our sources, Kortney's 2014 Cadillac XTS -- a gift from Wright in happier times -- was repossessed. We're told Kortney thinks Wright stopped making payments because he was pissed she took him to court.

This probably won't get better ... they're due back in court in a couple of months. We've reached out to Wright's reps, but nothing back yet.

'Real Housewives of Orange County' star Gretchen Rossi claims her Range Rover has been a dud from the get-go, but the car company still won't take it back ... so she's suing.

According to a new lawsuit, Rossi plunked down $111k for a brand new Range Rover in 2012, and says she drove all of 200 miles before some big problems surfaced ... problems with acceleration, the battery, fuses, and a smoking tail pipe.

She went back to the dealer in November for an idling problem, and this time she was told the vehicle was out of warranty, which she says was especially galling because she had been there 3 times before for the exact same problem.

Fed up, Rossi claims she tried to exercise her rights under the Lemon Law by returning the vehicle to the dealer, but she was shut down. She says the dealership offered to fix the problem for free, but only if she gave up her rights under the Lemon Law.

Rossi told them to take a hike, which will probably be her new mode of transportation, and she's filed suit.