Ferrari crash in Newport this morning...

Another link:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Driver-Dies-When-Speeding-Ferrari-Crashes-Splits-in-Half.html

My prayers go out to all affected by this.

 

wow! my prayers for all that are involved and hope passenger makes it out ok!

 

It's a sad day.

 

My wife just showed me the story on the news. Looked horrible.

 

I just saw the news and it looks like was a red 360 coupe or Stradale. Good bless him! Soo sad.

 

Just saw it on TV, man that hurts. My prayers with all hurt by this.

 

Oh Man!

Thoughts with the Families

 

I wonder if any of us know him. Too close to home! So SAD!!!!!!!

 

Seems to be a Stradale too
http://media2.myfoxla.com//photo/2009/03/11/Ferrari_20090311073419878_320_240.JPG

 

I know one of our local boys just sold his red CS to a local guy out of Newport. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

 

RIP, very sad,

 

Prayers for all involved. Very Sad...

 

Scary ... not more than 1/4 mile from my home .. sad

My brother-in-law called to check on me at 5:00 this morning, fearing it was me.

G

 

Thank god your ok, when I saw it, I actually thought something like that, and than I saw you had posted on another thread.

 

Horrible...RIP.

 

Definitely a red(no stripe) Stradale. The thing got loose on him. Sorry that he had to involve a passenger with his choices. Luckily for her no fire. RIP.

 

RIP, be safe out there everyone...

 

Terrible

 

The best to the family and friends.

RIP.

 

As told to me a few minutes ago by my wife reporting from the gym this morning...

Driver of a white Porsche a Jeffrey Kirby (51) of Costa Mesa has been arrested and charged with Vehicular Manslaughter for allegedly causing this accident by indulging in street racing whilst intoxicated.

The passenger of the Ferrari Stradale is a lady listed in "Serious" condition. The driver is deceased and his name has not been released.

This on a news report NOT verified by me, but I assume a news organization has done the due diligence.

Very unfortunate.

 

Sad....so sad.

RIP.

Everyone drives safe outthere.

 

My condolences to the families.. I hope his passenger recovers soon.

 

Some more pics here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/newport-beach-car-2331515-ferrari-passenger

In the one pic a seat is lying on the road and totally snapped loose from the carbon fiber floor.

 

OC Register has updated the story in regards to the other driver being arrested:

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/newport-beach-car-2331515-ferrari-passenger

Ferrari hits light pole, driver killed, one arrested
Crash on Jamboree Road near Camelback Street reported around 1 a.m.
BY SERENA MARIA DANIELS
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

NEWPORT BEACH – A man has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter for his involvement in a crash with a red Ferrari early this morning, in which another man was killed and a woman was injured, authorities said.

Jeffrey David Kirby, 51, of Costa Mesa is in Newport Beach police custody in lieu of $1 million bail on a count of gross vehicular manslaughter after a police officer reportedly witnessed him fleeing the scene of a collision involving the Ferrari and a white 1977 Porsche just before 1 a.m. at southbound Jamboree Road, near Cambelback Street.

The officer told authorities that Kirby was driving the Porsche alongside the Ferrari when the red car hit a curb and then a light pole, which toppled onto the luxury Itailan sports car. The officer said the Porsche stopped momentarily, but continued driving.

The officer found the Porsche on Bison Avenue, a few blocks away. Kirby and a woman, Lynn Marie Nobozny, 32, of Newport Beach were seen walking away from the vehicle, police said.

Nobozny was arrested for public intoxication and was later released.

Southbound Jamboree Road between North Eastbluff Drive and Bison is closed. The roadway is not expected to open until around noon.

Firefighters declared a man dead at the scene, initially said to be the driver, although authorities have not confirmed. His name was not immediately released.

A female victim believed to have been an occupant was ejected from the vehicle. She was taken to Western Medical Center following the accident, authorities said. Her condition was not immediately known, although police said her condition has since stabilized.

Skid marks could be seen along the roadway leading up to the site of the crash. The rear of the car came to rest more than 30 feet away from the front end.

Early City News Service reports said the Ferrari appeared to be a GTB Fiorano, an all-aluminum V12 with a top speed of 205 miles per hour and a price tag of about $300,000, but police later confirmed the model was a 2004 Modena.

Motorists using Eastbluff are asked to use caution as schools are in the surrounding area.