Ferrari Enzo crash in Malibu

Crash turns rare Ferrari into scrap
From correspondents in Los Angeles
22 February 2006

A RARE $US1 million ($A1.36 million) Ferrari sports car belonging to a Swedish game industry mogul slammed into a pole during a high-speed street race today, reducing it to scrap metal, US police said.


Police in the plush Los Angeles district of Malibu said the 2003 Ferrari Enzo, only 399 of which were made, was owned by Stefan Eriksson, 44, a controversial former executive of the failed handheld gaming company Gizmondo.

The driver lost control of the Ferrari about dawn when it careened up an embankment, probably became airborne and then slammed into a pole, slicing the vehicle in half, police said.

Mr Eriksson, who was slightly injured in the crash, told police he was a passenger in the vehicle and that the driver was a German man called Dietrich who had fled the scene, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Sergeant Philip Brooks said.

"Whoever was driving the Ferrari and a Mercedes came out to Malibu for a little race," Sheriff's Department Sergeant Philip Brooks said.

"The other car racing was a ($677,500) SLR Mercedes," he said.

Mr Eriksson had a blood-alcohol level of 0.09, which is above the legal limit, Sgt Brooks said. Nobody had been arrested in connection with the crash,but officers were still seeking to identify the driver of the car, he said.

"He's still considered as the passenger," Sgt Brooks said of Mr Eriksson. "We're continuing our investigation. He's not in custody."

The red Ferrari Enzo, other examples of which are owned by such high-flyers as Oscar-winning movie star Nicolas Cage and US fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, was speeding at more than 192km/h when the crash occurred, Sgt Brooks said.

The impact sheared the red Italian sports car in two, separating the entire front section from the rest of the vehicle.

The 650-horsepower car had a top speed of more than 360km/h.

"For a million dollars, you get a very good passenger-safety system, and apparently, in this case, it did work," Brooks said.

 

haha

 

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So we have established that a member of the swedish mafia came to the u.s. with millions of $$$ and has now crashed his enzo, and somehow video games are involved. They should make a movie about this fchat thread.

 

I love the picture where an officer is lifting the rear deck lid by himself with no trouble, showing how light it is

 

yeah! one look and you can tell their sloshed!
dieter always was a troublemaker!

 

How can your tell it's him? By looking at his butt? The pic does not show his face.

 

Is it fair to say that man is not as cool as he thinks he is? I've met him a few times and never came away with such a good impression of him personally.

...not that my opinion matters of course, but I am curious what others might think?

>8^)
ER

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Telematics

"Controversy

Shortly after Gizmondo was released in America, a newspaper printed a story linking Gizmondo Europe Executive Officer, Stefan Eriksson, with the Uppsala Mafia. In light of these findings Eriksson resigned and at least two other resignations were reported in connection with this case. One of those resignations came from Carl Freer, the Chairman of the board and a director, who co-owned along with Eriksson Northern Lights Software Limited. Northern Lights was paid a large sum of money to create Chicane and Colors, two Gizmondo games that were actually developed by Gizmondo Europe itself. Freer paid the money back to Gizmondo in order to stop an investigation into the matter. The Gizmondo company itself denied knowing anything about Eriksson mafia ties."

 

The driver of the ferrari is in the swedish mafia, has a nickname fat-stefan
check out these articles:

http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/mafia/index.php

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=12547

 

With my parts that puppy could be back on the road in no time.

 

I am pretty sure it's the same guy linked to Gizmondo.

 

What is it about light and telephone poles that attract cars? It is difficult to tell from the pics, but it looks like the guy spun into the curb and then up into the pole where it the car hit the pole right behind the tub. From the pics, it looks like this is the only pole within 500 miles!

I recall another case in SoCa where a 360 spun the hit a pole on the other side of the road.

I remember from my misspent motorcycle racing days as a brain-dead lad (no comments on my current mental capacities please), the rule was to never look at a wreak, but to look away from it.

However, in this case, I doubt that the driver even saw the pole.

This guy is probably a candidate for the Darwin Awards, but he is one lucky son-a-gun.

Dale

 

Dieter once heard that having 'pole' position was a desirable thing. It has led him to many strange places.....

 

If this was the car at the Sema show wih the British plates, I saw this car round the corner from my house in London. I was driving next to it on one of the main roads into London...

 

So, to get the story straight (though ‘straight’ is probably the wrong word):

A Swede, while at speed, goes for a German’s pole; the Enzo, (ex in celo?), gives them both a telephone pole.

Is that about right?

 

Ive got dibs on that engine/trans. It would be very nice in my 512TR race car

 

This has to be the biggest "Hit" of all time over 480 reply's and over 50,000 views its gota say something
all in 1 day

 

Quite frankly, I could care less about a rich ****** who doesn't know how to drive. Too bad about the car though...

 

No sign of the Enzo
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LMAO!

 

You give me the number to the tow truck place and I'll call and ask...!

 

Maybe we can find a two time LeMans winner to fix it and turn it into an FXX?

oh, um, that was probably very wrong...

 

You're a poet and you don't even know it!

 

Who Ran From The Car.............Houdini...