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Posted by Jocker on Feb-22-2006 23:35:

One of 400 Ferrari Enzo's totaled in a streetrace.

Sweet. it must be really a great feeling to total a $1-million-dollar car



quote:
MALIBU, Calif. -- A speeding Ferrari whose driver may have been racing crashed Tuesday on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, prompting the closure of the roadway and an investigation to determine who was behind the wheel, officials said.

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Paramedics sent to PCH at Decker Road about 6:15 a.m. treated one person at at the scene for a minor injury, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Ron Haralson.

Stefan Erikssen, 44, of Los Angeles, a Swedish national, told authorities he was the owner of the Ferrari Enzo. But he claimed he was only the passenger, and that the driver ran off after the crash, according to sheriff's Sgt. Philip Brooks.

Authorities confirmed Wednesday that Erikssen is a former video game executive.

According to Brooks, Erikssen said a German named "Dietrich" was driving the car. Police said the Ferrari may have been involved in a race with a Mercedes-McLaren SLR.

Erikssen had a blood-alcohol level of .09, which is above the legal limit, Brooks said. Brooks said no one has been arrested and the investigation is continuing.

"Whoever was in the Ferrari and a Mercedes came out to Malibu for a little race," Brooks said.

Brooks said the Ferrari was going in excess of 120 mph when the accident occurred. It skidded up the side of the hill and most likely went airborne.

Detectives were investigating whether Erikssen was actually the driver.

"The fact (is) that the passenger is the registered owner of the vehicle, from the Beverly Hills/Bel Air area; the passenger had blood on his mouth; and both airbags on the car deployed, but only the driver's side airbag had blood on it, not the passenger side," Brooks said.

The Ferrari Enzo, a limited-edition vehicle worth between $600,000 and $1 million with 650 horsepower, has a published top speed of 225 mph. The impact sheared the car in half, with the entire front section separated from the rest of the vehicle.

The car was reduced to its carbon-fiber passenger compartment, also called the "tub," which is designed to protect the vehicle's occupants during high-impact collisions.

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

Some electrical service was interrupted in the area after a power pole was struck by the car.


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Posted by Walouf on Feb-22-2006 23:39:

What a n00b


Posted by UWM on Feb-22-2006 23:42:

"The fact (is) that the passenger is the registered owner of the vehicle, from the Beverly Hills/Bel Air area; the passenger had blood on his mouth; and both airbags on the car deployed, but only the driver's side airbag had blood on it, not the passenger side," Brooks said.

"The driver ran off after the crash." Nice try


Posted by grooviebeats on Feb-22-2006 23:53:







tell me if these dont work as im at work and cant tell


Posted by Psiweaver on Feb-22-2006 23:54:

brutal.


Posted by idoru on Feb-23-2006 00:00:

Pwned.


Posted by L.E.N. on Feb-23-2006 00:03:

This is all over the news, here. Thats the second enzo Ive seen split in two....but I guess at 120+mph is kinda hard to stay in one piece, seeing as he walked away I guess its safe enough. PCH is known for being a dangerous stretch. Sucks that it toasted the car but.....seeing as he can afford such a car and hes uninjured...he will get through it just fine.


Posted by Ang ' ela_ie on Feb-23-2006 00:12:

I dont believe for one second that there was another driver.
Also, only "minor injuries?" Thats incredible. Look at that car!


Posted by jonSun on Feb-23-2006 00:14:

quote:
Originally posted by grooviebeats






tell me if these dont work as im at work and cant tell


dont work


Posted by DarkFall01 on Feb-23-2006 00:21:

Yeah, I heard this on the radio earlier, pretty crazy, 200mph racing a Mercedes


Posted by DarkFall01 on Feb-23-2006 00:23:

quote:
Originally posted by jonSun
dont work


They work for me...


Posted by grooviebeats on Feb-23-2006 00:27:

quote:
Originally posted by DarkFall01
They work for me...


i can see them now too.. i normally cant.


Posted by Yan on Feb-23-2006 01:12:

I guess I'm the only gaming nerd that finds this hilarious for other reasons.

Anyone else konw why I find it so amusing, specifically?


Posted by _Nut_ on Feb-23-2006 01:15:

quote:
Originally posted by grooviebeats
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tell me if these dont work as im at work and cant tell


works if you manually put them in.


Posted by Yan on Feb-23-2006 01:24:

quote:
Originally posted by Walouf








Wow.

4 more red x's. AWESOME!


Edit: Bahaha. ninja'd


Posted by Zenchowdah on Feb-23-2006 01:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Yan
Wow.

4 more red x's. AWESOME!


Edit: Bahaha. ninja'd


IE!? for shame, yan, i thought better of you.


Posted by Yan on Feb-23-2006 01:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Zenchowdah
IE!?




I don't use Internet Explorer.


Posted by Ygrene on Feb-23-2006 01:41:

quote:
Originally posted by Yan


I don't use Internet Explorer.


Yan browses the Internet with his MIND !!!!!





Posted by Yan on Feb-23-2006 01:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
Yan browses the Internet with his MIND !!!!!










OOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOO


Posted by Zenchowdah on Feb-23-2006 02:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Yan




OOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOO



four red x's?


what browser useth thou?


Posted by Yan on Feb-23-2006 02:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Zenchowdah
four red x's?


what browser useth thou?


Avant


Posted by Zenchowdah on Feb-23-2006 02:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Yan
Avant



oh. fine. you win this round.


Posted by L.E.N. on Feb-23-2006 03:35:

"From another forum, this is the guy who was there:

"Be careful out there. I was the last one he passed before he lost it. Horrible doesn't do it justice. Those are the luckiest people in the world today just to be alive. How he missed me I still don't know. He was VERY fast and out of control when he passed me on a rise, and his rear tires were in the air at that time. He skidded forever, then took out a power pole and disappeared in a fireball. Stopped another quarter mile down the road. At least the front end stopped there. The engine left the car at the pole. Talk about shock and awe....."


"Well, duh. I was driving the Expedition to work. Not a pleasant experience. Gotta get a faster truck...I think the "driver" that left the scene was going straight to buy a lotto ticket. Or get his pants cleaned.."


""They say he was racing an SLR?"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I never saw anyone else, don't think he was racing anyone.
Tell you what, though. The shock wave when he went by me rocked the Expedition hard. I was still shaking a half hour later, and it wasn't the cold.."

"I stopped just short of a fireball 4 lanes wide and 20 feet tall. He wound up about a quarter mile further down the road.
I was only doing about 50; he was going a little faster..

Just saw that the owner, who stuck around, had a .09 BAC. Oops."


That guy is screwed


Posted by Jocker on Feb-23-2006 18:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Yan
I guess I'm the only gaming nerd that finds this hilarious for other reasons.

Anyone else konw why I find it so amusing, specifically?


enlighten us


Posted by Yan on Feb-24-2006 20:32:

quote:
Originally posted by Jocker
enlighten us


The guy who was the passenger (the actual owner of the car), Stefan Eriksson, was also the Executive of Gizmondo, the company name as well as the handheld made by Tiger Telematics. It was released in parts of Europe in 2005, as well as the US. Due to it's HORRIBLE failure, lots of money was lost over the past year so the UK division (Gizmondo Europe) declared bankruptcy back in January of this year. Luckily, though, the parent company (Tiger Telematics) got a multi-million dollar lending deal which saved that division.

Otherwise, I found it hilarious because this guy's bad luck just doesn't cease to end. SUCKS.


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