Melf
02-24-2006, 12:20 AM
From NextGen:
Stefan Eriksson, former executive with failed handheld company Gizmondo, shredded his Ferrari Enzo in half during a 120 mph street race on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Eriksson survived with only minor injuries, and no one else was injured. The estimated $1 million Ferrari was cut in half behind the car's seats by a power pole.
According to L.A. County authorities, Eriksson, whose blood-alcohol level registered over the limit at .09, claimed that he wasn't driving. In fact, the car was driven by a mysterious German man named "Dietrich" at the time of the accident.
Sheriff's Sgt. Philip Brooks said, "[Eriksson] had a bloody lip, and only the air bag on the driver's side had blood on it. The passenger-side air bag did not. My Scooby-Doo detectives are looking closely into that."
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department conducted a three-hour search looking for "Dietrich" with no results.
"Maybe the 'driver' had a friend who picked him up. Maybe he thumbed a ride," Brooks said. "Maybe he was a ghost."
Eye witness reports say that the accident happened around 6 a.m. Eriksson was reportedly racing a Mercedes SLR. No arrests have been made.
While Eriksson sustained only minor injuries, Ferrari enthusiasts may want to change that.
"He destroyed one of the finest cars on Earth, maybe the finest. It's like taking a Van Gogh painting and burning it," said Ferrari owner Chris Banning, head of the Ferrari Owners Club.
Sweden-native Eriksson resigned from Gizmondo last month amidst accusations of involvement with organized crime. Last month, Gizmondo filed for bankruptcy re-organization in the U.K., and was ordered to liquidate earlier this month.
Lol @ Scooby-Doo detectives.
Gee, with geniuses like this at their head, how on earth could Gizmondo not have been a major hit?
Stefan Eriksson, former executive with failed handheld company Gizmondo, shredded his Ferrari Enzo in half during a 120 mph street race on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Eriksson survived with only minor injuries, and no one else was injured. The estimated $1 million Ferrari was cut in half behind the car's seats by a power pole.
According to L.A. County authorities, Eriksson, whose blood-alcohol level registered over the limit at .09, claimed that he wasn't driving. In fact, the car was driven by a mysterious German man named "Dietrich" at the time of the accident.
Sheriff's Sgt. Philip Brooks said, "[Eriksson] had a bloody lip, and only the air bag on the driver's side had blood on it. The passenger-side air bag did not. My Scooby-Doo detectives are looking closely into that."
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department conducted a three-hour search looking for "Dietrich" with no results.
"Maybe the 'driver' had a friend who picked him up. Maybe he thumbed a ride," Brooks said. "Maybe he was a ghost."
Eye witness reports say that the accident happened around 6 a.m. Eriksson was reportedly racing a Mercedes SLR. No arrests have been made.
While Eriksson sustained only minor injuries, Ferrari enthusiasts may want to change that.
"He destroyed one of the finest cars on Earth, maybe the finest. It's like taking a Van Gogh painting and burning it," said Ferrari owner Chris Banning, head of the Ferrari Owners Club.
Sweden-native Eriksson resigned from Gizmondo last month amidst accusations of involvement with organized crime. Last month, Gizmondo filed for bankruptcy re-organization in the U.K., and was ordered to liquidate earlier this month.
Lol @ Scooby-Doo detectives.
Gee, with geniuses like this at their head, how on earth could Gizmondo not have been a major hit?