162mph crash....and the guys lived??? eh?

Jeff · 04-10-2006, 02:24 PM

LOS ANGELES - The Swedish video game entrepreneur involved in the 162-mph crash of a Ferrari has been arrested, accused of grand theft for an unauthorized collection of exotic cars, authorities said.
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Detectives concluded that the wrecked Enzo Ferrari — one of only 400 made — along with a Mercedes and another Enzo Ferrari in Stefan Eriksson's collection were actually owned by British financial institutions, said Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore.

Eriksson apparently brought the cars to Los Angeles when he moved from Britain last year, but the financial institutions that held the titles said his payments had lapsed. Authorities have said the $600,000 Mercedes had been reported stolen to London's Scotland Yard. The Ferrari was worth more than $1 million.

All three cars have been confiscated, and Eriksson, 44, was arrested at his Bel-Air home Saturday, Whitmore said.

He is being held without bail because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement put a hold him, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

The Ferrari crash spun into a web of mystery when Eriksson told authorities he was only a passenger in the car and that the driver was a German acquaintance he knew only as Dietrich. He said Dietrich ran into the hills, but a search by deputies turned up no one.

Officials have questioned Eriksson's story, noting that only the driver's side air bag had blood on it and Eriksson had a cut lip. The front of the red Ferrari crumpled when it slammed into a poll on the Pacific Coast Highway on Feb. 21.

Eriksson was an executive with Gizmondo, a European video game company that filed for bankruptcy.

Wolf · 04-10-2006, 02:28 PM

Crash into a poll? He needs to be put in jail he could have killed someone. Was he drunk?

Samson The Cat · 04-10-2006, 02:42 PM

The rear of the car slid away on a straight street - probably due to bump that can only be noticed at speeds > 100 mph. According to the link the car went sideways and up in the air when it hit a pole, which as well as the car was cut off at the area of impact.

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/special/enzo/

Samson The Cat · 04-10-2006, 02:42 PM

oopsi

Jeff · 04-10-2006, 02:48 PM

it was a million dollar car too...

BlackWolf · 04-10-2006, 10:30 PM

I love it when idiots with more money than sense hurt themselves.

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/

Blackmask · 04-11-2006, 11:38 AM

The only good Ferrari is a smashed one. I loved the Aussie F1 this year. :D

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Eriksson was an executive with Gizmondo, a European video game company that filed for bankruptcy.

Now how was he expected to pay for the car if he was bankrupt. Totally unreasonable of the finance companies.

Jeff · 04-11-2006, 11:42 AM

half the people in Beverly Hills are bankrupt.. you can live easily on debt

04-10-2006, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jeff The Former Owner - now just a poster! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,169 My Profile	162mph crash....and the guys lived??? eh? LOS ANGELES - The Swedish video game entrepreneur involved in the 162-mph crash of a Ferrari has been arrested, accused of grand theft for an unauthorized collection of exotic cars, authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT Detectives concluded that the wrecked Enzo Ferrari — one of only 400 made — along with a Mercedes and another Enzo Ferrari in Stefan Eriksson's collection were actually owned by British financial institutions, said Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore. Eriksson apparently brought the cars to Los Angeles when he moved from Britain last year, but the financial institutions that held the titles said his payments had lapsed. Authorities have said the $600,000 Mercedes had been reported stolen to London's Scotland Yard. The Ferrari was worth more than $1 million. All three cars have been confiscated, and Eriksson, 44, was arrested at his Bel-Air home Saturday, Whitmore said. He is being held without bail because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement put a hold him, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. The Ferrari crash spun into a web of mystery when Eriksson told authorities he was only a passenger in the car and that the driver was a German acquaintance he knew only as Dietrich. He said Dietrich ran into the hills, but a search by deputies turned up no one. Officials have questioned Eriksson's story, noting that only the driver's side air bag had blood on it and Eriksson had a cut lip. The front of the red Ferrari crumpled when it slammed into a poll on the Pacific Coast Highway on Feb. 21. Eriksson was an executive with Gizmondo, a European video game company that filed for bankruptcy.

04-10-2006, 02:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Samson The Cat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Thuringia Posts: 2,258 My Profile	oopsi Last edited by Samson The Cat : 04-10-2006 at 02:44 PM.

04-10-2006, 02:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wolf The Elder Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Profile	Crash into a poll? He needs to be put in jail he could have killed someone. Was he drunk?

04-10-2006, 02:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Samson The Cat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Thuringia Posts: 2,258 My Profile	The rear of the car slid away on a straight street - probably due to bump that can only be noticed at speeds > 100 mph. According to the link the car went sideways and up in the air when it hit a pole, which as well as the car was cut off at the area of impact. http://www.wreckedexotics.com/special/enzo/

04-10-2006, 02:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jeff The Former Owner - now just a poster! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,169 My Profile	it was a million dollar car too...

04-10-2006, 10:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
BlackWolf Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 28,122 My Profile	I love it when idiots with more money than sense hurt themselves. http://www.wreckedexotics.com/

04-11-2006, 11:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jeff The Former Owner - now just a poster! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,169 My Profile	half the people in Beverly Hills are bankrupt.. you can live easily on debt

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