Posted on 02/22/2006 8:04:57 AM PST by kellynla
A red Ferrari Enzo — one of only 400 ever made and worth more than $1 million — broke apart Tuesday when it crested a hill on Pacific Coast Highway going 120 mph and slammed into a power pole.
The driver jumped out of the wreckage and ran into the canyon above, evading a three-hour search by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department helicopter and a mountain search-and-rescue team.
The crash did not result in serious injuries. But it sent shockwaves through both the tabloid and exotic car worlds as one group wondered if the driver was a celebrity and the other mourned the loss of a hand-built car revered by many as a work of art.
The car was certain to be owned by someone rich, if not famous. Actor Nicolas Cage owns one. And Malibu local Britney Spears has been chased in a Ferrari by the paparazzi.
But by day's end the tabloids were disappointed to learn that the demolished car had been owned by a Swedish millionaire without a Screen Actors Guild card.
Sheriff's investigators identified him as 44-year-old Stefan Eriksson, a Bel-Air resident. Officials are trying to determine whether he is the noted Swedish game designer whose firm, perhaps not surprisingly, was involved with car-racing themed video games.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-022106ferrari_apvid,0,5271700.wmvfile?coll=la-home-headlines
PHOTO of an Enzo
http://motor.tuportada.com/img/wp/ferrari-enzo-12.jpg
I am aghast, agahst that the driver who run away did not immediately notify David gregory about the accident. From now, jsut to be safe, notify David gregory the next time anything happens!
Wow, those paparazzi must make a ton of money. I need to change professions.
Wow! That's an amazing testament to Italian car building ...
Ouch! The thought of that masterwork wrapped around a telephone pole is painful.
These cars were made to be driven, and driven fast. Ferrari wont even sell a car like this to somebody unless they have previously owned a Ferrari, and have driven it - hard.
Thank you. Clarity in writing is a good thing. It's also a good think.
When I was in the army back in the 60s I had a barracks mate who, oddly enough, owned a Ferrari.
What a beautiful car! Everything in it was hand made, from engine to the walnut paneled dashboard. Even the window cranks were hand-made. The leather must have been chosen by someone who picked through a warehouse full of hides, choosing only the very best.
Yes, but the gods must be pleased. All Ferraris should meet their destiny in this fashion.
Ferrari is so vulgar... Veyron is the "in" thing nowadays.
"Oh, I don't know. The money he spent on that car saved his life. Had he done that in a Corvette, he would be deader than dead. They would be peeling his flesh from that telephone pole. His money, his loss, but money well spent if you ask me."
not my point...
driving 120 on PCH is INSANE!
Do you have any idea how many cars & people are on that road at any given time of day? Someone else could have been easily killed either driving along or a pedestrian crossing PCH.
these clowns may walk away but how many accidents did they cause on their little boy racer prank!
we have race tracks where idiots like them can go race their arses off!
This guy has something to be able to walk away from this crash of this car and evade a LAPD Mountain Search and Rescue Team - what a stud. Imagine, a LAPD team - roll cartoon
Driven hard, thats all Ferrari asks.
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