Another One Bites the Dusts (UPDATE- another Enzo)
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Another One Bites the Dusts (UPDATE- another Enzo)
2 Men Die as Ferrari Flips Out of Control, Crashes
By Stephen Osman and Richard Winton, Times Staff Writers
May 24, 2006
A man who authorities said may have been an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and a second man who has not been identified were killed Tuesday in a rollover accident involving a Ferrari, the second high-profile Ferrari crash this year in Los Angeles County.
The accident on Cornell Road in Agoura Hills occurred about 3:15 p.m., when the silver 1993 Ferrari Testarossa spun off the road and flipped, the CHP said.
Both victims, believed to be men in their 30s, died at the scene, authorities said.
The Ferrari may have been traveling at high speed when the driver lost control, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Phil Brooks. "It came off the corner and went into the air and hit a pole and rocks before flipping upside down," he said.
Brooks said evidence at the scene indicated that one occupant was an off-duty CHP officer. But CHP officials said late Tuesday that they were awaiting results of fingerprint tests to confirm the victims' identities and declined to say more.
They also declined to name the Ferrari's owner until the victims' identities were confirmed.
The Ferrari was traveling south on the narrow road when the driver apparently lost control and hit a telephone pole, said CHP Public Information Officer Leland Tang.
The pole crashed through the passenger compartment and the car then flipped, flinging a large boulder from its resting place, neighbors said.
The car stopped in a corral owned by actress Morgan Brittany. "I heard a screaming engine coming around the curb, and the next thing I heard was a horrific crash," she said.
In February, the nonfatal crash of a $1-million Ferrari Enzo drew national attention.
source : latimes
By Stephen Osman and Richard Winton, Times Staff Writers
May 24, 2006
A man who authorities said may have been an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and a second man who has not been identified were killed Tuesday in a rollover accident involving a Ferrari, the second high-profile Ferrari crash this year in Los Angeles County.
The accident on Cornell Road in Agoura Hills occurred about 3:15 p.m., when the silver 1993 Ferrari Testarossa spun off the road and flipped, the CHP said.
Both victims, believed to be men in their 30s, died at the scene, authorities said.
The Ferrari may have been traveling at high speed when the driver lost control, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Phil Brooks. "It came off the corner and went into the air and hit a pole and rocks before flipping upside down," he said.
Brooks said evidence at the scene indicated that one occupant was an off-duty CHP officer. But CHP officials said late Tuesday that they were awaiting results of fingerprint tests to confirm the victims' identities and declined to say more.
They also declined to name the Ferrari's owner until the victims' identities were confirmed.
The Ferrari was traveling south on the narrow road when the driver apparently lost control and hit a telephone pole, said CHP Public Information Officer Leland Tang.
The pole crashed through the passenger compartment and the car then flipped, flinging a large boulder from its resting place, neighbors said.
The car stopped in a corral owned by actress Morgan Brittany. "I heard a screaming engine coming around the curb, and the next thing I heard was a horrific crash," she said.
In February, the nonfatal crash of a $1-million Ferrari Enzo drew national attention.
source : latimes
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With accidents like this happening, I dont see why people laugh at the thought of driving school for these supercars. Its obvious that these types of cars arent your everyday 4 banger econo boxes... if fewer fatal accidents like this occur, then driving school is well worth it.
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Originally Posted by rominl
same here, i couldn't figure out the slightest bit of it...
how sad.... the car i mean....
how sad.... the car i mean....
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Who would have thought that a Ferrari would look so ugly upside down.. Too bad about people getting killed. I dont think Airbags were in vehicles in 93....
And who the heck is Morgan Brittany??
And who the heck is Morgan Brittany??
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Originally Posted by Ichigo
With accidents like this happening, I dont see why people laugh at the thought of driving school for these supercars. Its obvious that these types of cars arent your everyday 4 banger econo boxes... if fewer fatal accidents like this occur, then driving school is well worth it.
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Originally Posted by rominl
same here, i couldn't figure out the slightest bit of it...
how sad.... the car i mean....
how sad.... the car i mean....
The driving school idea is a good idea. The thing is though, some people who drive these cars mantain a certain ego that may not allow themselves admit to the needs or benefits of a "driving school." Speaking of driving school, I know BMW used to give away two entries to one of their school in North Carolina when you bought a brand new M5 (E39). Im not sure that they do the same, but no less, it was a good idea and a lot of fun.
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Originally Posted by dsnowgs4
Who would have thought that a Ferrari would look so ugly upside down.. Too bad about people getting killed. I dont think Airbags were in vehicles in 93....
And who the heck is Morgan Brittany??
And who the heck is Morgan Brittany??
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damn.....thats not just a Testarossa...thats a 512 TR...now i feel even worse.
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Police officer was driver of flipped Ferrari
A California Highway Patrol officer was the driver and owner of the 1993 Ferrari Testarossa that crashed in Los Angeles yesterday. Derek Midollo, 39, died at the scene, as did his passenger, David Bjorklund, reports the LA Times.
The Ferrari went out of control on a residential street, flipped over, and hit a pole, according to witnesses. Midollo was an officer from the Woodland Hills and was a member of the special enforcement teams used to enforce speed limits on hillside roads, according to ABC7. “I heard it coming. I heard the engine revving high,” one witness told the Associated Press. Police officials told ABC they were trying to determine if speed was a “factor.”
source : leftlanenews
The Ferrari went out of control on a residential street, flipped over, and hit a pole, according to witnesses. Midollo was an officer from the Woodland Hills and was a member of the special enforcement teams used to enforce speed limits on hillside roads, according to ABC7. “I heard it coming. I heard the engine revving high,” one witness told the Associated Press. Police officials told ABC they were trying to determine if speed was a “factor.”
source : leftlanenews
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
Police officials told ABC they were trying to determine if speed was a “factor.”
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Originally Posted by Leets
I'm sure it wasn't... Ferraris are always flipping, shearing telephone poles, and relocating several-ton boulders all while doing 25mph.
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Originally Posted by Leets
I'm sure it wasn't... Ferraris are always flipping, shearing telephone poles, and relocating several-ton boulders all while doing 25mph.
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
A California Highway Patrol officer was the driver and owner of the 1993 Ferrari Testarossa that crashed in Los Angeles yesterday. Derek Midollo, 39, died at the scene, as did his passenger, David Bjorklund, reports the LA Times.
The Ferrari went out of control on a residential street, flipped over, and hit a pole, according to witnesses. Midollo was an officer from the Woodland Hills and was a member of the special enforcement teams used to enforce speed limits on hillside roads, according to ABC7. “I heard it coming. I heard the engine revving high,” one witness told the Associated Press. Police officials told ABC they were trying to determine if speed was a “factor.”
source : leftlanenews
The Ferrari went out of control on a residential street, flipped over, and hit a pole, according to witnesses. Midollo was an officer from the Woodland Hills and was a member of the special enforcement teams used to enforce speed limits on hillside roads, according to ABC7. “I heard it coming. I heard the engine revving high,” one witness told the Associated Press. Police officials told ABC they were trying to determine if speed was a “factor.”
source : leftlanenews