Tale of trashed Ferrari twists along the fast lane of mystery

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Tale of trashed Ferrari twists along the fast lane of mystery

By John Rogers
ASSOCIATED PRESS

May 15, 2006

LOS ANGELES – It's the smash-up that car lovers can't seem to get enough of – an exquisite red Ferrari rare by even its own lofty standards shredded by a 162 mph crash on Southern California's scenic Pacific Coast Highway.

First came a simple question: How could anyone plow their car into a utility pole at that speed and survive with no more than just a cut lip, as Swedish businessman and ex-convict Bo Stefan Eriksson did?

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First there was the mysterious German guy named Dietrich. Eriksson told authorities he was Dietrich's passenger – that he let Dietrich take the $1.5 million Ferrari Enzo out for a pre-dawn spin past the seaside mansions of Malibu, even though he didn't know Dietrich's last name or where to find him after he wrecked the thing. Then there were the two “homeland security” guys who showed up soon after the crash, demanding to talk to Eriksson as local police were still interviewing him. It turned out they provided homeland security for a small bus company in Arcadia.



On Tuesday, authorities raided the San Gabriel Valley Transit Authority's headquarters, took one man into custody and seized guns, badges and police jackets. They still haven't figured out exactly why the company, with a fleet of five buses, had a homeland security detail. What authorities have uncovered are Eriksson's connections to a bankrupt European video game company he once helped run, his convictions for assault and other crimes in Sweden and his possession of a .357-caliber handgun registered to a reserve sheriff's deputy from Orange County.

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http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060515/news_1n15crash.html

[Orsino]

1. "Acid is groovy."

I'm not sure why the media are still treating seriously the tale of the anonymous "German."

I guess, though, that if you're wealthy enough to drive a Ferrari, you can avoid charges when no other vehicles were apparently involved.

[donsu]

2. sounds like this plot will thicken

Homeland Security - small bus company?????