Elusive 'Dietrich' supposedly found, arrested after fleeing Gizmondo crash

Some 16 months after we heard the last crazy twist in the Gizmondo crash fiasco, it looks like the case may finally be winding down. After searching high and low for a "mysterious witness" known only as Dietrich -- who, if you'll recall, supposedly fled the scene after he crashed the Ferrari Enzo in question -- LA county police now have reason to believe that Trevor Michael Karney may actually be this elusive (and fictitious) character. As fate would have it, it seems that Karney lied to the boys in blue on the night of the crash, when in fact, he was the passenger that was "using a video camera to photograph Eriksson driving at speeds of up to 162mph." Of course, fibbing to the fuzz and resisting arrest aren't exactly angelic deeds, so it looks like Mr. Karney will too have his day in court soon enough.

[jaalin @ Aug 11th 2007 2:51PM]

doesn't ferrari have to give people an "audition" before selling them the enzo? need to be previous ferrari owner, rich/famous.. etc

that picture just makes me wanna cry

[paul34 @ Aug 11th 2007 2:53PM]

Unfortunately not. Too many Enzos have passed away at the hand of complete idiots.

Hasn't this man been sentenced to life yet? Destroying an Enzo is a crime against humanity; the punishment should fit the crime!

[melloncollie @ Aug 11th 2007 3:17PM]

It's just a car.

[Neebs @ Aug 11th 2007 3:17PM]

Wasn't the Enzo given to the pope crash too?

[Ben Hobbs @ Aug 11th 2007 4:05PM]

melloncollie @ Aug 11th 2007 3:17PM

"It's just a car."

Cool, how about we give you $250,000 in a briefcase and then burn it in front of you while whispering in your ear "its just a briefcase, kid".

[Brian @ Aug 11th 2007 4:19PM]

Yes, the Ferrari Enzo is only given to buyers hand picked by Ferrari. Many were sold for profit to various deep pocketed investors.

This Enzo was sold to a bank. The bank purchases exotic cars and loans them to well-endowed customers. The Enzo in this crash was LOANED to the mobster / CEO of Gizmondo. He reported to the bank the car was stolen, and no longer in his possession.

I believe it's safe to say, now, he was lying.

[yoinkers @ Aug 12th 2007 10:40PM]

Ben, $250,000 is less than a quarter of the price of an Enzo.

[Steve @ Aug 11th 2007 3:53PM]

he shoulda done the 4 MILLION $$$ SPACE HOTEL !!!

[LTM @ Aug 11th 2007 4:45PM]

"It's just a car"

Complete and utter blasphemy!!

[Michael @ Aug 11th 2007 5:04PM]

Ben says: Cool, how about we give you $250,000 in a briefcase and then burn it in front of you while whispering in your ear "its just a briefcase, kid".

Except that there's a bit of a difference between 3,000 lbs traveling at 162 mph on a public highway and a room full of second hand smoke...

[Lance K. @ Aug 14th 2007 8:44PM]

Michael says:
Ben says: Cool, how about we give you $250,000 in a briefcase and then burn it in front of you while whispering in your ear "its just a briefcase, kid".

Except that there's a bit of a difference between 3,000 lbs traveling at 162 mph on a public highway and a room full of second hand smoke...


Yes, that plus the fact that an Enzo costs $1,000,000, 4x what's in the briefcase.

[JD @ Aug 11th 2007 5:37PM]

I think that second hand smoke is what happens when people smoke cigarettes and kill non-smokers, and not when people burn money. But seriously, saying an Enzo is "just a car" is like saying .... man, I can't even think of anything that crazy right now.

[BrandonG777 @ Aug 11th 2007 6:17PM]

Just a car? That's exactly why you don't own one, because anyone who thinks that about an Enzo Ferrari is absolutely ignorant about cars. The Enzo is said by many to be the ultimate car. Now if you had said this about any other car I would have let it slide, however the Enzo represents man's best effort in the pursuit of speed and performance. Your statement is the equivalent of saying the pyramids in Egypt are just a stack of bricks. I'm sorry you cannot see the significance of this "car" but don't act like your superior to the rest of us who understand such things. So go drive your Malibu or whatever budget friendly car you drive around and keep your mouth shut in the future unless you actually have some kind of knowledge of what your talking about.

[2001ap1 @ Aug 11th 2007 9:17PM]

Owned.

[Josh @ Aug 11th 2007 9:23PM]

There sure are a lot of shallow, materialistic assholes in this article.

[Ben W @ Aug 13th 2007 2:26AM]

Here I am adding to the very kind of argument that I detest, but here's my two cents. The Enzo was the pinnacle of supercar engineering when it was first released and throughout its production (2002-2004), however, as of today those who might consider the Enzo, hands down, to be the very very best in the supercar class are gravely mistaken. I won't run down the list because then it becomes a battle of favorites (everyone has one, and nobody would be wrong because opinions are opinions, not facts) but since the production of the Enzo has ceased, there have been faster, more powerful and more expensive cars created.

[bl0nde @ Aug 11th 2007 6:36PM]

But will it bl...oh. Too late.

[senninha @ Aug 11th 2007 6:56PM]

$250,000?!?!? someone, please tell me where you can buy an enzo ferrari for this price. i would gladly sign my life away on the loan.

[Aaron @ Aug 11th 2007 8:00PM]

If you would like to see what of the remaining 398 intact 2003 Enzo Ferraris looks like, here is a decent link with pictures:
http://www.ferrari-forsale.com/Enzo

The 2003 Enzo is more like 1.25 Mil., not $250K. Although, the heap of scrap depicted above would still probably fetch above $250 if the engine compartment is intact.

[Daniel McGeary @ Aug 12th 2007 10:40AM]

Dude waaaaayyyyyy more than just 1 was wrecked.

Theres probably about 370, maybe less still in tact.

[David Balogh @ Aug 11th 2007 10:55PM]

Well, here's a funny thing about this picture: it looks like the front end of a Ferrari F40, not an Enzo. May want to recheck that. And yes, you materialistic f---wads, that kind of money could be put to better use than some moron going 162 mph who obviously cares little about other people's well-being, including ALL of you. Making a beautiful piece of machinery is one thing, making it for rich f---ers that shouldn't be allowed to drive is another. It's not just a car, but it IS just a careless driver.

[Arnie @ Aug 11th 2007 11:08PM]

There are only 399-1 available Enzos in the world and the car was initially sold for a price of $643,800 and now cost more than a million to buy generally from auctions. The cars were never sold directly to people and the company personally contacted people who it thought would truly "appreciate" this car.
I agree with a lot of the posters that wrecking this car was one of the most painful things to watch.
This car is seriously can be classified as art and engineering perfected.
Also this car when produced was the costliest production car to be manufactured in a limited quantity.
What an ass whoever wrecked his car.God curse him for the rest of his life.

[matt byrne @ Aug 12th 2007 8:31AM]

That's the front end of an Enzo, not an F40.

[David Balogh @ Nov 10th 2007 10:33PM]

Yeah, it is. The way that the front end flattened out, along with the wheel hubs being the older style made it look more like an F40. My bad. And I've seen these in person PLUS worked with the press package. Oh well. At this point it looks more like a pile of junk anyway ;-)

[KAD @ Aug 12th 2007 1:11PM]

Yes it is JUST a car and I do appreciate its significance in today's automotive landscape. But the way most people are gushing about this thing is a little over the top. Now I can understand it if most of these posts are from kids in the age range of say 10-22 yrs of age. Most can't think past the last edition of Rob Report or Car&Driver. But if you've lived longer than that you've probably had enough life experiences to put this incident into perspective and you wouldn't make it sound like the world has just lost something that really matters. "one of the most painfull things to watch"...watching my dog take his last breath because he was dying of cancer was one of the most painful things for me. Anything that can be made by man that gets destroyed....not even on my pain radar screen.

[Kal-El @ Aug 12th 2007 4:08PM]

I hate dogs. I'd take a wrecked Enzo over a dog any day.

[Locus @ Aug 16th 2007 9:36AM]

looking at the pics on the link to the one for sale.. cant say that for that amount of coin i'd be happy with the panel fit on the nose where the bonnet joins the bunper. you can actually see a shadow where the bonnet is raised on the left..

Now, i don't HATE dogs, ( i merely dislike them) but how cool would a wrecked enzo be in the garage in front of a wall with a giant screen hooked and the pedals/wheel hooked uop to your xbox/360/ps/2/3/pc?

and you wouldn't have to feed and walk it..

[Steve @ Sep 18th 2007 12:31PM]

It really is "just a car" beside the Bugatti Veyron...