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Posted: 12/18/2022 1:57:03 PM EDT
Footage shows the aftermath of a three-car smash in California on Friday, which left a Ferrari sliced in half.
 Ferrari Split In Half After High Speed Crash | Orange County Robert Nicoletti, a 71-year-old retired dental salesman from Orange County, was killed when his red Ferrari crashed into a silver Mazda SUV and a blue Toyota. The other two drivers were unharmed.  Police said they do not believe alcohol was involved, but high speed could have been a factor, as Nicoletti's Ferrari accelerated to prevent a Tesla behind from overtaking. The crash happened in Santiago Canyon, near the town of Silverado in the hills above Los Angeles. California Highway Patrol said they were called around 3:40pm. They found a scene of shocking devastation, with the cars mangled and smashed - and the 2015 Ferrari cut in two. Debris scattered the road, and dirt thrown up from the hillsides.       The Mazda and Toyota were damaged in the front, but the Ferrari was almost unrecognizable. The Tesla did not stop. More |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 1:58:57 PM EDT
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Won't buff out
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:00:24 PM EDT
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Geriatrics crashing exotic cars and geriatrics crashing old fighter planes . Hmmm I see a theme here.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:00:41 PM EDT
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My old man does television repair, and he's got this ultimate set of tools!
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:01:13 PM EDT
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Speed could have been a factor.
Ya think? |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:01:41 PM EDT
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Died doing what he loved
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:01:59 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:02:02 PM EDT
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Quoted: Police said they do not believe alcohol was involved, but high speed could have been a factor, as Nicoletti's Ferrari accelerated to prevent a Tesla behind from overtaking. Probably not a smart move. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:03:42 PM EDT
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but high speed could have been a factor, as Nicoletti's Ferrari accelerated to prevent a Tesla behind from overtaking. Hope it was worth it. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:04:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Geriatrics crashing exotic cars and geriatrics crashing old fighter planes . Hmmm I see a theme here.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:04:45 PM EDT
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What does a Ferrari cost? Crazy for anyone to spend that kind of money on a frickin car that holds two people when I could buy any number of other trucks that actually carry and haul a useful load and still have money left for more guns and ammo and hookers.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:04:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:04:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Won't buff out Nope, but it will need swept up. What a fucking mess. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:04:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Geriatrics crashing exotic cars and geriatrics crashing old fighter planes . Hmmm I see a theme here. What’s that? Geriatrics have more disposable income? |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:06:51 PM EDT
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High performance car
Low performance driver |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:07:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:07:19 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:08:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What does a Ferrari cost? Crazy for anyone to spend that kind of money on a frickin car that holds two people when I could buy any number of other trucks that actually carry and haul a useful load and still have money left for more guns and ammo and hookers. That guy probably has multiple cars, guns, ammo, hookers and poor people to carry and haul his stuff. Or at least he did. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:09:04 PM EDT
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Well he won't do that again
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:10:08 PM EDT
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Probably caused by old tires.
Looks like a no passing lane on a curve. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:11:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably caused by old tires. Or a shit-load of horsepower coupled with slow, possibly pharmaceutically-impaired, reflexes. At least he didn’t kill anyone else but himself. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:11:31 PM EDT
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They tend to do that. Happened on the highway in my city.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:12:29 PM EDT
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Assholes driving fast eventually ends the same
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:12:52 PM EDT
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Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve
And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve I know I'll never forget that horrible sight I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:13:17 PM EDT
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Screeching through the pearly gates in an exploding Italian supercar? There's worse ways to go at 71.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:13:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What does a Ferrari cost? Crazy for anyone to spend that kind of money on a frickin car that holds two people when I could buy any number of other trucks that actually carry and haul a useful load and still have money left for more guns and ammo and hookers. Your parties must be epic |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:13:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Geriatrics crashing exotic cars and geriatrics crashing old fighter planes . Hmmm I see a theme here. That’s a problem; youth is wasted on the young! By the time you have the time and money, you’re too old…. 
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:14:16 PM EDT
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Ferrari California? Not too much of a tragedy. If it was a 599, F12tdf, SF90, etc it would have been a really sad story.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:14:36 PM EDT
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Pretty sure the ME is going to make that call on driver impairment.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:14:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What does a Ferrari cost? Crazy for anyone to spend that kind of money on a frickin car that holds two people when I could buy any number of other trucks that actually carry and haul a useful load and still have money left for more guns and ammo and hookers. You don't understand and never will, just stick with your boring point a to b vehicles. 
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:15:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably caused by old tires. Looks like a no passing lane on a curve. That's very possible. 8 year old tires would be toast if they were originals. Tires or low performance driver are the top 2 guesses. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:15:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What’s that? Geriatrics have more disposable income? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Geriatrics crashing exotic cars and geriatrics crashing old fighter planes . Hmmm I see a theme here. What’s that? Geriatrics have more disposable income? No, they should just stick to Buicks and Cesnas. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:15:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Died doing what he loved It's fortunate he didn't kill anyone else. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:16:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:16:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:16:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You don't understand and never will, just stick with your boring point a to b vehicles. That’s what the old tooth salesman is having inscribed on the headstone. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:16:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ferrari California? Not too much of a tragedy. If it was a 599, F12tdf, SF90, etc it would have been a really sad story. If it had been a late-80s Testarossa I’d have been heartbroken. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:16:53 PM EDT
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Quote Historybut high speed could have been a factor, as Nicoletti's Ferrari accelerated to prevent a Tesla behind from overtaking. WTF do people do this? Who cares if someone wants to pass? Don't be a dick and just wave them by and go about your day. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:17:31 PM EDT
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Looks like that entitled clown ruined some other folks' days or worse.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:18:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThose dudes are just happy that they don’t have to take the crash investigation for that one. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:19:10 PM EDT
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Seems unwise to not stop in a tesla.
I'm sure they can just pull the timestamp and identify all teslas in the area at the time, then find the one traveling at the right speed in the proper direction and have a look at his black box camera recordings. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:19:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: WTF do people do this? Who cares if someone wants to pass? Don't be a dick and just wave them by and go about your day. He was defending the honor of the internal combustion engine. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:21:32 PM EDT
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The front fell off
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:21:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Seems unwise to not stop in a tesla. I'm sure they can just pull the timestamp and identify all teslas in the area at the time, then find the one traveling at the right speed in the proper direction and have a look at his black box camera recordings. He might have been impaired and didn’t want to do the blood draw, or just didn’t want to be hooked for his share of the street racing that led to a fatal. Investigators will have a tough time putting a specific person in the driver seat if the driver invokes. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:22:48 PM EDT
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At least the old fucker didn’t take anybody else with him.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:26:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Geriatrics crashing exotic cars and geriatrics crashing old fighter planes . Hmmm I see a theme here.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:26:37 PM EDT
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The article got the make of the car wrong; it's actually a Corvette. I have been assured many times in GD that old people drive Corvettes, not Ferraris.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:26:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: WTF do people do this? Who cares if someone wants to pass? Don't be a dick and just wave them by and go about your day. "Tesla did not stop..." Not normal passing, sounds like a little impromptu road race. I've known a surprising number of dentists who bought Harleys late(er) in life. Something about a dull, structured (but well compensated) life working on people who hate coming to see you seems to drive a lot of them to semi-dangerous bucket lists. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:27:42 PM EDT
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That Ferrari stood no chance against a Tesla especially if it was a Plaid model.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:28:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Died doing what he loved driving like a pretentious asshole? if he had just let someone pass, he might be around now. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 2:28:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Died doing what he loved Living an out of control life? |
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