It is now 18 years since Stefan Erikson alias "Fed Stefan" crashed a Ferrari Enzo in what later became a world-famous accident. Now he tells how.
Swedish businessman Stefan Erikson aka Tjock-Steffe became known internationally after the remarkable accident in a Ferrari Enzo on a highway near Malibu in 2006.
In a new video on YouTube channel GTBoard, he reveals details of what happened the day he cut the supercar off the road and ended up in jail. The pictures from the scene of the accident showed a badly damaged Ferrari Enzo and were broadcast by news stations all over the world.
– We get used to talking about cars, and so this episode from California became part of the conversation. It was interesting to hear him talk about it himself, says Gustav Träff, who recorded the interview.
In the video, Tjock-Steffe, whose real name is Stefan Eriksson, tells how he lost control of the car.
– I hit 250 km/h and went into a spin, but I managed to straighten out again. Then I gassed up to 345 km/h, but a hill crest came and the car took off. I think it was a shock absorber that broke," he says.
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The violent traffic cost the Swede a sentence of three years in a prison in California. It was not the first time he had been in trouble with the law.
Stefan Eriksson, who was born in Uppsala in 1961, began his career as a sheet metal worker, quickly slipping into crime and drug addiction.
During the 1990s, he gained a reputation as the leader of an organized crime group in Uppsala, often referred to as the "Uppsalamaffian."
In 1995, he was convicted of bank fraud and sentenced to a longer prison term. After his release, he threw himself into entrepreneurship and built a career in the gaming industry.
At the height of his success, he lived in California surrounded by luxury, expensive cars and big ambitions. However, life in the hustle and bustle came to an abrupt end with the fateful accident that sent him back to prison.
The video gives an insight into the person behind the Tjock-Steffe yoke, something the Swedish police invented, and his penchant for fast cars.
For Gustav Träff, it was an opportunity to hear about Eriksson's passion for cars, which they both share.
– He spoke very openly about his life and everything that has happened. Also about his great interest in cars. I could have sat there for three more hours, says Gustav Träff.
The smashed Ferrari was sold for a staggering 1.7 million dollars, corresponding to just under 12 million Danish kroner, at an auction in Paris as recently as 2016. Today, the car is black.
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