The police in ‘t Gooi are investigating the cause of a serious crash on the A1 near Naarden this weekend with a Ferrari 812 Superfast, in which the Groninger pawnbroker Joshua Camera has often been seen as the driver.
The accident took place in the night from Friday to Saturday. Various sources say that Camera owns the Ferrari or that he is the one who leases this Italian car. It is still unclear who was driving the 4.5-tonne car when it was totaled.
Found damaged and abandoned
The Ferrari was badly damaged by the police and found abandoned on an exit of the highway in ‘t Gooi. The driver turned out to be missing. Spokesperson Angelique Slob of the Central Netherlands police says on Sunday afternoon that no arrests have been made yet. “The investigation into the cause of this accident is still ongoing.”
Of course, the police do know who the owner of the 12-cylinder car is. But Slob cannot answer the question whether he was actually driving the Ferrari at the time of the total loss crash. ,,Because I do not know.”
She is also unable to answer questions about whether the car may have been reported as stolen or whether the driver was injured to such an extent that he could not yet be heard.
Top speed of 340 km per hour
Data from the RDW on Sunday shows that the Ferrari, with a top speed of 340 km per hour, has now been banned from driving on the road.
Camera is a controversial investor and landlord in Groningen. In the past, he was voted Housekeeper of the Year. He regularly appears in the media because he builds without permits, commits abuse of rights, is a suspect in a major fraud investigation, collects periodic penalty payments and seizures, does not pay contractors and overcharges tenants, and if they go after their rights, proceeds to intimidation and, for example, trespassing. Camera sold his house in Haren about two years ago. He bought a lot in ‘t Gooi to build a house there.
crime
Leaving an accident site is a crime. The penalties vary between a fine of 500 to 1500 euros, a prison sentence of 2 to 3 months or disqualification from driving between 4 and 70 months. It depends on how much damage there is, whether someone has been injured or died and whether there are still aggravating circumstances.
For example, is the driver under the influence of drugs or does he leave the scene of the accident to conceal another criminal offence? The public prosecutor can prosecute the driver not only for leaving the accident scene, but also for causing the accident itself.
Joshua Camera says in a response that he is not the owner of the car, not even through a lease construction. “I was not involved in this sad accident either.”
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