Originally Posted by andyescos
Originally Posted by Kev.H
i member a similar thing happening in braintree essex involving a mclaren f1 a few years back split in 2 engine found down the road some dodgy rich guy driving killed 2 of his assistants if i recall
I remember that, apparently the skid marks went for miles , or the pieces went for miles or something? He was a drug dealer(aledgedly) weren't he?
Ref the skyline, very sad, this is what happens peeps, save it for the track hey?
Andy
Dunmow: Death crash witness plea
by CHRIS WILKIN
Traffic police are appealing for a motorist to come forward who may have vital information about a horror crash which left three people dead, including a multi-millionaire businessman.
The driver of a grey Land Rover Discovery, stopped for a short time on the A120 between Dunmow and Braintree after a £640,000 McLaren F1 sports car hit a tree and was engulfed by flames.
Witnesses saw the man - thought to be in his 50s - stop near the scene of the smash on Sunday, but police have not been able to trace him.
Millionaire computer tycoon Christopher Dawes, 39, of Merks Hall, Dunmow, was killed along with his two passengers.
Floral tributes have been placed at the scene of the crash and forensic examinations are underway to try to establish exactly what happened.
The car crashed into a tree and exploded into a ball of flames. No other vehicles were thought to be involved.
Post mortem examinations have now been carried out on the victims and confirmed that all three died of multiple injuries.
Their identities will not be released for several weeks until they have been formally identified.
A police spokesman said: "We are appealing for the driver of the Discovery to come forward as he may have vital information."
Computer tycoon Christopher Dawes named eight people who wanted him dead months before his £640,000 sports car crashed, an inquest heard.
Millionaire Mr Dawes, 39, of Merks Hall, Dunmow, and two friends Michael Lamb, 32, and Fiona De Carternet-Newman, 37, both of London, died when his McLaren F1 supercar crashed near his home.
And they could have been victims of a bomb, the hearing heard.
Mr Dawes was set to appear in court later this year on drugs charges.
Following his arrest on Boxing Day last year his private jet and helicopter - both worth £3m - were impounded.
But police today rejected claims Mr Dawes and his two friends had died in suspicious circumstances.
Yesterday's hearing at Saffron Walden heard post mortem examinations revealed all three had died from multiple injuries as a result of a crash. No traces of drugs or alcohol were found in any of the bodies - identified by dental records.
Lawrence Kershen QC, representing Christopher Dawes' family, questioned police evidence as to whether there were any signs of an explosion before the car hit a tree on the A120.
He said a bomb could have caused an explosion causing the exclusive car to crash and he called for an adjournment for officers to fully investigate the names on the list.
The hearing heard how Mr Dawes' father was given a list of eight names of people who wanted his son dead.
One witness told how he saw a fireball coming from the car in his rearview mirror. But police proved the fireball could have occured when driving the car hard.
Essex coroner Dr Malcolm Weir said there was no evidence suggesting it was anything other than a straightforward road accident.
"This is a tragic case of the actions of the driver and nothing more," he added.
Speaking today Essex Police spokeswoman Kim White said: "We don't dismiss anything and we treat any allegation like this seriously but there is nothing to suggest that we need to investigate those names any further."
The inquest heard the three had gone for a drive after one of Mr Dawes' bodyguards had got the vehicle out of a marquee used as a garage.
They were travelling towards Braintree in damp conditions and the car had split into pieces when it hit the tree on the opposite side of the road.
Police accident investigators said the McClaren was a strong car and could have been travelling up to 120mph to cause the amount of damage. They found Mr Dawes had not braked beore impact.
Dr Weir dismissed claims of an explosive device saying there was nothing to suggest there was anything in the vehicle that would cause an explosion and recorded a verdict of accidental death.
"The deaths occurred when the car hit the tree and then the fire took place. With such force the tree went into the passenger compartment and impacted with the fuel cell," he added.