Ferrari Crashes Into New York Horse Farm

Ferrari crashed: New York teenage driver charged with DWI.

Two teenagers were hospitalized and the driver charged with Driving Under the Influence on May 30 after the Ferrari they were riding in crashed onto a horse farm in New York state. The crash took place near Bedford, New York, and both 19-year-old occupants were taken to Westchester Medical Center with serious injuries after the crash.

Police charged Jake Schaevitz, 19, of Bedford with DWI while he was undergoing treatment at Westchester Medical Center. Austin Brand, 19, of nearby Pound Ridge was identified as the passenger. Both had to be extracted from the car, which the Bedford Daily Voice identified as a 2001 Ferrari. [Editors Note: It’s a Ferrari 360.]

Police say the Ferrari crashed west of Bedford while headed east on Route 172. The car left the road and hit a tree on the long curved section of Route 172. The Ferrari then rolled down from the raised section road through a wooden fence. It came to rest in a field at Sunnyfield Farm, a large horse farm.

Photos from the Bedford Fire Department Facebook page show a car that is unrecognizable from the crash damage. Whatever Ferrari it was before the crash, we suspect the occupants may be writing a thank-you note to Maranello for building a strong car. From the one remaining wheel, it looks like it may have been a Ferrari 360, but it doesn’t really matter.

“Young driver crashes performance car” crops up regularly in the news, but it serves as a reminder to drive safely on public roads. Route 172 near Bedford appears to be a curvy section of road that can be treacherous, a sentiment that Sunnyfield Farm’s owner echoed to TV station News 12.

[Sources: News 12 Hudson Valley, Bedford Daily Voice, Bedford Police Department]