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JJ Lehto
« on: June 20, 2010, 10:02:21 am »
http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=373651&FS=ALMS-LEMANS

Seem like Former Le Mans winner JJ Lehto has been in a boat crash that has killed someone and left himself badly hurt.

70 kph into a bridge!
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Re: JJ Lehto
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2010, 10:49:22 am »
Well, 2 Finnish riding a boat at 4 AM - not unlikely that alcohol was in the game
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Re: JJ Lehto
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2010, 11:06:07 am »
ouch. see how small that canal is? doing 70kph there is over the top...

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Re: JJ Lehto
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2010, 02:16:36 pm »
A picture of the wreck  :o

http://static.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/jj_vene_juttu_1906JID_uu.jpg

if JJ was indeed the one behind the wheel of that boat and alcohol use and excessive speed can be proven than he's in for a lot of trouble I'm afraid.

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Re: JJ Lehto
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2011, 07:26:43 pm »
J J has today been sent down for 2 years 4 months for the boat crash that claimed the life of his friend.

Sad end.
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Re: JJ Lehto
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2011, 10:30:04 pm »
Hate to hear of anyone ending up in a situation like that.  Doesn't matter where you are, if someone loses their life, and a motor vehicle & booze is invloved, the authorities are going to come down hard.
Not much of a fan of Lehto, especially after his Petit LM temper tantrum years ago, thought that one the most childish things I've ever seen from a racing driver.  But as I said, don't like to see that happen.
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