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Police charge Bentley driver clocked at more than 100 mph along A1A in Manalapan, South Palm Beach
By ELIOT KLEINBERG
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A man is charged with leading police on a 100 mph chase down State Road A1A in South Palm Beach and Manalapan early Sunday before smashing his company's Bentley into a guard rail.
He then ran away, leaving behind two injured passengers, one of which had a broken arm, authorities said.
Remarkably, the crash is one of two that occurred days apart at Manalapan's treacherous Chillingworth Curve, and both involved Bentleys, luxury cars that often run in the six figures.
Sigurd Henriksen, 49,, of Kristiansand, Norway, who a police supervisor said is believed to be a corporate pilot, turned himself in to Manalapan police this morning, records show. He was being held in lieu of $5,000 bond and was expected to have a bond hearing Wednesday morning.
Henriksen is charged with hit and run and failing to stop at a crash involving injury.
According to police, Henriksen was racing a 2004 Bentley south down the coast road about 2 a.m. Sunday and refused to stop for South Palm Beach police, who clocked him at 105 mph.
At Chillingworth Curve, which is in the 1500 block of South Ocean Boulevard, and where the speed limit is 35 mph, the car struck a guardrail.
Henriksen then ran from the car, police said.
Two people in the car were taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach; both had minor cuts and the woman a broken arm, authorities said. The car suffered minor damage.
After the car's owner was contacted, Henriksen came to Manalapan police this morning, police Lt. Carmen Mattox said.
In the first crash, about 11 p.m. Thursday, a southbound 2006 Bentley lost control on the curve, struck the guard rail, and ended up in the landscaping at a private home, police said.
The driver and three passengers were taken to JFK Medical Center in Atlantis with minor injuries.
Police said the car was a total loss. The driver was cited for careless driving.
Police said they found no evidence of open containers in either car.
By ELIOT KLEINBERG
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A man is charged with leading police on a 100 mph chase down State Road A1A in South Palm Beach and Manalapan early Sunday before smashing his company's Bentley into a guard rail.
He then ran away, leaving behind two injured passengers, one of which had a broken arm, authorities said.
Remarkably, the crash is one of two that occurred days apart at Manalapan's treacherous Chillingworth Curve, and both involved Bentleys, luxury cars that often run in the six figures.
Sigurd Henriksen, 49,, of Kristiansand, Norway, who a police supervisor said is believed to be a corporate pilot, turned himself in to Manalapan police this morning, records show. He was being held in lieu of $5,000 bond and was expected to have a bond hearing Wednesday morning.
Henriksen is charged with hit and run and failing to stop at a crash involving injury.
According to police, Henriksen was racing a 2004 Bentley south down the coast road about 2 a.m. Sunday and refused to stop for South Palm Beach police, who clocked him at 105 mph.
At Chillingworth Curve, which is in the 1500 block of South Ocean Boulevard, and where the speed limit is 35 mph, the car struck a guardrail.
Henriksen then ran from the car, police said.
Two people in the car were taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach; both had minor cuts and the woman a broken arm, authorities said. The car suffered minor damage.
After the car's owner was contacted, Henriksen came to Manalapan police this morning, police Lt. Carmen Mattox said.
In the first crash, about 11 p.m. Thursday, a southbound 2006 Bentley lost control on the curve, struck the guard rail, and ended up in the landscaping at a private home, police said.
The driver and three passengers were taken to JFK Medical Center in Atlantis with minor injuries.
Police said the car was a total loss. The driver was cited for careless driving.
Police said they found no evidence of open containers in either car.
