Ferrari Split In Half, Driver Dead Following Multi-Vehicle Canyon Crash | Silverado, CA

| 3:40 PM | SILVERADO - The driver of a red Ferrari California was killed in a high-speed crash with two other vehicles that split the sportscar in half, Friday evening. The deadly crash was reported on Santiago Canyon Road south of Limestone Spur around 3:40 PM when witnesses say the driver of a Tesla attempted to overtake the red 2015 Ferrari California driven by 71-year-old Robert Joseph Nicoletti, of Rancho Santa Margarita. The southbound Ferrari reportedly accelerated in attempt to prevent the Tesla from passing, leading to a head-on crash involving a northbound 2012 Mazda 3 and 2021 Toyota Venza, witnesses said. Police, who cited unsafe speed as a factor in the collision, reported that Ferrari split in half as a result of the head-on impact. Nicoletti, the solo occupant of the Ferrari, was pronounced deceased at the scene by medics. Both remaining drivers, along with a passenger in the Toyota, were transported to area hospitals for treatment. Their injuries were de
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