Former Formula 1 driver and two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, Finland's JJ Lehto has been sentenced Wednesday to two years and four months in prison for his part in a drunken boating accident last summer in which his friend was tragically killed.
The speedboat in which Lehto and his friend were travelling collided with a bridge pillar in a canal in Raasepori, southern Finland, killing the passenger and leaving Lehto with head injuries.
Finland's Lansi-Uudenmaan district court said that Lehto was drunk and speeding on his boat at the time of the accident. However, Lehto had denied he was driving the boat when it happened.
During his F1 career, JJ Lehto drove for teams Dallara, Sauber, Onyx, Benetton and Monteverdi. The Finn was the teammate of Michael Schumacher when they drove together for Benetton in 1994.
The speedboat in which Lehto and his friend were travelling collided with a bridge pillar in a canal in Raasepori, southern Finland, killing the passenger and leaving Lehto with head injuries.
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| JJ Lehto, Onyx F1 Team, 1990 (Photo: WRI2) |
Finland's Lansi-Uudenmaan district court said that Lehto was drunk and speeding on his boat at the time of the accident. However, Lehto had denied he was driving the boat when it happened.
During his F1 career, JJ Lehto drove for teams Dallara, Sauber, Onyx, Benetton and Monteverdi. The Finn was the teammate of Michael Schumacher when they drove together for Benetton in 1994.