Flemish newspaper De Standaard reported on Thursday that former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen was arrested in the Netherlands.
The paper wrote that Wednesday morning the Dutch police arrested a 39-year-old man from Maaseik in the city of Roermond. According to still unconfirmed reports, the man is former F1 driver Jos Verstappen.
Jos Verstappen apparently had an argument with his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend. The paper says that he then deliberately struck her with his car, leaving her heavy bruises and abrasions. She was then taken to the hospital. Verstappen later reported to the police station where he was arrested.
In 2008, the Dutchman was fined and sentenced to three months suspended jail time for harassment and assault against his ex-wife, former kart racer Sophie Kumpen.
The former Benetton F1 driver was previously convicted of assault in October 2000 over an incident at a karting track in 1998 in which a man suffered a fractured skull.
The paper wrote that Wednesday morning the Dutch police arrested a 39-year-old man from Maaseik in the city of Roermond. According to still unconfirmed reports, the man is former F1 driver Jos Verstappen.
Jos Verstappen apparently had an argument with his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend. The paper says that he then deliberately struck her with his car, leaving her heavy bruises and abrasions. She was then taken to the hospital. Verstappen later reported to the police station where he was arrested.
In 2008, the Dutchman was fined and sentenced to three months suspended jail time for harassment and assault against his ex-wife, former kart racer Sophie Kumpen.
The former Benetton F1 driver was previously convicted of assault in October 2000 over an incident at a karting track in 1998 in which a man suffered a fractured skull.