A man has successfully sued the police after they made off with his car . James Ferrari of Manhattan was charged with a DUI in 2009 when he was pulled over for speeding while driving near his weekend home in Bellport , and the arresting officers seized his vehicle , a 2003 Ferrari Modena . Then , after a Suffolk County judge ruled the car belonged to the police , they auctioned the vehicle off . James Ferrari ( above with Kanye West ) was awarded $ 95,000 after police seized his car and then auctioned it after pulling him over for a DUI during a 2009 stop . Ferrari , 61 , had initially claimed the car , a 2003 Ferrari Modena ( new model above ) , was worth $ 110,000 . Ferrari sued however , and now , a few years later , he has been awarded $ 95,000 by a jury after claiming the car was worth $ 110,000 . ' I ’ m very happy that it ’ s done with , ' Ferrari , 61 , told the New York Post . 'The government taking people ’ s property isn ’ t right . ' As for the coincidence between his vehicle and surname , he told the paper ; 'There ’ s no relation . . . It was just a car . '
James Ferrari of Suffolk County was awarded $ 95,000 after police seized his car and then auctioned it after pulling him over for a DUI during a 2009 stop . Ferrari , 61 , had initially claimed the car , a 2003 Ferrari Modena , was worth $ 110,000 . 'The government taking people ’ s property isn ’ t right , ' said Ferrari .