Simon was involved in two serious car accidents resulting in fatalities. The latest one in late 2002 also saw him seriously injured, and eventually sent to jail. Three Belgian tourists – two adults and a baby – died in the collision with Simon’s Mercedes-Benz at Langstrand in November 2002. On 5 August 2005, Simon was given a two-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of “culpable homicide” stemming from the November 2002 car accident that resulted in the deaths of the three people.
On 9 July 2007, Simon began serving his two-year prison sentence for culpable homicide after losing the appeal of his 2005 conviction. Simon did not call any witnesses nor testify in his own behalf during the appeal proceedings, and his conviction and sentence were not overturned. He was released in 2009.
