Fuel issue car died

[bdinardo]

Fuel injected Spider 2000. Was driving down the road at 50 mph and engine was purring perfectly. out of nowhere it sputtered for a few seconds and lost all engine power. Electronics are great and has/had full electronics power and turns over well but will not catch for more than a second or two or stay running. The one diagnosis that I've found is that as soon as I turn the key to run (not start) the fuel pump turns on. I understand this is not supposed to happen. It's supposed to only turn on after the Air Flow Sensor flap moves. Before this drive I know this was operating correctly. I feel these could be related or causing my issue but I'm not sure how the pump running "early" could cause the car to die? Any thoughts?

Brian