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Crazy Car Accident
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| leph555 |
Five young men died Saturday when the car they were in drove off the end of a private airstrip near Ocala, Florida, became airborne for 200 feet and slammed into an oak tree, authorities said.
"This had to be the worst vehicle crash that I have ever seen during my career," said Randy Robinson, a spokesman for the Emergency Medical Services Alliance with 27 years on the job.
The 2008 BMW was split in two in the wreck, which happened at 3:45 a.m., said Lt. Mike Burroughs, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol Troop B.
He told CNN the victims -- 18 to 20 years old and all from the area -- were declared dead at the scene.
Burroughs said it was not clear how the car got onto the private Greystone community airstrip -- the same one actor John Travolta uses for his aircraft -- but the car was driving north on Runway 36, which is 1.5 miles long.
"It is evident that the driver of the vehicle saw he was approaching the end of the runway," Burroughs said. "He attempted a braking maneuver and the vehicle slid sideways off the end of the runway."
The car flew through the air for 200 feet, he said, and struck an oak tree 15 feet off the ground, splitting the vehicle in two.
Three of the occupants were ejected -- one landing 40 feet away, Burroughs said.
The engine block of the BMW was completely dislodged and wreckage from the car was found over a 200-square-foot area, the FHP spokesman said.
It was not known if the victims were wearing seat belts and the agency was awaiting the results of toxicology tests from the medical examiner's office to find out if alcohol or drugs played a role, Burroughs said.
The airstrip's private taxiways back up to homes in the Jumbolair and Greystone gated communities.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/26/ai...=rss_topstories
Poor guys, poor BMW :( |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| They were in a BMW? The driver was probably on his cell phone, spilling coffee on his passenger who was having gay sex with the rest of the lot. |
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| Elec |
| quote: | Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
They were in a BMW? The driver was probably on his cell phone, spilling coffee on his passenger who was having gay sex with the rest of the lot. |
:rolleyes: |
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| Moongoose |
| quote: | Originally posted by leph555
The 2008 BMW was split in two in the wreck, which happened at 3:45 a.m., said Lt. Mike Burroughs, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol Troop B.
Poor guys, poor BMW :( |
Not enough information, tell us which BMW it was. The only thing we know now is that it coudnt have been a Z series and that it probably wasnt an X series. Im guessing 3er or a 5er. Poor car, wonder what the driver actually did to crash that car, as it takes real skill to make any 08 BMW slide uncontrollably even if breaking from very high speed. |
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| jfk-pilot |
what the were they doing on a runway anyways?
speed trials? |
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by jfk-pilot
what the were they doing on a runway anyways?
speed trials? |
trying to take off.
well, they succeeded? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| surely we're talking about racing?? like the champ cars on the airport in cleveland! vrooooom! :) :) |
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| Mmanu |
| Airborne, 200 feet ? Car split in half ? I'm pretty sure the driver was told to drive safe a couple of times prior to the accident. Judging by the pictures, he ignored that thing called common sense. I hope the tree's all right.:o |
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| The_G0dfather |
| Srsly you gotta be one hell of an idiot to crash on an airstrip |
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| pmoisse |
Score one for natural selection.
Even if they were doing a speed test and the throttle stuck open, they should have had enough time to shut the car off and slow the car in a controlled fashion.
This just smells like reckless stupidity - idiots trying to be the Dukes of Hazzard in their Dad's 5 series |
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| noikeee |
| Odd crash, to say the least. |
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| SkyHigh |
I think they were trying to prove an old myth!
If you go fast enough in a car and open the doors it will become airborne.
I think it's doable :( :o :o |
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