5 Killed When BMW Flies Off Elevated Airstrip, Hits Top Of Tree

[funkedelic]

http://www.local6.com/news/15144329/detail.html

ANTHONY, Fla. -- Five people were killed early Saturday when a BMW they were riding in flew off an elevated runway at an airstrip and was split into several pieces, according to police.

Florida Highway officers said a gray 2008 BMW was traveling on an airstrip after 3:30 a.m. Saturday near Jumbolair Aviation Estates when it sailed off the 80- to 85-foot elevated runway.
FHP Lt. Mike Burroughs told the Ocala Star-Banner that the vehicle traveled 200 feet and hit a large tree about 15 feet above the ground.
Three of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle upon impact.

Authorities told the Ocala Star-Banner that Jacob James Casey, 19, and James Devon Hime, 19 were killed in the crash. The other three victims, all men, were not identified.
Neighbors in the 1400 block of Northeast 95th Street said that they were awakened by a bang that shook their house.
FHP officials investigating the crash said there were skid marks at the end of the runway.

[SNAATCH]

Crazy!

[01RedDX]

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[j.ng-]

poor bmw :(

[liquidboi69]

Its a BMW driver, prolly thought his car could fly :P

JK anyways, RIP to the 5

[spikerS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmbNFlrImks

[alloroc]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
I don't get it, were they trying to take off? Why were they gunning down an airstrip?

They were trying to test the plane on a treadmill theory.

[infected]

Good God that's brutal.

[fast95pony]

The Jumbolair Estates is where John Travolta lives,and keeps his aircraft.I'm guessing some rich kids wanted to test their BMW's top speed.
They ended up being a possible Darwin Award nomination..

:rolleyes:

[Eleanor]

Isn't 200 feet longer then the world record for jumping a car?

[Bimmer88]

Stupid kids these days.

[SCHIDER23]

wow you can't even recognice that was a bimmer :eek:

[Super_Geo]

Young drunk kids + daddy's M5 = ______

[Altezza]

The driver was a member of M5board. AmericanM5. He was claiming that the M5 was his own. Sad to see such an ending.

Here's a quote from him.



I do sometimes make bad decisions but I am young and I do drive safe and I will not endanger the lives of others..and I hope you are not under the impression that I am the one to brag, I have never been that way and never will. Plus I will have pictures up asap with me in the pictures. I have no reason to lie buddy.

[scat19]

Hate when people see what car it is and start sterotyping. This story wouldnt be as big if it was a ford, or chevy or something. who cares what car it was, it was an idiot driver!

[97'Scort]

Originally posted by funkedelic
FHP officials investigating the crash said there were skid marks at the end of the runway.

I'm going to bet there were some skid marks in their pants too.

Very unfortunate waste of life.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by scat19
Hate when people see what car it is and start sterotyping. This story wouldnt be as big if it was a ford, or chevy or something. who cares what car it was, it was an idiot driver!
It would be just as big if it was any car, it's no surprise that it's a bimmer but if it was a Nissan I wouldn't think anything different of it...Darwin won that round.

[Kaos]

I guess this truly does mean that BMW drivers are stupid :cry:

[Eleanor]

Originally posted by scat19
Hate when people see what car it is and start sterotyping. This story wouldnt be as big if it was a ford, or chevy or something. who cares what car it was, it was an idiot driver!

Maybe the driver didn't see the ramp at the end of the runway cause his windshield was tinted :dunno: :dunno:

[Super_Geo]

Originally posted by Eleanor


Maybe the driver didn't see the ramp at the end of the runway cause his windshield was tinted :dunno: :dunno:

:rofl:

[avow]

that is tragically sad and i dont wish that on anyone. but when you are doing stupid shit like that it makes it even worse thinking about all the people that guy killed.

[street]

Originally posted by Eleanor


Maybe the driver didn't see the ramp at the end of the runway cause his windshield was tinted :dunno: :dunno:

:rofl: :rofl: :burnout:

[CivicTunr]

Originally posted by Eleanor


Maybe the driver didn't see the ramp at the end of the runway cause his windshield was tinted :dunno: :dunno:

:rofl: :rofl: :banghead:

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by Eleanor


Maybe the driver didn't see the ramp at the end of the runway cause his windshield was tinted :dunno: :dunno:

:rofl: Best post EVER.

[Aleks]

http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/flying/assets/travoltas_house.jpg
http://www.jumbolair.com/images/runway36.jpg

kid was asking why his m5 thuds at 140 mph on an m5 board. 2 days later he's dead.

[funkedelic]

Here's the post

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110841

[rmk]

The neighborhood aura of Scientology didn't help them..

[Aleks]

Originally posted by funkedelic
Here's the post

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110841

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111454

this is the post i was talking about.

[Quinsonaaa]

shit that sucks

[SilverRex]

im thinking 5 people going full throttle must be a mass suicide attempt and wanted to end their life on a high note. they got high already and into a tree.

[treg50]

So this idiot jumped an '08 M5 off an airstrip and into a tree... because it makes a thud at 140, brilliant. Well it made another thud. Teenagers are NOT high risk drivers? Here's a 5 pack that says otherwise.

Skid marks, lol. Oooo they tried to stop, I guess the airstrip killed them!!

[funkedelic]

It was one kid that basically doomed the other 4. I agree though, i don't think anyone between 16-18 should have access to a $100,000+ V10 Supercar, simply because.. well.. this happens.

[zipdoa]

atta boy

[benyl]

Originally posted by SilverRex
im thinking 5 people going full throttle must be a mass suicide attempt and wanted to end their life on a high note. they got high already and into a tree.

Maybe Xenu was coming.

[Moe Man]

hes a pussy anyway, only 100 mph on a air strip. i can do that with an M5 on barlow trial. like seriously it only takes that car like 2 sec to hit 100mph.

BTW i would never do that :D

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by Aleks


http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111454

this is the post i was talking about.

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111545

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