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..

[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

[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

[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

[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