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FASN8N · #11 01-27-2008, 09:05 PM

It was a 2008 M5 with under 1,500 miles on it

TIKI_AL · #12 01-27-2008, 10:36 PM

I'll pray for those family's tonight.

richy · #13 01-27-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by FASN8N

It was a 2008 M5 with under 1,500 miles on it

Boy, there's a rocket with wheels!! For the last 5 years I have been doing collision reconstruction and have faced scenes like that one. I also think about the stupid #### I did and got away with in my youth "there for the grace of God go I" (I think is the quote).

lethalxls1 · #14 01-28-2008, 01:21 AM

It hurts me to see 5 young lives taken like this. I feel sick in my stomach thinking about their parents and brothers and sisters being crushed by the news of their deaths. RIP.

Z06-Goose · #15 01-28-2008, 01:30 AM

That's so sad...

Surfer · #16 01-28-2008, 01:42 AM

They must have lived there or visited somebody there as its a private gated community, and I wonder what will happen to the owners/developers as they are still selling sites but the runway itself is in very bad condition to the point where only small light weight type planes are able to safely land, this is why Travolta doesn't keep his jets or planes there anymore....which was the only reason he bought the house b/c its the only private community where he could land his Boeing. Wonder if the condition of the runway could have lent to them losing control.

BigAl3 · #17 01-28-2008, 12:19 PM

very sad indeed...

Brandon1 · #18 01-28-2008, 12:42 PM

Honestly, I feel bad overall, but in some ways I dont. The parents were stupid enough to hand the keys over to them in the first place, not the brightest idea. Then alcohol was a factor, which means that the kids made the stupid decision to drink and drive.

Natural Selection if you ask me. People that dumb should not be allowed to reproduce. My prayers do go out to the families though.

dengood1 · #19 01-28-2008, 07:33 PM

Here are a couple of local articles on the accident. A couple of good reads.

FHP now says alcohol not established as factor in fatal crash

Families mourn crash victims

With this one being the best one:

Driver of BMW in fatal crash sought Web advice on making it go faster

One of the articles states that one of the fathers said that his son was an organ donor and the only thing that was salvageable from his body was his eyes. Very sad.

Deepak · #20 01-28-2008, 08:11 PM

One of the last posts from the thread on M5Board:

"My only bit of advice matey - If you crash in a big way expect to be on the news."

Many poor decisions led to this tragedy. Hopefully someone learns something from what happened.