1985 Firebird. They fall apart just driving them. Amazing what happens when you launch off of a guardrail at 100. He actually does a 180 when he hits the bridge about 20 feet off of the ground.
19 year old driver survived and is in critical condition.
Happened yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwCqJZaMi5M
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I've seen plenty of car crashes, but this one is amazing
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08-24-2010 06:43 AMHoly crap, what the hell was he thinking ? I wonder if it scared the crap out of the cop,passing him on the median like that .
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08-24-2010 06:45 AMNews footage from last night, with aftermath shots. The car broke into 3 main pieces. It was during morning rush yesterday.
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08-24-2010 06:51 AMThey say "well over" 100mph. No airbags. POS unibody car.
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My best guess is that the launch and rotation cut his well, airspeed... and hitting the bridge backwards may have helped. Stilll insane. Guys with helmets, cages and HANS devices don't survive crashes like that. Maybe the energy was all spent in the crumbling, and then he just dropped on the ground.
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08-24-2010 06:54 AMThe 1985 Pontiac Firebird, the first car design with 100% crumple zone.
Hope that the kid lives. And not just cause I want to hear what he was thinking.
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08-24-2010 07:13 AM"Police are trying to determine if speed was a factor"
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08-24-2010 07:32 AMsaw that this am on the news!! Wow!!
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08-24-2010 08:19 AMI was thinking that too....I watched it a couple times and never saw brake lights!!! Originally Posted by Bobcat
"Police are trying to determine if speed was a factor"
I'd guess it was a suicide attempt.
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08-24-2010 10:35 AMThey said he is still in critical condition
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08-24-2010 10:37 AMWOW, He must have been nuts to be passing a cop at that speend to begine with
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08-24-2010 03:42 PMI saw brake lights in the air. Probably to late though. Originally Posted by t500hps
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08-24-2010 03:56 PMI think that was a turn signal Originally Posted by MahopacMarine
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08-24-2010 05:28 PMhe was stopped for having pot, alcohol and an underage girl about 15 prior....
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08-24-2010 06:24 PMNow someone will sue the cops who gave the kid a break, and no one else will ever get a break again.
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08-25-2010 09:20 AM"Ever take that thing off some sweet jumps?"
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