Willie Gee

I feel bad for their families most of all. It must be devastating to lose a child.

dombey

I agree- no one should trust an 18 year old in a car, period - much less a 500 hp car... lesson learned the hard way, I guess.

IheartS2ks

I hope they went(died) fast. (after reading what I wrote, it sounds sarcastic, it's not)

It doesn't sound like it though.

I couldn't imagine the moments right before.

Plus who puts a tree at the end of a runway? It must have been on the side or something because most larger runways have sand or a wall or something. Either way, RIP.

BD89

The tree was over 200 ft away.

negcamber

The airport is elevated. Look at the pic in the original post. Note the cops standing at the top of the hill...that is the end of the runway...it is about 85ft above where the car landed. The tree would not be an obsticle for an airplane taking off.

Willie Gee

take a look at the photo and you will see the cop car above the tree. The M5 flew about 200 feet before hitting the tree and splitting in two.

The driver did not anticipate the runway ending so quickly. At 150 mph Runways can be deceptively short and without lights practically impossible to see the spot at which it ends...

S2020

I wonder if the parents will sue BMW and the airstrip for killing their kids.

bjohnston

Doubt it. But, the other parents may be able to sue the parents who lent the kid the M5.

Not to minimize or make light of the trajedy, but stupid kid and stupider parents.

dombey

I don't know, but one of the kids spilled hot McDonald's coffee all over himself and got 3rd degree burns when they hit the tree- that's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

joosyjoos

Eh well my father has several cars that are just as dangerous. Im 19 and I drive them on occasion. Theres a vast difference between people my age who are mature and those of us who need a bit more time to mature (if they ever do). It's unfortunate that this had to happen... but not all 19 year olds are bad drivers. I personally have been through several performance driving schools and know the limitations of a car better than most people my age. That being said we all make mistakes... that driver made a really big one.

I guess my main message is this... don't always assume the stereotype that ALL teens and younger men are bad drivers (a lot are... dont get me wrong) but there are plenty of older ladies and gents that prove they can be just as bad. I just don't want this one incident to ruin it for all of the people my age who respect their vehicle and its limitations.

*steps down from soap box*