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Old 04-02-2008, 01:07 AM   #1
philip
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Default Kid kills 5 in BMW M5 at Travolta's runway

This happened in late January, I hope this is not a Stan. I searched but could not find where this had been posted here.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=124526

I saw the horrific photo at Wrecked Exotics and searched for the news article.

The 18 year old in his dad's new (1100 mile) BMW M5 with 4 friends in the car (it was one kids birthday that night) at 3 am in the morning, snuck onto John Travolta's runway in Florida to do a top speed test. The driver didnt leave enough room to stop or assumed the runway went on forever, past its 1.5 mile length. The car went off the end of the runway and went airborne for 200 feet as there is an 85 foot drop off at the end. The car was ripped apart as it hit large live oaks killing all five kids on board.

The kid was posting on the M5 forum just days before the accident, talking about how the car was making harsh sounds as he paddle shifted at 140 mph.

RIP the four friends who were needlessly killed.
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