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never pass a cop on the median doing 100mph !http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/v...-tape
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I was wondering if this story would show up here. It happened about 2 miles from my place.
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That's so inconsiderate... now some poor highway maintenance crewman is going to have to scrape brains off that overpass!!! Oh well... the stupid get culled from the heard first...
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1. Lucky he is alive, but he will be in the unit for a long time2. Glad no one else was hurtIf he was going a little faster I think he could of cleared that overpass, better luck next time, eh? Hey V, you need any parts?
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Poor Firebird.... must look away.
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Not much give to the bridge huh?
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...a moment of silence for that 85/86 Firebird... *wipes tear*
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^^ Awesome GIF... I lol'd
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hahahahaa there's still a use for the knightrider, i guess
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HOLY CRAP!
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Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »HOLY CRAP! Or as BlueCrush has pointed out before
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Ramenboy....that's hysterical, I love it.
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I notice in the vid that the car hits what appears to be a jump, then the rear end clips the guard rail sending the passenger side of the car into the overpass. Looks planned (well, not the outcome...)
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Some info available locally that preceded this event...He is a 19yr old from about 40min South of town. He was detained 15 min prior to the wreck by local police after he was found parked at 5am at a closed bowling alley with a local 15yr old female with alcohol and a pipe used to smoke the wacky weed. The girl was released to her father and he was released with a court summons after being given a sobriety test and determined to be sober. He then left, hit the highway and was passing vehicles on the median berm doing 100+ mph. He made it about ten miles before this happened. All of his friends and family are telling the local media what a good kid he is .... LOL
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Annnd we have the "Dukes" version....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...edded
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I just drove past the location a few minutes ago on my way to pick up my second key for the Vibe.There is a drain grate sunk in the ground about 4'-5' deep next to the guard rail. I always though he caught the incline on the gaurd rail, but it looks like he went down into the drain area and back up at a pretty steep incline.
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Holy Carp is right! He was almost a Darwin award winner, right there. LOL @ the Knightrider and DOH references. Looks like the NHTSA will be investigating another vehicle stuck accelerator issue.
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That or the FAA...
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Quote, originally posted by morbay »Ramenboy....that's hysterical, I love it.hahahaha thank god it wasn't a vibe.
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