Fatal Crash on NJ TPK

[nfelmlee]

Absolutely terrible. Condonlences to the family.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/07/fatal_cartruck_accident_slows.html

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=traffic&id=5512241

 

[Warfang]

anybody we know?

 

[Scratch]

Michigan plates on the car. Condolences to the family

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The car was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the rig (over 100)

 

[PDCjonny]

Saw that on the news this morning. Awful.
4:00am going 100+ mph..............

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

17 and 21 years old? Wow. How incredibly sad. Prayers to everyone involved.

 

[prevnine11ownr]

Didnt a 21 yr old just buy a red Viper on this board?? Maybe on the Alley.....dunno

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

The two victims are said to be 17 and 21 years old.

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[mike & juli]

Horrific for the families involved---2 very young, inexperienced drivers....always so very sad...condolences sent from us also. ~mike & juli~

 

[PDCjonny]

Follow up: http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates/

 

[Fast Viper]

my condolences =(

 

[mike & juli]

Follow up: http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates/

Good grief, the driver is still LIVING?!!! Man, I sure feel for him, as he has a death on his conscience now as well as rehabbing~~bet alcohol played a HUGE factor (or drugs/***)...speed was too fast...just horrible...so young....my condolences to both families and the truck driver also...can you imagine seeing THAT come at you???
Too many of these stories of young Viper drivers---they do NOT know the car, cannot possibly at that young of an age....it's horrific for all involved. ~juli

 

[PDCjonny]

Can you imagine how many bones you break and how much trauma to the muscles and tissue getting ejected out of the drivers seat? Just to get your body past the steering wheel and dash and then go land on the ground at speed. Gruesome.

 

[Jerz Viper]

I saw this accident this morning, and my heart stopped. I swore I saw a NY plate on this car, Michgan Plates are usually blue. I purposely checked the plate for fear it was one of our members.

The pictures don't do the accident scene justice, thank GOD. I'm still shaken from what I saw.

 

[mike & juli]

I saw this accident this morning, and my heart stopped. I swore I saw a NY plate on this car, Michgan Plates are usually blue. I purposely checked the plate for fear it was one of our members.
The pictures don't do the accident scene justice, thank GOD. I'm still shaken from what I saw.

I'm sorry you had to see that...just imagine what the truck driver had to see...all so awful.
No words really.....juli

 

[Jerz Viper]

Hi Juli,
As a coincidence, I'm in trucking, and know first hand as I had a person run under my truck, they survived. Even though your not at fault, you still feel horrible
Just a tradgedy all the way around.........

 

[mike & juli]

Hi Juli,
As a coincidence, I'm in trucking, and know first hand as I had a person run under my truck, they survived. Even though your not at fault, you still feel horrible
Just a tradgedy all the way around.........

Oh, gosh--yeah, I can only well imagine...Mike is a truck driver also, for many, many years...had people smash into him, deer, cows, horses and the like, but nothing like this.....I just cannot imagine your horror. You have my sympathies as well 1) for seeing this tragedy, and 2) for the horrific accident that happened to you personally with your truck...you're right, it's NOT your fault, but I always wonder how people live with that anyway??? I know for myself, I'd just feel horrendous...as I'm sure you must feel. Our best to you, too.
~mike & juli~

 

[Jerz Viper]

I knew I liked you guys!
Thanks Juli

 

[mike & juli]

I knew I liked you guys!
Thanks Juli

WOW, thank you!! That's quite the compliment coming from you, THANX!!!! Hope someday to meet up with you Jersey guys!! ~juli~

 

[Jerz Viper]

You guys have an open invitation!
Our Pocono event is around the bend.......

 

[mike & juli]

Yep, saw that, unfortunately cannot make it....thank you for the personal invite though!!
~juli

 

[Jerz Viper]

Anytime my friend!

 

[Stray Cat]

Just terribly sad....

How could you not be wearing your seat belt ? Just unreal..... I sold my 05 but as I remember if you do not put your seat belt on, doesn't the darn thing beep at you ?

John

 

[Jerz Viper]

It will beep for about 10 minutes, then it goes off

 

[Bobpantax]

"Police now say Leo was found to have alcohol in his system, and that he may have been traveling upwards of 140 miles per hour."

If Mr. Leo survives, he will probably be facing criminal prosecution for whatever New Jersey has as a DUI manslaughetr statute. Alcohol, 140 MPH, no seat belt on his 17 year old relative. He is married and expecting a child. You have to wonder what possessed him to be so utterly irresponsible. I feel sorry for his deceased relative, his wife and his soon to be born child. Assuming the facts are as alleged in the article, I do not feel sorry for him. He deserves to be punished.

 

[Fast Viper]

I wouldnt drive my viper 5 ft without a seatbelt on. Scares the **** out of me when I hear about stories like this.

 

[klamathpro]

Had they been wearing their seatbelts, it looks as though the passenger would have survived with fewer injuries based on how well that side of the car looks in the pic. Seeing that they both violated two basic, real, lifesaving laws, and that they were going way too fast, they got snakebit to the worst degree for no reason. It's one thing to loose control of the Viper, even for a second, it happens to everyone at least once during ownership, but it's another thing to simply ignore every basic safety precaution in the book. People under 25 should not own or drive a Viper period.

 

[Schulmann]

I can tell you one thing. These guys were not wearing their seat belt. They got a hard punishment. Seat belts are vital in all cars. There is a new fashon amongst young not to wear the belt. It is an important issue.

Vipers are very safe cars when it come to survive an impact. The frame is rock solid. There are many guys who survived crashes without being injured because they weared the right device. If you are concerned for your safety have a 5 points harness installed.

 

[CANTDRIVE55]

Very sad....my condolences to the families and hopefully, the driver will survive. I've run across several horrible fatal MVA's as a "first responder" MD and I remember each victim as if I was standing right there today......the trauma will last in that truck driver's memory forever I'm sure as mine have. The driver will certainly "what if" himself forever as well if he survives.

 

[viper GTS-R]

Here's the paper article....

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--RS

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

"Police now say Leo was found to have alcohol in his system, and that he may have been traveling upwards of 140 miles per hour."

I feel sorry for his deceased relative, his wife and his soon to be born child. Assuming the facts are as alleged in the article, I do not feel sorry for him. He deserves to be punished.

Agreed 100%. As soon as I read alcohol was involved, my sorrow for the driver went to zero.