On Sunday night just after 10 p.m. a 16-year-old boy lost control of his father's SN-95 Saleen Mustang crashing it through a brick wall, jumping over a pool and landing in a living room. The boy had no license and was driving over 85 mph when he hit the wall jumping over the pool, a feat which is somewhat amazing if you ask me. The family who lived at the house was home but nobody was injured, the boy who lived in the neighborhood was conscious and coherent as the fire department extracted him from the vehicle, he sustained several injuries including a broken leg.
This crash reminds me of the famous 14-year-old boy who started his fathers Eleanor GT500 and drove it through the garage with family and friends looking on. More proof that teenagers and cars don't mix. Photos of the accident scene are below.
(http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/16-year-old-crash-saleen_100181748_l.jpg)
(http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/16-year-old-crashed-saleen_100181745_m.jpg)
Is it really that hard to hide the keys to your toys from your kids?
So this kid lived in the area and didn't no that the street was a dead end? :facepalm:
Quote from: gotta-qik-z28 on May 12, 2009, 04:11:03 PM
So this kid lived in the area and didn't no that the street was a dead end? :facepalm:
He probably panicked and couldn't find the brake.
Quote from: VTEC_Inside on May 12, 2009, 03:02:59 PM
Is it really that hard to hide the keys to your toys from your kids?
Most people, idiotically, trust their kids.
I think the 14 year old GT500 was staged.
This one seems to be due to pure ignorance and stupidity.
Quote from: 2o6 on May 12, 2009, 08:37:40 PM
I think the 14 year old GT500 was staged.
This one seems to be due to pure ignorance and stupidity.
But not due to torque converter crawl. Phew.
(http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/16-year-old-crashed-saleen_100181745_m.jpg)
That will buff out. :lol:
Cheers,
Madman of the People
Quote from: CALL_911 on May 12, 2009, 08:43:35 PM
But not due to torque converter crawl. Phew.
That one was a manual.
Quote from: gotta-qik-z28 on May 12, 2009, 11:01:34 PM
That one was a manual.
I don't understand... even if it was parked in gear he would've had to push the clutch while turning it on... unless he just let go of the clutch... in which case that car has a shitload of torque to accelerate that fast and not stall with just popping the clutch with no gas! :lol:
Quote from: thecarnut on May 12, 2009, 11:10:03 PM
I don't understand... even if it was parked in gear he would've had to push the clutch while turning it on... unless he just let go of the clutch... in which case that car has a shitload of torque to accelerate that fast and not stall with just popping the clutch with no gas! :lol:
Cars fast-idle during cold start, which might have gotten it just into the bottom of the torque curve.
Quote from: R-inge on May 12, 2009, 11:14:38 PM
Cars fast-idle during cold start, which might have gotten it just into the bottom of the torque curve.
That's true... Though if that kid had done it in say... a Civic, none of this would've happened. :lol:
Quote from: R-inge on May 12, 2009, 11:14:38 PM
Cars fast-idle during cold start, which might have gotten it just into the bottom of the torque curve.
Yep! And through the garage he went. I wonder if his dad had ever driven the car?
Maybe he had just gotten done watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Quote from: 280Z Turbo on May 13, 2009, 12:12:02 AM
Maybe he had just gotten done watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Great, now I want to watch that movie.
I don't think a car either in N or in gear without gas can reach 85mph... and if that street was down hill, then that house is in a really dangerous location.
Quote from: NomisR on May 13, 2009, 12:46:25 AM
I don't think a car either in N or in gear without gas can reach 85mph... and if that street was down hill, then that house is in a really dangerous location.
That was a different story...
I wonder if he shit his pants? :nutty:
Quote from: Raza on May 12, 2009, 08:11:55 PM
Most people, idiotically, trust their kids.
My dad on the other hand hid the keys to his friggin' Accord whenever he went away.
Probably a good thing considering the shit I put my moms Sunbird through.. :mask:
Quote from: Raza on May 12, 2009, 08:11:55 PM
Most people, idiotically, trust their kids.
Very true.
When my son was about 14, I came home early one day and found him driving my Alfa Spider back and forth in the driveway. It didn't have plates and was parked in the garage with the key in the ignition waiting for me to make it, once again, roadworthy. I was a bit surprised, though not as much as he was, and when I asked him -- "What the hell do you think you're doing?" he blurted out "Well, you shouldn't leave the key in it. It's too much of a temptation". I really didn't know how to respond to that; but I never caught him doing it again.
Quote from: FoMoJo on May 13, 2009, 11:34:37 AM
Very true.
When my son was about 14, I came home early one day and found him driving my Alfa Spider back and forth in the driveway. It didn't have plates and was parked in the garage with the key in the ignition waiting for me to make it, once again, roadworthy. I was a bit surprised, though not as much as he was, and when I asked him -- "What the hell do you think you're doing?" he blurted out "Well, you shouldn't leave the key in it. It's too much of a temptation". I really didn't know how to respond to that; but I never caught him doing it again.
What year Spider?
(Sorry, but I must know.)
Quote from: Raza on May 13, 2009, 08:46:03 PM
What year Spider?
(Sorry, but I must know.)
1970...last year of the 'round tail' and Webbers. It's, presently, in my garage in pieces.
Quote from: FoMoJo on May 14, 2009, 10:22:47 AM
1970...last year of the 'round tail' and Webbers. It's, presently, in my garage in pieces.
You should see to that.
Quote from: omicron on May 14, 2009, 10:32:47 AM
You should see to that.
I plan to. One month until I retire and then I'll have some time.
Quote from: FoMoJo on May 14, 2009, 10:22:47 AM
1970...last year of the 'round tail' and Webbers. It's, presently, in my garage in pieces.
(http://imcdb.org/images/045/694.jpg)
That guy?