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This item was recently submitted by a reader.
Should I include it in the archive?
Vote to tell me what *you* think!

Rich and Overconfident

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Darwin says, "Kids hotrodding are not really dumb or astounding enough to merit that most ignoble of prizes, the Darwin Award."
Five young men are dead after a car they were riding in crashed after traveling off an airport runway at the exclusive "fly-in" community of Jumbolair Aviation Estates early Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The crash at the community, which is also the home of actor John Travolta, happened at about 3:45 a.m. According to a preliminary Florida Highway Patrol investigation, a 2008 gray BMW with five occupants, ages 18 to 20, was traveling at a high speed on the airstrip.

As it neared the end of the runway, the car skidded and traveled off the end of an 85-foot high embankment, became airborne for 200 feet and struck a large tree.

At impact, the vehicle split in half and the car's engine separated from the vehicle, scattering pieces of the car over about a 200 square foot area. Three of the five occupants were ejected from the vehicle and all were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Mike Burroughs said.

The victims have been identified as Joshua D. Ammirato, 18, of Fairfield, who was identified as the driver of the $75,000 car; Dustin J. Dawe, 19, also of Fairfield; James Devon Hime, 19, of Anthony; and Jacob James Casey, 19 and Isaac Rubin, 20, both of Ocala. It was not clear if any of the men lived within the gated community. ]] -- direct quote from abcnews story http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4197457&page=1

I haven't got time to paraphrase this for you, but add my vote for this one. So often, your darwin awards are for pathetic underclass folks. But quite possibly all of these victims WERE intelligent and physically fit members of the "beautiful people", but IT WENT TO THEIR HEADS - Darwin likes PRUDENCE, strange as it sounds.

Submitted on 01/27/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: abcnews 2008-jan-27

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James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
The names of the deceased and a bit of additional info merit passing this along to Darwin. As for your commentary, there is no statistical evidence that any one socio-economic class is more likely to receive a DA. We get a pretty solid cross section. Remember, natural selection doesn't care how rich or poor one is!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
I don't agree with the "beautiful people" commentary either but I'll let this one pass thanks to the additional information.


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