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- GLENDALE, Calif. -- A driver who police say was driving recklessly was ejected onto a 5 Freeway sign in Glendale following a rollover crash Friday morning.
The fatal crash happened near Colorado Street around 7 a.m. when the 20-year-old victim was driving on the southbound side of the freeway at high speeds, hitting one vehicle with three passengers, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Authorities said the victim's Toyota Prius rolled several times, and the driver was catapulted onto the sign. CHP said the victim was not wearing a seatbelt.
And if you can't see this one in your mind's eye:
Wow.
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
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It's going to be tough for his family to leave balloons and stuffed animals up there.
The "victim's" family will still sue the state saying that their poor brain surgeon to be would have lived if the sign would not have been there, or had been padded or....
But he was getting great gas mileage in that Prius!
Prius owner? No great loss. He served his purpose, can't vote for Obama a third time.
Thanks to the commenter that provided this link yesterday. It's not funny per se but I'm still laughing my ass off.
The most wondrous things happen in the state of California. I am glad I don't live there.
I did not know a Prius could go that fast?
I guess he learned the hard way. Too freaking bad, he was driving like a jerk and he got what he deserved. I am so freaking sick and tired of seeing this carp everyday of young punks driving like idiots. If the police aint around they do what the want. At least he didn't kill anyone else. Maybe we can get the song Stairway to Heaven for him. Stupid ass jerk driving a prius like it was a hot rod.
Ouch!
Coroner be there with a rubber bag by-and-bye. Meantime, don't endanger your people making nicey-nice.
Glad we got these sturdy signs built to Federal standards.
WHONNNNNG.
Timex -- it's still ticking!
Almost made it to Colorado Street.
Almost.
...and people on the ground watch those big rigs whizzin by to your left, got a schedule to keep...
>chills<
Stand back ma'am. I'll get your cat out of the tree.
That is what you call instant karma. How many times have we seen an idiot drive recklessly without regard to the safety of others? Too bad dummy, you were driving like an asshole and now you died like an asshole.
Have to question the reporters use of the word "victim" as this guy seems to be the cause of his own demise. Perhaps just refer to it as the driver?
Crow food.
Thats gotta leave a mark
Wide right! Off the post!
How about each time the word "victim" is used relative to these types of stories the media properly identifies drivers as "traffic law offenders" or some other appropriate identifier. No way was this picklehead a "victim" except of his own stupidity.
reckless driving asshole. At least he only killed himself
"Have to question the reporters use of the word "victim" as this guy seems to be the cause of his own demise. Perhaps just refer to it as the driver?"
10/31/2015 09:02:00 AM
Yeah, apparently he was driving crazy and hit a car with three people in it, and not a word about THEIR well-being.
Sure got a spectacular result for himself.
Funny about the teddy bears and candles and stuff. Halloween, too, and it looks like it's Dia De Los Very Muertes. Gives real meaning to that word "ejected."
Despite the "gallows humor," though, they covered it up, had an investigation to do and we still try to be a decent society. It speaks well for us, compared to other places in this crazy world. Thank you, fire guys. Always dangerous going up high...and those semis streaking past the whole thing. Cali don't stop for anything, I guess.
God bless and stay safe, all.
And there are still coppers out there who don't wear seat belts.
Somehow this has to be the fault of the CHP, but that will depend on certain factors.
Running late from the coffee house gig on the way to a Bernie Sanders rally, rolling a doobie, tweetin'trash to FOX, listening to NPR on the iPod and blasting some retro Sonic Youth has nothing to do with it. But the Colorado sign probably confused the hipster, thinking he was leaving the Golden State and heading towards a stash pick at The Greater Boulder Mary Jane Repository when he got a call between texts.
I think I can still see that the Hope & Change bumper sticker was still intact.
Cool beans man, almost made it thru the uprights.
Whatashame.
According the LA radio station KFI what you see stuck in the sigh is only his upper have he left the rest in the vehicle.
Near Colorado street. Almost made it a mile-high!
Anonymous said...
Wide right! Off the post!
Laughed my ass off!!!! Now that was funny!
Rest in peace young speeder, remind your kids that speed may be fun, but the stop hurts BAD!
I wonder how he was noticed up there...
"Sign, sign, everywhere a sign".....
Can't get any deader......thump
Prius owner? No great loss.
I downshift every time I pass a Prius ...
ABCD
ABCD (Ret)
Click it or get a ticket, buckle up!
That's like the old school head on a pike as an example. Leave him dangling, bet people slow down a little haha.
>>>Anonymous said...
I did not know a Prius could go that fast?
10/31/2015 03:20:00 AM<<<
Oh Lordy!! His mama said.
He couldn't have been going THAT fast.
The speed-o-meter in dat car only go up to 85 mile an hour.
(I have actually heard that said by Ghetto Mama as we pry the wreckage away from one of Shortshanks prize trees.)
The crowd is hushed... the snap is made...
The ball is set...
Robbie Gould approaches the ball and kicks
Field Goal! Chicago Bears!
Oh No Wait! Wait! The ball is hung up in the goal posts!
Now if it falls forward of the posts will it be a Field Goal?
Maybe he's not really dead...
and he wakes up...
OH SSSSHHHHHIIIIITTTTTT!!!!!
Such things do happen.
One of those days when you wish people would peacefully fall asleep in front of the TV with a six-pack...
Hey, if I can do it, you can do it.
Slainte!
It would be a great prank to every Halloween to climb up there with an articulated skeleton in the same clothes.
It would become,
The HAUTED SIGN of COLORADO STREET.
justice is served, Colorado prelude to Colorado crime wave from legalizing marijuana?
wonder was he high? the country is looking at legalizing this drug, Colorado made over 150 million in tax revenue already, what state is next for the death lottery?
On the diagram, would a little ref in the corner giving the "goal" signal be in bad taste? And don't forget to contact card the guy for "possible on view vandalism while investigating an auto accident, further investigation revealed to be other half of traffic offender."
I would give anything to watch the old wagon men get the body down.
Why would we call the reckless driver a "victim?"
So how's he/she doing, anyway?
Happy Halloween!
Don't know how true it is, but I read a comment in article that said that body up there was his upper half! The lower half was still in the car! Holy fuck if true
Anonymous said...
I would give anything to watch the old wagon men get the body down.
11/01/2015 04:07:00 PM
Old Wagon Man here. Similar situations, rooftops, industrial racks and such, we called the CFD and they would wrap him in a "Stokes Basket" and ease him down maybe on top of a snorkel basket.
Absolutely amazing how this corrupt city does not want to pay the Out-of-Grade for a couple of P.O.s to move a body but will pay a Daley/Vaneko connected firm about $1100 to do the same thing.
Hang in there buddy!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/family-ejected-driver-sacrificed-lamb-205900021.html
This story just got a little more weird
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