5 Killed When BMW Flies Off Elevated Airstrip, Hits Top Of Tree
Car Split In Half On Impact
POSTED: Saturday, January 26, 2008
UPDATED: 6:26 pm EST January 27,
2008
 Florida Highway officers said a gray 2008 BMW was traveling on an airstrip after 3:30 a.m. Saturday near Jumbolair Aviation Estates when it sailed off the 80- to 85-foot elevated runway. |
ANTHONY, Fla. -- Five young men on an apparent joy ride were killed early Saturday when a BMW they were riding in flew off an elevated runway at an airstrip and was split into several pieces, according to police.
Images: Crash Scene
Images: Victims
Florida Highway officers said a gray 2008 BMW was traveling on an airstrip after 3:30 a.m. Saturday near Jumbolair Aviation Estates when it sailed off an 80- to 85-foot elevated embankment at the runway.The vehicle was speeding in excess of 100 mph when it left the ground and traveled 200 feet into a large tree, Local 6 has learned. The vehicle hit the tree about 15 feet above the ground.Three of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle upon impact.Troopers identified the victims as James Hime, 19, Jacob Casey, 19, Joshua Ammirato, 18, Isaac Rubin, 20 and Dustin Dawe, 19.Police said the victims were friends and had just left a party before the crash.Neighbors in the 1400 block of Northeast 95th Street said that they were awakened by a bang that shook their house.FHP officials investigating the crash said there were skid marks at the end of the runway.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Images: Crash Scene Images: Victims Florida Highway officers said a gray 2008 BMW was traveling on an airstrip after 3:30 a.m. Saturday near Jumbolair Aviation Estates when it sailed off an 80- to 85-foot elevated embankment at the runway.The vehicle was speeding in excess of 100 mph when it left the ground and traveled 200 feet into a large tree, Local 6 has learned. The vehicle hit the tree about 15 feet above the ground.Three of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle upon impact.Troopers identified the victims as James Hime, 19, Jacob Casey, 19, Joshua Ammirato, 18, Isaac Rubin, 20 and Dustin Dawe, 19.Police said the victims were friends and had just left a party before the crash.Neighbors in the 1400 block of Northeast 95th Street said that they were awakened by a bang that shook their house.FHP officials investigating the crash said there were skid marks at the end of the runway.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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