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more about #accident more comments → TRAMS_AM: That's the kind of thing that'd spill a man's Big Gulp. #accidents more » More Awesomer Turtles: I work across the street and that happens about 6 times a year. Some trucker won't pay attention and tries to pull through. About 3 months ago a cem... more » ErikElCamino: That's why Kentucky can't have nice things. #accidents more » KeyserSoze: okay, this is my last civic kid, I promise.... (maybe) #accidents more » coupeZ600: It's called, "Topping" the Truck/Trailer/Load........ Topping the Truck gets you fired instantly, Topping the Trailer or Load gets you a drug-test and... more » UnlimitedRevs: Confusing peel out with peel off, I see... Must be carrying some pretty big sardines. #accidents more » MushyHeirloom: Be glad the truck survived unharmed - by only a few inches, it looks like. #accidents more » bmoreDLJ: Dude, didn't you get the trucker's memo? We weren't doing this anymore. #accidents more » Buster Brew: I'm thinking he/she had to be going at a pretty good clip to completely remove the roof. Style points for that. #accidents more » Nytmare: Found the intersection at "S 3rd St and Eastern Pkwy, Louisville KY" and looked around in google street view for the signs and one's readable enough t... more » -
#lolcars
Louisville Trucker Skins Trailer On Low Bridge
On the way home from work in Louisville, KY, reader Aleksey spotted this crinkled up semi truck resting just past the low bridge the driver had used to turn his trailer into a convertible. More »
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#crashweek
Little Girl Miraculously Survives Terrifying Crash In Washington
When a Washington driver somehow crashed backwards into a wall it appeared she immediately killed a little girl playing on the sidewalk. She managed to escape unscathed thanks to the parking bollards. Truly, a Crash Week miracle. [NBC] -
#nascar
NASCAR Driver Hits Coyote At 190 MPH
"It just started smoking like crazy. And it smelled terrible. I didn't see anything in the mirror, so I was like, ‘I wonder where it went?'" Where it went below, but be warned, it's troubling and NSFW.
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#carcrash
Why Was This Ferrari F430 In A Lake For A Week?
A not-so-presently-happy Ferrari owner was joyriding when an unavoidable preventative reaction to apparently avoid hitting a bike-riding child landed his F430 in a road side lake. And there it sat, for a week. But why? More » -
#caraccidents
Wienermobile Crashes Bun-First Into Wisconsin House
The Wienermobile seems to be popping up quite a bit in recent weeks, this time venturing off course and inserting itself into a Wisconsin home while whistling 'Oh I wish I were an Os-car Mayer Wiener!' More »
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#caraccidents
I-75 Tanker Explosion Collapses Nine Mile Rd Overpass In Metro Detroit
A tanker truck and several other semi trucks were involved in a large accident on northbound I-75 in Metro Detroit. The tanker impacted with such force that it exploded, collapsing the Nine Mile Rd overpass. More » -
#carcrash
Husband's New Corvette Z06 Hit By Wife's Hyundai Genesis
A self-admitted worst day fell hard on a member of GenesisOwners after he and his wife picked up his brand-spankin-new Corvette Z06. Rain, traffic and non-attentive driving resulted in a bit of freeway carnage costing over $26,000. More »
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#savetheenzos
Ferrari Enzo Crashes During Rallye De Paris
Why do we even try to Save The Enzos? Yet another Ferrari Enzo's (the second in three months!) bitten the dust. This one, at least, went down respectably, competing and crashing in the Rally de Paris at Magny Cours. More » -
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#carcrash
First Smashed-Up 2010 Ford Taurus SHO In Chi-Town
This 2010 Ford Taurus SHO was spied by a member of ChicagoSVT at his local dealership for demo rides. We'd say they demonstrated perfectly how not to treat your brand new EcoBoost-equipped Taurus SHO. Full gallery below. More » -
#carcrash
Plane Falls From South African Sky, Crashes Into Ford Ute, Fireball Ensues
A two-seater Piper Cherokee lost control and crashed into a Ford Ute shortly after taking off from Krugersdorp Airport, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Miraculously, out of the five people involved, no one was killed. More » -
#carcrash
Motorcyclist Nailed Hard By Car, Survives!
We can't believe we haven't seen this epic clip from 2006 before now. Forcibly and acrobatically discharged from his motorcycle, this guy decides he's not just going to lay down and take it. -
#carcrash
Auto-bi-weekly's Natlalie Neff tells us how their Ford Fiesta was demolished. [autoweek]
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#carcrash
Lucky Rally Duo Survive Wrath Of Mother Nature
European rally driver and co-driver, Rajd Elmot and Osuch Szczepanski, saw their car impaled by a branch during the 2009 Rajd Elmot-Krause race. They didn't realize how luck they were until they watched this in-car camera footage afterward. More » -
#celebrities
Usain Bolt Flips His BMW M3
Jamaican Olympic champion Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive, was going fast enough to flip his new BMW M3 multiple times before landing in a ditch. Maybe he should stick to running. More » -
#carcrash
Car Crashes Into Dutch Queen's Holiday Parade
The BBC claims this car careened into a crowd, killing at least two during a Dutch parade while deliberately attempting to ram an open-topped bus carrying the Dutch Royal Family including Queen Beatrix. Video below. More » -
#accident
REPORT: Nick Adenhart, Angels Pitcher, Killed In Hit-And-Run This Morning
Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a hit-and-run, along with two other individuals, this morning in Fullerton reports the LA Times. More info at Deadspin. [Photo: Getty Images] -
#accidents
Lamborghini Causes Accident By Sheer Force Of Its Existence
More proof that Lamborghinis are the devil: this one forces a car to dramatically reenact a harsh dragon maneuver on an unsuspecting idling car stopped at a light. Damn you Nemesis!! [youtube via break] -
#lolcars
How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
We've all seen trucks run into overpasses before, but none in the same place, multiple times. We count 8 trucks in total getting a military-style flat top attempting to make their way under this overpass. More » -
#rallyamerica
Travis Pastrana In Multi-Roll Accident At 100 Acre Wood Rally
Here on the scene in Salem, MO at the 100 Acre Wood Rally comes word of a multiple-roll accident involving Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom. No injuries reported and there's more information inside.
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#offbeatnews
Man Tragically Dragged 17 Miles Underneath Van
Early this morning a man in New York City was struck by an SUV while crossing the street. He was then hit by another van and dragged for 17 miles, dying along the way. More » -
#i94pileup
100-Car Pileup On I-94 In Michigan Leaves One Dead
A 100-car pileup on I-94 in western Michigan as a result of sustained whiteout blizzard conditions left one person dead and closed down an 11-mile section of the freeway for hours. More » -
#paganizondaf
$1 Million Pagani Zonda F Wrecked In Poland
According to WreckedExotics, the driver of this $1 million-plus Pagani Zonda F was speeding, lost control and slammed into a tree in reverse. What makes news worse? The engine caught fire after the crash. -
#stupidcriminals
Brothers Race Across Oklahoma At 130 MPH To Get To Chili's
After eluding numerous spike strips and attempts by a Dodge Charger Police Edition to run them off the road, the brothers behind the helm of this Mitsubishi Galant raced off the Oklahoma highway and into a Chili's parking lot. Once inside the parking lot they were easy pickin's for the state troopers, slamming into a parked car. What compelled them to race at speeds above 130 MPH to get to a Chili's? Was it a Mitsubishi Galant GTZ? According to reports, police found some Mary Jane in the car, which leads us to believe a plate of Southwestern Egg Rolls may be the real culprit. [MSNBC] -
#tesla
Tesla Roadster Has Fastest Crash Yet In France
Here we have pictures from WreckedExotics of a Tesla Roadster that got stuffed by one of the company’s executives during a demo drive in Southern France. It’s looks like the sales director was taking a potential customer for a bit of a hooning session, then, whilst attempting to navigate a wet turn in excess of 100 MPH, lost control of the vehicle and spun off the road. The ex-potential customer was thrown clear of the car, and neither person suffered serious injuries. Think the director will get fired by a blog post? Thanks for the tip, Francesco! More » -
#ferraricrashinaustralia
Aussie Bisects Ferrari 360 Modena Front End With Pole, Miraculously Survives
A couple of knuckleheads in the Australian town of Walkerville managed to wrap the front third of a Ferrari 360 Modena quite effectively around a telephone pole and walk away with only minor injuries. Eyewitnesses report the car was speeding around the local roads (surprise!) and as you can see, the eventual accident was pretty incredible, with the pole intruding to the point where it takes the space normally occupied by, say, the shifter over the transmission tunnel. With yesterday's Lamborghini Gallardo sliced in half width-wise and now a Ferrari split down the middle, it's like learning automotive biology by supercar dissection around here. (Hat tip to half our readers for sending this in!) More » -
#fortworthlamborghinicrash
Lamborghini Wrecked, Halved In Weekend Fort Worth Accident
Last Friday night a Lamborghini Gallardo speeding through a rainy Fort Worth, Texas struck a tree and split in half when the driver lost control after hydroplaning across standing water. The violent accident left the passenger compartment smashed against the tree while the rear half of the car continued on, stopping yards away. Both passenger and driver suffered serious injuries with one of the occupants reportedly losing a foot (ouch). We've got some crash shots below and on-the-scene footage of the bifurcated bull after the jump. (Hat tip to Travis!) More » -
#accidents
Ferrari F430 Wrecked In Metro Detroit Suburb
Canton Center Road lies in the sleepy little Detroit suburb of Canton, and, aside from people wrecking brand new Ferrari F430's outside of the Post Office, not much happens there. If you've never been to the little burg, the scene of this crash isn't surrounded by any curves, hills, trees, blocked views...or anything, really — just a couple of posts protecting a fire hydrant. Apparently that was enough of a target for this 430's driver after tangling with a Nissan Sentra, of all things. Must have been delivering express mail. More » -
#accidents
This Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Is The Most Expensive Crash Ever... In India
Indian Autos Blog, the lovers of all things automotive on the subcontinent, claim the smash-up of this Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 was the most expensive car crash in India's history. Whether or not that's true isn't really clear, but we're more interested in determining the "why." Perhaps the driver was just trying to imitate Bruce Wayne's intentional bull bashing. Then again, maybe he just lost control due to the bright yellow paint's magnetic traits. (Hat tip to Raja!) More » -
#slrguy
The End Of The Douchiness Is At Hand, Now Vote For The Best "SLR Guy" Entry!
Well, this crazy mixed up SLR Guy photo chopping game has been a laugh riot, but all good things must come to an end. After a marathon gallery and a follow up with all the late entries, we've finally cut off submissions and it's time for you to make the final choice. Today we pitch our fifteen favorites and we'll let you vote on who takes home the fabulous prizes. That's right we said fifteen, hey, you try narrowing it down to only ten when you get well over three hundred entries — some of them were just too good to leave out. So without further ado, and in no particular order, the SLR Guy greatest hits. More » -
#whenbuildingsattack
Boulder-Size Chunk Of My Manhattan Apartment Building Falls On BMW 3-Series, Reminds Me To Make Sure Life Insurance Paid Up
So I'm prepared for anything when I leave the apartment building I call my New York home (as opposed to my Detroit home, which is in Royal Oak). I can deal with the rats of unusual sizes, cockroaches as big as my fist and even the occasional manhole explosion. But I'm beginning to have a problem with the random shit raining down from the heavens every few days in New York City. First it was just one crane. Sure, it took out an entire building, but whatever, accidents happen. Then it was a second crane — only two dead — that's not too bad. Now, it's a giant chunk of the building I live in falling down on top of a BMW 3-Series parked out front. Like I said, I can deal with a lot. But when the buildings start attacking defenseless cars outside my pad, it's time to start reevaluating the ability of a city to regulate itself and its construction business. Although they did leave a nice note on the car, we're still totally telling the board to never use East Coast Restoration again. More » -
#racingnews
Peugeot 908 HDI Smacks Wall @ 170 MPH Ahead Of Le Mans 2008
Peugeot has been making big waves in the world of Le Mans Prototype racing this year with their new-from-stem-to-stern Peugeot 908 HDI. The cars have been running well in the pre-test for this year's race at Le Mans, but as driver Marc Gene shows us here, accidents happen — at 170 MPH and into a wall. Apparently the car's aerodynamics aren't totally settled yet, as we see the 908 totally lose it in a corner and catch air, flying with the greatest of ease into the barrier. Thankfully, Gene managed to get out of this one with only a dislocated toe, but he should probably be thanking his respective deity that this wasn't worse. [Youtube] More » -
#24hoursoflemonsaltamont
Details, Driver Name Emerge In Tragic Altamont LeMons Crash
While Murilee and the rest of Team V8olvo musters on with thoughts still on yesterday's tragedy at the 24 Hours of Lemons race at Altamont, we here at the Jalopnik Detroit bureau are lending a helping hand with coverage. We've just received news from the Gulf 39 team on the identity of their teammate behind the wheel of the Volvo 242 Turbo along with a little more detail on the preliminary on-scene investigation by the California Highway Patrol. We'd indicated to the team we only wanted to know the name after they'd had the opportunity to notify family, so although we're assuming that's been done already, we still wanted to make sure to include the name after the fold of this post to make certain it's been taken care of already. With that in mind — the short, but full, e-mail after the jump. More » -
#24hoursoflemonsaltamont
Tragic Death Reported At Altamont 24 Hours of LeMons Race
We all saw the report from Murilee just under an hour ago, and now we're hearing from numerous sources that the 24 Hours of LeMons race has taken a tragic turn. Our sources tell us the driver of the Volvo 242 Turbo in Gulf Oil colors (pictured above before the race, and below from the Thunderhill LeMons race last year) has died. We're waiting on more as we hear it from team V8olvo as well as others at the Altamont 24 Hours of LeMons. If this news ends up being true, our prayers, thoughts and well-wishes go out to the family, friends and teammates. All we do know for sure is that racing has been halted for the day and will supposedly resume again tomorrow. Although if it is true, that may just be wishful thinking. Updated below the jump — and with new photos below thanks to Mark Pitts. More » -
#offbeatnews
Aussie Son Crashes Daddy's Ferrari 360CS
It's happened time and time again, and it will continue to happen until the end of days. A jumpy teenager has a crazy idea, perhaps induced by peer-pressure, to sneak the old man's car out for a late night joyride. As Jalops, we've likely all put ourselves in such a situation. In retrospect, we're able to look back at it as a right of passage intomanhoonhood, but for this Aussie boy, it may be a while before he will fully appreciate the accomplishment of crashing his dad's Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, though never being able to see daylight may accelerate that process. More » -
#savetheenzos
Ferrari F50 Latest Victim Of Poor Swedish Driving
Who knew that sleazy Swede Stefan Eriksson was starting such a popular trend when he destroyed his Ferrari Enzo? Our main man from the north lands, JanTheMan, sent us this video of one Swedish gentleman putting his Ferrari F50 in the ditch. How did this happen? According to JanTheMan:This weekend it has been a major sport car show in Malmö in south of Sweden. Anyway. This tape was recorded after closing time when a Ferrari F50 was followed by some young twats in Beemers, Ricers and Porsches. SWEDES ARE HEARBY BANNED TO DRIVE ONE OF A KIND FERRARIS."
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#hoonoftheday
Porsche 911 GT3 Rolls, Literally, Around Corner At The 'Ring
Individuals like driving around the Nürburgring because of the challenge it presents. For instance, you might be coming around a corner with a bit too much speed, correct, then correct again and then end up tires-up waiting for the 100€ wrecker while a couple of smartass mates make quips about how much the different parts of your 911 GT3 will go for on eBay. In this case, the challenge is explaining to your insurance agency what happened. Maybe this unlikely driver can tell them he/she was trying to catch Sabine Schmidt. That's legit, right? [YouTube] -
#dragracing
Troy Critchley Charged With Homicide In Tennessee Drag Racing Incident
The horrible drag racing incident in Selmer, Tennessee at the "Cars and Kids" event last June has taken yet another tragic turn, with charges now being filed against the driver involved. The June incident occurred when Aussie drag racer Troy Critchley, while performing a burnout in his top fuel dragster, veered into a crowd, resulting in six dead and eighteen injured. More » -
#offbeatnews
Chinese Man Crashes Truck, Buys Helmet, Keeps Driving
Here's a man who was just being frugal and look what it got him, guff from the Chinese Police. Mr. Zhao, a Wuhan City man, was out dutifully delivering vegetables to the Hunan Province when he was involved in a traffic accident. The front end of the truck suffered major damage, but the truck seemed to operate fine. So he did what anyone would, bought a helmet with a visor and kept on truckin'. Leave it to the coppers to pull over a dedicated worker of the People's Republic and make him repair his perfectly functional truck. [ Ananova] -
#offbeatnews
Illegal San Fernando Valley Soapbox Racer Dies In Collision
We first heard about The San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation last year. The downhill antics seemed fairly safe and totally fun, but just recently there's been a tragic accident. Reportedly, during a race, one of the soapboxes lost control and ran into a parked Lexus, killing the racer. The future of the SFVISBF is in limbo. [CBS2 KCAL] -
#novelties
The Amazing Foldable Truck
This guy is probably very happy to be alive. Well, that's assuming he's alive, as we think he is. Hard to tell just from these pictures if the frame's strength (or lack thereof) was what kept him dangling and saved him or what folded and put him in danger in the first place. We wonder, what would've happened in a Honda Ridgeline? Though if you were hanging in this situation, you'd probably be having other thoughts. More »
