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Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo lost control of his red Ferrari 599 in a tunnel near Manchester Airport this morning in a one car accident totally obliterating the front end of the fabulous touring car. galleryPost('ronaldoferrari599', 6, 'This Is What Happens Ronny'); Cristiano Ronaldo, a 23-year-old player for Manchester United, lost control of his red Ferrari 599 in a tunnel near Manchester Airport this morning. After the accident, the young soccer player passed an on-site breathalyzer, which leads us to believe he lost control showing off for, or racing against team mate and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar who was supposedly "following behind." The force of the impact was intense enough to scatter debris across the two lane road and landed a tire 200 yards from the resting place of the car, Ronaldo was unscathed and managed to hit practice later on. [ The Sun , Times Online ] Photo Credit: Getty Images
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This is a 2009 Nissan GT-R with 500 miles on the odometer. Or it was, until it hit something very hard and fast in Georgia. And we thought these were bad . [ WreckedExotics ]
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An F-150 saved an Atlanta area gas station and convenience store from an almost certain fiery death at the hands of a diabetes-afflicted Jeep driver on New Year's Day. Yowza. Video below. [ wsbtv via CNN ]
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newVideoPlayer("/Bethesda-Water-Main-Break.flv", 494, 371,""); Rescuers and utility workers are scrambling to address a break in a 66 inch water main in Bethesda, Maryland which trapped motorists in flood waters up to four feet deep. Cold weather and old infrastructure combined to cause a rupture in the huge water main, which caused the serious flooding along the ironically named River Road. Fifteen motorists had to be rescued by helicopter after firefighters managed to reach them by boat or fire truck. The break occurred around 8AM this morning and as of this posting is still causing major flooding — the valve to close off the break is located below water and utilities officials are working to get it closed. Rescued motorists are being treated for hypothermia but no serious injuries have been reported. [ NECN ]
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newVideoPlayer("/I-94-Pileup.flv", 506, 423,""); 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. Eye witnesses and those involved said the crash was virtually inevitable, given the relentless blizzard conditions, and 70 vehicles ended up wrecked on the freeway with another 30 on the side of the road in the ditch. Aside from the one fatality, 31-year-old Raymond Candage III of Elgin, IL, who died when his car hit a stopped semi, no other serious injuries were reported by police. Given holiday travel is about to spike, this should be a reminder to everyone to slow down on the winter roads. Grandma's holiday ham will still be there if you're a little late. [ WSBT ]
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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. Sorry PCH'ers, with the engine and the outer shell lost in this smash-up, we're not so sure there's much left to reconstruct, Eddie Griffin Enzo -style. But, that said, anyone want to try? [via WreckedExotics ]
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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. Sorry PCH'ers, with the engine and the outer shell lost in this smash-up, we're not so sure there's much left to reconstruct, Eddie Griffin Enzo -style. But, that said, anyone want to try? [via WreckedExotics ]
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The other day we saw a gruesome display of Bambi meeting a Chevy Trailblazer at speed, and now oilburner ups the ante with a Ford F-350 SuperDuty taking down a horse. It's NOT-AT-ALL-SAFE-FOR-WORK! galleryPost('horsesuperduty', 6, 'The Black Stallion Never Saw It Coming'); According to our sources, this was the result of an F350 Super Duty minding his own business, driving along at 50 MPH on a dark night, who came across a darkly-colored horse crossing the road. The damage is pretty extensive with horse bits all over in what remains of the truck. What a mess. Horse sashimi anyone?
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The other day we saw a gruesome display of Bambi meeting a Chevy Trailblazer at speed, and now oilburner ups the ante with a Ford F-350 SuperDuty taking down a horse. It's NOT-AT-ALL-SAFE-FOR-WORK! galleryPost('horsesuperduty', 6, 'The Black Stallion Never Saw It Coming'); According to our sources, this was the result of an F-350 Super Duty minding his own business, driving along at 50 MPH on a dark night, who came across a darkly-colored horse crossing the road. The damage is pretty extensive with horse bits all over in what remains of the truck. What a mess. Horse sashimi anyone?
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A deer strike is no joke, especially when you're speeding along at night in your Chevy Trailblazer at twice the speed limit. Abandon all clickthroughs, ye of weak stomach. galleryPost('trailblazerstrike', 6, 'That Might Buff Out, But Would You Want To?'); We've seen foxes and deer and all manner of animal meet (meat) their maker at the grille of a speeding automobile, but this example of a deer being hit by a Chevy Trailblazer and turning into liquid is very impressive. According to the always reliable assertive internet blog headline, the driver struck the deer at 120 MPH. Is that a liver in the rear foot well? Yeesh. We hope everyone in the car was okay. [ KensingtonVictoria ]
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A deer strike is no joke, especially when you're speeding along at night in your Chevy Trailblazer well above the speed limit. Abandon all clickthroughs, ye of weak stomach. galleryPost('trailblazerstrike', 6, 'That Might Buff Out, But Would You Want To?'); We've seen foxes and deer and all manner of animal meet (meat) their maker at the grille of a speeding automobile, but this example of a deer being hit by a Chevy Trailblazer and turning into liquid is very impressive. According to the always reliable assertive internet blog headline, the driver struck the deer at 120 MPH km/h (edit: crafty Canadians and their darned metric system) . Is that a liver in the rear foot well? Yeesh. We hope everyone in the car was okay. [ KensingtonVictoria ]
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A deer strike is no joke, especially when you're speeding along at night in your Chevy Trailblazer well above the speed limit. Abandon all clickthroughs, ye of weak stomach. galleryPost('trailblazerstrike', 6, 'That Might Buff Out, But Would You Want To?'); We've seen foxes and deer and all manner of animal meet (meat) their maker at the grille of a speeding automobile, but this example of a deer being hit by a Chevy Trailblazer and turning into liquid is very impressive. According to the always reliable assertive internet blog headline, the driver struck the deer at 120 MPH km/h (edit: crafty Canadians and their darned metric system) . Is that a liver in the rear foot well? Yeesh. We hope everyone in the car was okay. [ KensingtonVictoria ]
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newVideoPlayer("/highway99-pile.flv", 494, 371,""); Dense Wednesday morning fog along California Highway 99 near Caldwell led to a mangled wreckage of 49 cars and four tractor trailers. The fog rolled over California Highway 99 Wednesday morning limiting visibility to around 200 feet, which, at highway speed, can only mean massive pileups. A ten car tangle involving a big rig led to additional accidents for a grand total of 49 cars and four semi trucks. California Highway Patrol shut down the highway to clean up the mess which resulted in only two people needing hospitalization. This pile up marks the first fog-related incident on California's roads during what is considered foggy-crash season. Remember folks, slow down, and give yourself a couple of Mississippi's of distance between you and the car you're following. Of course, if you can't see the car in front of you, that might be tough. [ CBS47 ]
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After attempts to secure a prostitute failed, a belligerently drunk UK driver crashed his Audi Q7 into the back of a Fiat Punto while pleasuring himself, killing two and injuring a third. File this one under "What Where You Thinking?" After an argument with his wife, Imran Hussain got belligerently drunk and after attempts to secure a prostitute failed, pleasured himself while driving in his Audi Q7. Everything was fine and dandy until he crashed into the back of a Fiat Punto at speed, killing Gary Proctor, 47, and son James, 16, and seriously injuring wife Catherine, age 44. First responders reported Hussain fleeing the scene with his erect member exposed and hurling insults towards onlookers. It's doubtful there are words in the English language to properly berate this kind of irresponsible asshatery, but Hussain has been sentenced to eight years in jail, which is breathtakingly brief for such record-breaking levels of douchebaggery. [ BBC.co.uk ]
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Remember the bewildering story of the smashed Honda Civic with "AIDS note" in San Francisco? Turns out it was true. But there's more. Check out the back story and new pictures below. Seems the car is owned by couple Mark and Lina who have had one hell of a couple months, starting with the Honda getting broken into in September, a motorcycle getting stolen in October, the Civic getting crushed by a suicidal, drunk naked guy, and insurance covering none of it. The whole terrible story, along with the timeline are below the gallery. galleryPost('civicsmash', 6, 'Mark and Lina Have Terrible Luck'); Mark and Lina’s Story – A Bad Couple of Months Timeline: September 13, 2008: Mark’s Honda Civic get broken into in Hayes Valley, San Francisco, and the same weekend, two upstairs apartment units get broken into through an open window. October 10, 2008: Mark’s Triumph motorcycle gets stolen from Hayes and Buchanan. October 24, 2008: License plates from said Triumph are...
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