On a small rural lane in Anthony, you'll find this memorial to five young men, ages 18-20, who were killed in a car crash in January 2008.
One of them borrowed his father's 2008 BMW. At about 3:45 am, they drove down the runway adjacent to Jumbolair Estates, the home of John Travolta, at speeds approaching 200 miles per hour. At the end of the runway is an 85 foot embankment. The car soared into the air and crashed into a tree. All five were killed.
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That is really sad. But people (young and old) should really have better sense than to drive a car at 200mph!!
So senseless and so unnecessary. I hope the memorial makes others think twice.
And left behind a number of grieving friends and family. How very sad. If these signs save one life it will be a good thing.
Touching post Jacob.
C'est une triste histoire, hélas trop fréquente.
triste mémorial ;o((
This is a sad but effective memorial, they ought to be mandatory in these types of crash.
Not uncommon even here, once and then on the national news we hear of fact like this: four, five lifes wasted in a terrible car crash, no survivors and sometimes other people injured or killed.
Pretty sad, but you are invincible at that age!
Oh my!!! That really is a tragedy. MB
oh so sorry...Different memorial!
Léia
It's sad to think what these boys may have become as grown men. We do so many foolish things when we're young. Unfortunately, there are far too many of these memorials and often for the same reason.
:'(
Whatever were they thinking of??
I hope these five very sad signs help save others from untimely and useless deaths.
I think this is a great, albeit sad picture. I am a fan of real life photography.... of work that isn't always happy or pleasing to see. The work that makes us think or brings ALL types of emotions, good and bad, is important. I find that some of my favorite photos are those that show the grittier part of life.
Well done.
poignantly beautiful
A sad reminder of what can happen when you think you are invincible. What a shame!
But does it stop drunk or speeding drivers?
What a waste. Unfortunately, we have memorials here that look very similar.
So sad, we have some memorials along out roads here and sad to say, I've seen them all over the country.
Omgosh I remember this. It was such a sad time for everyone who knew them. That looks like a very nice memorial though. :)
@ Daryl - Unfortunately, I really doubt it has any impact at all - the general attitude being, "It will never happen to me!"
What a powerful photo and a very sad story. Such a loss. You're right about the feeling of "It will never happen to me!" Too many teens have that attitude.
It's sad how young people think they are immortal.
A powerful memorial! However, I doubt this will have any impact on young people. Most of them won't give it a second thought. So sad! Thanks for this thought-provoking post and picture!
how sad but that memorial will be a reminder for others to slow it down.
Sad to see. I live only meters away from a road where a few young men on motorcycles die every summer.
sad to see, they are too young to leave this beautiful world.
I just noticed that one of the memorials is different from the others...Most say "In Loving Memory Of" with their birth and death dates. The one for Joshua, the driver, only says "In Memory"...I wonder if that was done intentionally out of anger? Or just an oversite? Intersting...
@ jusdealem - Excellent eye! Yes, I had noticed that, also. I really don't know why. However, there is still a lot of anger and blame going around and so far as I know some lawsuits have been filed. I haven't kept up on the case so I don't know all the details, but I would guess there is a specific reason why Joshua's sign reads as it does.
It is a tragedy for the living.
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