Teens Almost Die Attempting YouTube Stunt
In a bid for YouTube fame, two teens from Peoria, Arizona tried to get their Mitsubishi Eclipse airborne by flying through an intersection. Needless to say, the pair failed miserably. They did get airborne, but, upon landing, the car's 16 year-old driver lost control and crashed through several trees and rolled over.
The driver is in critical condition, while the 17-year-old passenger was treated and released from the hospital. Worst of all for the two injured teens, their friends didn't record the incident. Still, due to their complete stupidity, they still managed to achieve Internet fame. [Source: KTAR, Via: Fark]
Filed under: Audio/Video
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
kal326 @ Apr 18th 2008 11:46AM
In other words, gen pool almost cleaned up......
Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to try to go hill hopping on a public street in a obvious "hey look at me, i'm cool" youtube fame grab?
Sonney @ Apr 19th 2008 11:54AM
And we all pay higher insurance because of these nuts.
I hate the Insurance Industry with a passion. I've had no accidents or moving violations in my driving day from 1977 - Present. But I share the load so's to cover up these kids' mistake.
Yeah these punks will now have twice a year premiums of $1400 now, but my rate went up from $145 twice a year to now $298 from 2001 till now.
I tell you the insurance people hit us all so they could make back their losses on Hurricane Katrina.
Btw, 11 idiot teenager drivers have died in Southern Illinois since 2003.
And you should know that I drive a crappy little ole 1993 Chevy Caviler that's payed for!
ajm33771 @ Apr 19th 2008 6:11AM
the sad thing here is that You Tube and their IDIOTS are getting blamed by enablers elsewhere for the pure STUPIDITY OF THESE TEENS!
Similar and worse stunts can be seen on regular TV, BUT enablers of fools such as these IDIOTIC TEENS think that that is OK since there is a disclaimer that says "dont try this at home" etc. what a bunch of Moh-Rons between the You Tube crowd and the Teen Enablers. we are in tra-booo
Gus @ Apr 19th 2008 6:32AM
Stupid is as stupid want to be. How sad to be so wanted to be looked at that you will damn neer kill your self hope you got your look at me fix.
vince @ Apr 19th 2008 6:36AM
blame jackass johnny knoxville and his crew, they all want to be like him
DENNIS @ Apr 19th 2008 6:53AM
THIS IS WHY KIDS SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING
AND WHERE DID HE GET THAT CAR
HE DID NOT BUY IT ON LINE
Nancy @ Apr 19th 2008 7:05AM
Hmmmm - maybe it's me but the best (non dedication type) YouTube videos are the spoof or funny ones. Stupid ones don't do much than confirm the degree of stupid...
stretch @ Apr 19th 2008 7:16AM
somebody should go and beat the crap out of the parents for raising such stupid kids, the suburbs have no charms to sooth the restless dreams of youth
starkewes @ Apr 19th 2008 11:42AM
I concur w/ stretch's comment whole-heartedly, but hey what can kids do? Conform or be cast out! =)
jules @ Apr 19th 2008 7:21AM
Just goes to show, when you give kids too much freedom, they will take it extremes. Now one kid lays in a hospital fighting for his life. PARENTS, stop giving kids more than they can handle, after all where did a 16 and 17 year old get that car and the camera to video tape this?
ericsmusclecars @ Apr 19th 2008 7:48AM
New Driving age 18 Please change this law before more kids get killed. 16 is to young..............
a public safety message brought to you by
http://www.ericsmusclecars.com
Jerry B @ Apr 19th 2008 11:17AM
How stupid can you be. Sixteen is fine so long as parents train well. I was driving at age 10 and driving trucks alone at age 11 during world war due to most all men were off to war. I am now 77 and have trained many drivers as well as our six children and the only two that we had any trouble with were two that took drivers ed. in school and had to be retrained. It is up to the parents to be responsible instructors. Of course you are most likely judging by your own experience and are most likely a lousy driver and for sure a lousy instructor. Also unable to raise your children to be responsible or you would not have made such a statement.
jacquesinok @ Apr 19th 2008 12:10PM
A youth's brain is still growing at 16. 16 and 17-year-olds generally don't yet have the mental capacity to handle such responsible tasks as driving a car responsibly. 18 should be the minimum driving age, and a lot of needless accidents involving immature teenagers could be avoided.
Parissa @ Apr 19th 2008 7:58AM
Several years ago the daughter of a member of the church for which I worked, did the same thing with her boyfriend. Nice kids ... seniors nearing graduation ... neither ever in trouble ... good students ... a bright future, especially for the girl (she had been accepted to the college of her choice) ... both kids considered to be mature and very responsible. Well, all it took was a moment of bad judgement while among a group of friends: let's see if we can airbourne the car while going down an especially steep hill ... which they did ... but crashing, headfirst into a tree and killing both instantly. No one who loved and knew them has ever fully recovered from this tragedy ... and no one can understand why two such bright and promising young people would have even considered trying such a stunt. I hope the young person mentioned in the above article who is in critical condition survives in one piece ... the other is more lucky than they can possibly imagine to have 'walked away.' All I can utter in response to both incidents is, "WHY?"
Joseph @ Apr 19th 2008 8:01AM
You want to talk about being stupid. Stupid is, the American people allowing this raid of a religious organization. No out cry about this invasion of freedom and the right to live as we want. Now I am not religious, and personally think religion is a crock. Its like we still live in the days of the Witch Doctor, and the Medicine Man. No real substance. Just like the case in Texas. Some lies by the authorities. Which, the Media seems to have jumped on, and now they are trying to make us think, these are bad people? If these people want to live this way then why not? Its their life and we are a free country, or at least that is the way I was brain washed into believing. What is next? At so point we are going to have to make a stand for right and wrong. Maybe there are a few young girls who might be, or were pregnant at one time. You can go to any neighborhood in the country, and find the same thing. Rich or poor. What is wrong about wanting to live like they did back in the old west days? For those who believe in the Bible. These people are living just like the bible says. Back then they had more than one wife. The woman do not go around showing everything they got with their breast hanging out, so men will look at them. Women dress for sex and its cool. The ladies in this religious group, do not choose to go around looking like a painted up street walker. I will say I am not into living like this religious group does, but think it is wrong for the government to go into their compound, and take their kids away. I wonder which will come first. The religious war, or the race war? Personally I agree with what Bill Moryer said about the pope. This guy is a joke. Picked by men who live a more secret life than anyone. Why did they not ban the Catholic Church? They sure were banging a bunch of kids and covered it up. Who knows, they still could be doing the same thing today. All in the name of God. Again the American people do nothing, but give the church their money and that is what religion is all about, along with control of the people. Back when religion first started before Christ. The so called which Doctor could control the people and the chief could control the Which Doctor. When Governments came along they adopted the same tactics. They could control the church and the church could control the people. Seems like that same thing is hitting us right in the face today. Who is right and who is wrong? Are you one of the Lilly cleans followers, or a free spirit with a mind of your own? Remember Waco? I do.
Dennis Carr @ Apr 19th 2008 8:15AM
I saw the part where you talked about the accident, when I looked again it was gone...........Dang.
e @ Apr 19th 2008 9:08AM
Did you forget that it is illegal for teenagers under the age of 14 to be married in the state of Texas? The girls are being forced to marry older men who just may be their uncle or something! There is a major difference between a girl having sex and getting pregnant and being forced into a marraige such as these. And not every girl walks around like a "painted up street walker" to get attention. Yes, it does happen, I'm not ignorant; but you're being very biased in your statement about it. You can't look at one girl and say "oh, all girls must walk around with their boobs hanging out all over the country now." That is not true. There were reports of abuse from whoever made the call, so the government can investigate. A neighbor can call the local DSS on someone who has children and they come and investigate-it's a requirement when they receive calls such as the one about the, real or not, 14 year old girl from the compound. And you say something about the country being "free?" What about the women not being allowed to decide if they want to marry their 40-year old uncle or not? Remember that they don't have a say so in the matter or about getting pregnant by them. And because they are ploygomists, they won't even be the only wife. That is also illegal; at least in this counrty. The people who lived in the Old West were usually only married to one person at a time. I say usually because we don't know if there was any bigamy or not so I can't say that it never happened before. But the odds of it happening are slim. So I personally think that the government should check to see if there was abuse. And since the children are still out of the custody of their mothers AFTER all of the hearings, I assume that there was abuse. And not just abuse to the children, teenagers, and possibly the mothers too, but they were breaking State and Federal laws as well.
riccoh @ Apr 19th 2008 10:15AM
are you done now?
Bill @ Apr 19th 2008 10:26AM
What the hell does your rant have to do with the issue at hand, kids being stupid so they can be seen on You Tube...
Norma Jean Foresman @ Apr 19th 2008 10:44AM
What in the world does this have to do with a couple of stupid rich kids with more money than brains have to do with your tirade of ignorance? You talk about the Catholic Church, the idiots in Waco that killed and burned their own compound, and the rapists in the name of the FLDS people...Get a life!