20 died in limousine crash

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Seems practically assured. Who does?

People that arent dead

 

[snakedafunky]

I would bet they were not wearing seatbelts in the back of the limo.

Yeah, I think so, but it still seems very unfortunate they all died.
Usually, you have a few lucky ones.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

People that arent dead

Don't ever climb into a limo man. Coffin on wheels. Just need the state to mandate wearing safety-belts. Then they'll be gtg.

 

[Mark Hunts FIST]

Yeah, I think so, but it still seems very unfortunate they all died.
Usually, you have a few lucky ones.

100% Agreed.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

The tragedy is beyond my mind's ability/ desire to comprehend. Just awful.

There are a few things going on here:
1. The driver was not licensed to drive such a vehicle
2. The vehicle did not pass inspection
3. This particular intersection is notorious for being dangerous

 

[gassius_clay]

Did they get a refund?

Family will get a 10% discount on limo services for the funeral.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Did they get a refund?

Ban

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Family will get a 10% discount on limo services for the funeral.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Ban

Of course it's horrific, that hardly needs pointing out.
Humans defuse tension and emotional turmoil with humor.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Of course it's horrific, that hardly needs pointing out.
Humans defuse tension and emotional turmoil with humor.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Some people get neither, so they're mirthless skeletons.

That's a decent band name

 

[TribalDrumz]

holy moly rip to 20 people that's a lot.. The most I've seen is about 20 in Brazil... Absolutely brutal with bodies everywhere. ..

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

holy moly rip to 20 people that's a lot.. The most I've seen is about 20 in Brazil... Absolutely brutal with bodies everywhere. ..

Yah, I'm sure if somebody had to call me about multiple members of my family, I'd be in denial for a few

 

[BangersAndSmash]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/nyregion/prestige-limousine-crash-schoharie.html

The limo went straight through a stop sign T intersection hit a parked car, killed two pedestrians and the limo fell into a shallow ravine. The driver didn't have the proper license and the car was a 2001 model that failed inspections, and the passengers were complaining about how much of a POS the limo was through social media.

The owner of the company was in fact an FBI informant who would pose as a radical rich Muslim and he helped foil two plots including one against a Synagogues in the Bronx, HOWEVER he became an FBI informant because he got caught taking money for hooking people up with illegal driver's license.

 

[JDragon]

What's the political angle here?

This never happened. They are actors.

 

[Cirris]

Did a google map search of 30 and 30a intersection in Schoharie. I used a terrain(topography) setting. Then it all made sense.

Schoharie is on the northern edge of the Catskill mountains. The valley is relatively deep, being carved out of glacial retreating and a prominent creek of the same name as the town. the section of route 30 south there has an almost 600ft drop in elevation over a mile before reaching the intersection. Take that, coupled with an overloaded vehicle, that isn't inspected, A modified vehicle at that, you/re just asking for catastrophic brake failure at a high rate of speed.

not to mention the fact that the Limo service was corrupt as %^@#.

 

[Protectandserve]

That is a wild number of fatalities, especially the fact that the limo had 100% rate of fatal injuries for 18 people.

I really want to know what the mechanism of injury that caused the deaths though. Mostly cause I respond to a shitload of crashes.

 

[cincymma79]

Man I hope they don’t stretch this out

 

[all caps]

I didnt want to post this cause I dont wanna post every vid but...

Steve covered this yesterday as well <Lmaoo>

 

[Rational Poster]

That is sad.
I am just wondering how 18 people inside the Limo died?
I don't think it burned out. That must have been one hell of a crash at very high speeds.

High speed + no safety belts.