Our team was rolling to the starting line with our race car when this crash occurred. Loud speakers & radio broadcasts announce the next car up on the line. The "Turbinator" (450 +MPH) was spooling up and the guys in the pickup steered toward the race course to get a better view, directly into the path of the Toyota Van. Its really that simple, and very sad.
@dougborrett3566
6 жыл бұрын
Nissan van with Toyota badges, strange!
@dartsportduster
5 жыл бұрын
I was the first person on the accident scene , wonder how the older couple are doing ? I tried to keep them awake until medicals showed up. It was an awful accident.
@topsecret1837
4 жыл бұрын
Simple, sad, and really stupid.
@deandee8082
8 күн бұрын
@@dartsportduster so sorry man, wrecks can be very horrific, nightmares, we saw a bad one as a kid in teh mid 60's, visible decap .. I had nightmares for so long . . . take it easy, good rest, some natural serotonin will help your dreams . . . good luck out there stay safe . . .
@cobrabob53
8 күн бұрын
Was supposed to be there this weekend, but was unable to make it. I’m sorry for anyone who is injured or lost their life and unfortunately, the news will portray this in a certain light that doesn’t reflect the true nature and the wonderful bonding that goes on at these events and how well everyone behaves I hope this doesn’t start some kind of nonsense with the public
@drewmartinez1120
6 жыл бұрын
Ik this is messed up but really all that space and u still crashed
@feelnrite
2 ай бұрын
Yea how does this happen?
@ryansmiley5495
8 күн бұрын
67
@benth162
6 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of thing that happens when drivers have their heads up their asses instead of paying attention which is called Situational Awareness. When you are talking or playing with your phone or whatever, you are not paying attention to your driving.
@deandee8082
8 күн бұрын
exactly then you make a move without looking? and if the other drivers does not have cat like reflexes and vision .. horrible, I had a woman pull out in front of me as I was going thru a green light, her light was red, and she PINNED it, brad new luxury car, i was hardly able to get on the brakes much less steer, my mid 80's truck totaled the car, pushed her engine into the cab, pushed her back about 20ft.. I drove home, radiator sprung a leak.. just dunno how she didn't see me, I was below speed limit . . . baffles, foreigner tho, baby in back of her car in baby seat crying the entire time, musta been trauma for the poor thing . . I dislike crashes a lot, racing or otherwise .. go easy man
@DRFelGood
9 күн бұрын
My deepest condolences to everyone involved ❤️
@smitty8190
7 жыл бұрын
all that space and still a fatality :( shame
@Smedley1947
8 күн бұрын
It's a tragic Far Side cartoon moment. All that space and still ••••
@DalV
6 жыл бұрын
How can you miss a car in wide open space?
@seabee12333
5 жыл бұрын
have you never seen a midair collision involving 2 planes? distance and approach angle is hard to judge out on the salt. plus I think the guy in the truck had been drinking.
@genekrafft948
Жыл бұрын
Same way large ships hit one another in the middle of the Ocean I guess.
@Smedley1947
8 күн бұрын
Especially a big tall black van in a sea of white salt.
@jamesplotkin4674
5 күн бұрын
Well, they didn't miss the car, did they?
@p51bombay
10 күн бұрын
Obviously there is a way but the point of impact on the two vehicles doesn't make sense - Drivers side/front on the mini van and passenger side/front on the truck?
@merccrewlcab2385
9 күн бұрын
So many ignorant and judgemental remarks made by more then a few people. Look what our society has turned into. A person made a mistake, a mistake, have any of of you judgey jerks ever made one? Looks like you havent by your remarks. RIP to the person who died. I hope everyone else involved healed up fine.
@joebruggman
8 күн бұрын
A fatal mistake is on its own level, accidents are always somebody fault, and likely was due to somebody's negligence. It may sound harsh but yes it was a direct result of somebody's actions that a person was killed due to a mistake that could have been avoided.
@jservice6594
6 жыл бұрын
Were both of these vehicles working as crew for racers that were on the course at the time? If not, they are essentially spectators and should be behind the line and not on the access road at all. Course marshals are there to enforce that, but they can't be everywhere. Now, because of some idiot(s), they'll tighten regs and make it worse for everyone else.
@jebbohanan2626
3 күн бұрын
I never have understood how two ships could collide in an ocean so huge.
@Wildstar40
6 жыл бұрын
All that wide open space and they connect. Pretty sad indeed.
@MarcTurk
9 күн бұрын
You mean too tell me , all that space and they still ran into each other ?? But then again way back in history the only two cars in a state crashed into each other 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@deandee8082
8 күн бұрын
it only takes one driver not paying attention or losing focus, both of them? my best guess, it was so early, and with so few people on that road his instinct said 1 in 350 million chance, our subconscious is making choices for us all the time, specially in relaxed places like this, sadly the truck blends with the background too, the van may have blended with a dark mountain?
@Diax1324
5 жыл бұрын
1:12 blood on the window?
@EskoMorko_
5 жыл бұрын
Driver probably ended that side of the cabin head-first.
@JGunit
3 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@feelnrite
2 ай бұрын
@@EskoMorko_ Truck had 4 people and van had 2. I wonder if glare is bad coming off of the salt.
@vandalorianvandalorian4769
10 күн бұрын
And brains!
@VladimirBlarp
8 күн бұрын
A single cab pick up with 4 people in it. And look at the way that the steering column is pointing towards the passenger side. That means no belts used. So that could be blood and brains from multiple peoples heads blasting into the windshield
@deandee8082
8 күн бұрын
bombay, the media is showing reverse images of the truck damage? the first image at 1:11 the damage is on the drivers side, or appears to be, that image appears to be reversed? steering wheel? the other images or stills damage is on the passenger side? why would they do this? at 1:25 they show both vehicles, van has damage on drivers, truck on passenger side .. yes this doesn't add up to a head on does it? me thinks the truck turned left in front of the van and got it the turned perpendicular to on coming van, van swerved the same direction the truck was traveling then clipped its front quarter, spun around?
@strvenoconnell4061
7 күн бұрын
@@deandee8082 I thought the same thing
@cag1763
5 жыл бұрын
Stupid happens..for stupid actions..
@Megagangster1994
7 жыл бұрын
probably looked on his phone or something...
@kwik440
7 жыл бұрын
yep
@JesseKlaus
4 жыл бұрын
Seems he looked over to see the cars preparing to race
@FuZe.
3 жыл бұрын
Our team was rolling to the starting line with our race car when this crash occurred. Loud speakers & radio broadcasts announce the next car up on the line. The "Turbinator" (450 +MPH) was spooling up and the guys in the pickup steered toward the race course to get a better view, directly into the path of the Toyota Van. Its really that simple, and very sad. Said by @Gregg M. Plahy
@srreventon
4 жыл бұрын
Horrific!!!!!! Safety is a crucial.... These lanes should a Have red paint or powder used to separate the actual track This would not have help in this situation But maybe they should have 2 separated lanes.. and marked accordingly For the track.. i have seen videos of racers hitting the flags Thats not acceptible at all These flags should be removed and replaced with large 20 feet by 20 feet ground paints The lanes also need to be marked and they should be vert very wide.. at least 200 feet wide As you fly down... the marked perimeter would slowly begin to get closer to your vehicle and you could adjust your direction Without that.... one simply hits the flags and that can cause injury or death No vehicle should ever make conract with the orange flag markers That is a sign that changes need to be made before a racer is killed or injured
@louismartinez4467
8 күн бұрын
I know somebody else already said this but- he took injury with a grain of salt, or he got injured and put salt in the wound.
@brianbarclay5628
7 жыл бұрын
i was there that day, it takes 2 people to be stupid at the same time...
@dougborrett3566
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah they were probably both in the truck, and one of them shouldn't have even been there.
@Smedley1947
8 күн бұрын
No, it only takes ONE fool to steer into your lane in a situation where you have no reaction time, or inertia of your vehicle is just too much and you simply can't miss. Jerk the wheel on a tall van like that to get out of the way of the truck and you don't get much action, it just begins to fall over which makes it impossible to steer.
@mattmopar440
7 жыл бұрын
if they where wearing there seatbelts this would of ended differntly im shocked
@Wildstar40
6 жыл бұрын
If the drivers were paying attention this would not have happened.
@toad829
5 жыл бұрын
They need to upgrade the rules. The problem is the same thing you get when Skiing. Snow Blindness. Everything disappears. They need to put Flashing RED strobe lights on top of all the vehicles in the track area. Easy fix.
@DougRatmanLMAO
4 жыл бұрын
These cars weren't taking part in an event
@DrOlds7298
5 күн бұрын
Looked like there was a sign warning drivers of this issue as well?
@MrKdr500
6 жыл бұрын
Wow! talk about rubbing salt on you're wounds....
@lfs6544
6 жыл бұрын
MrKdr500 I see what you did there.
@sector783
3 жыл бұрын
Good one
@rickricardo8731
4 жыл бұрын
Crashed and doing 55 sucks .
@malikdigger4544
6 жыл бұрын
Was the guy in F150 drunk or on his cellphone either way this is awful & sad. I always wanted to go Bonneville Salt Flat events been reading about there in Street Rodder magazines for 23 years.
@feelnrite
2 ай бұрын
That is a 250 and could be a 350.
@maspunchnath7487
5 жыл бұрын
That passenger in the truck ate it big time
@axisgalaxis
8 күн бұрын
Old drivers do weird stuff like turn in front of on coming traffic. Just drive defensively n hope your on your awareness game to avoid such moments. Old drivers are everywhere in America n some don’t realize they lost a step n slipping mentally.
@deandee8082
8 күн бұрын
welp, being on the softer loose salt the damage is minimized some apposed to asphalt thank God, and it doesn't appear to be perfectly head on, quarter to quarter, allows the vehciles to spin away form one another as well.. so sad in any event . ... diminished grip the strength of impact isn't as great, both vehicles can easily slip on salt.. its slightly lesser compound compression, and less is more in crashes, condolences to friends and family, RIP . .
@sandra4395
6 жыл бұрын
Salt Flats?? Could someone elaborate on what that is...? It looks salty and that is my assumption and would like clarification... Thanks in advance... I am Canadian hence my ignorance.. xoxo Blessings sent.. xoxo
@TwoBlackMarks
6 жыл бұрын
The ground is made up of salt, it once was a big salt water lake. That has dried up. The salt is what remains of it. I am very poor on the Earths timeline, but maybe from the last great Ice Age. Like 10.000 to 100.000 years ago? Give or take a couple years... People from America or US probably knows when it started drying up, probably after the end of the ice age I would guess, but I am really poor on Earths timeline, Ice Ages and general "happenings"..
@Nigel2Zoom
Жыл бұрын
It is an ancient inland sea that evaporated over time and left a layer of salt in it's place.
@speedfreak8200
9 күн бұрын
Google it ?
@Bonzi_Buddy
9 күн бұрын
Betty Burkland seems like a cool lady...and smart!!!
@michaelhartman851
9 күн бұрын
It's literally an open space for miles, the stupidity displayed here by there idiots is astounding, there should be laws against being so stupid, no excuses for this.
@walker-snow
2 жыл бұрын
KZitem recommended this video to me at least 5 times in recent years. I don't know why 😀
@craigpennington1251
12 күн бұрын
Wow! All that space out there & this crap happens. Either nobody was paying attention or it was intentional. Very sad deal all round. Condolences to the family that lost a loved one. I hope that they did an on the spot drug test at the scene immediately. That would answer lots of ?s. It seems these days no matter what the event, either gunfire, mass shootings, and or a loss of life, due to some craziness. America, this has got to stop & banning guns is NOT the answer. I've always had a dream to run Bonneville but it will never happen.
@greeker94
4 жыл бұрын
Did you hear what he said? “ a pick up with 4 people and a mini van with 2 people” I think it’s the other way around.
@dustinthewind814
9 күн бұрын
@@greeker94 there 1000% could have been four people on the bench seat.
@DrOlds7298
5 күн бұрын
@@dustinthewind814 Or two in the cab & two in the bed. Looks like blood on the back of the cab,so it's possible?
@ReglazeRX
8 күн бұрын
This makes no sense at all.
@tomservo5007
5 жыл бұрын
no spotters with a radio? I wonder if they made that a rule for future events.
@fightfanian
3 жыл бұрын
Well that sucks
@almightyso8039
6 жыл бұрын
Rookie
@mikeskidmore6754
Күн бұрын
It's hard to see on the Bright salt. You need good Sunglasses.
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