BMW Driver causes MASSIVE afternoon rush hour accident

0asis · 07-05-2007, 09:36 PM

Right off the bat we assume the kid is 18.. but nope, idiocy has no age limit.

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/232846

Zeiss · 07-05-2007, 09:38 PM

That's huge!

SekZi · 07-05-2007, 09:44 PM

he wasn't driving a bmw.

0asis · 07-05-2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SekZi

he wasn't driving a bmw.

"A 61-year-old Toronto man was charged with dangerous driving after a massive accident involving his BMW..."

"Witnesses reported seeing the BMW swerve across two transfer lanes of Highway 427 northbound into the express lanes..."

"It’s suspected the man in the BMW was driving aggressively, and making unsafe lane changes, he said..."

the car's only mentionned three times in the article.. but no, you're probably right. he wasn't driving a BMW

theDude · 07-05-2007, 09:51 PM

Bummer ! Looks like it could have been much worse, in terms of injuries

findtom · 07-05-2007, 09:52 PM

amazing nobody was hurt in that accident, but I can only imagine the traffic that day because of that guy.

all 427 traffic diverted to bloor street... that can't be good.

Revlis · 07-05-2007, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0asis

"A 61-year-old Toronto man was charged with dangerous driving after a massive accident involving his BMW..."

"Witnesses reported seeing the BMW swerve across two transfer lanes of Highway 427 northbound into the express lanes..."

"It’s suspected the man in the BMW was driving aggressively, and making unsafe lane changes, he said..."

the car's only mentionned three times in the article.. but no, you're probably right. he wasn't driving a BMW

MMMmmm, Nice healthy Sarcasm... Very Nice.

nusevad · 07-05-2007, 09:54 PM

hmm 61 years old...maybe with age he lost some of his reflex skills.

OhhaiAlex · 07-05-2007, 09:55 PM

ouch! Poor BMW

noro · 07-05-2007, 09:58 PM

New BMW slogan...

BMW...it will make the 18 year old in you come out, even if you're 60.

But seriously I am still having hard time believing that the dude was being reckless... maybe there is more to it.

sctrojan · 07-05-2007, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0asis

"A 61-year-old Toronto man was charged with dangerous driving after a massive accident involving his BMW..."

"Witnesses reported seeing the BMW swerve across two transfer lanes of Highway 427 northbound into the express lanes..."

"It’s suspected the man in the BMW was driving aggressively, and making unsafe lane changes, he said..."

the car's only mentionned three times in the article.. but no, you're probably right. he wasn't driving a BMW

there was mention of a bmw in the article you're linking to

picus · 07-05-2007, 10:07 PM

That asshole clogged up the whole city today; took me 2 hours to get from Downtown to Unionville.

SekZi · 07-05-2007, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0asis

"A 61-year-old Toronto man was charged with dangerous driving after a massive accident involving his BMW..."

"Witnesses reported seeing the BMW swerve across two transfer lanes of Highway 427 northbound into the express lanes..."

"It’s suspected the man in the BMW was driving aggressively, and making unsafe lane changes, he said..."

the car's only mentionned three times in the article.. but no, you're probably right. he wasn't driving a BMW

"The southbound express lanes of Highway 427 will be closed through the evening rush hour after a tractor-trailer carrying a load of gravel rolled over this afternoon and blocked all lanes, causing a massive traffic jam."

Since when does bmw make tractor trailers?

100mph · 07-05-2007, 10:31 PM

before people start biting heads off about the article not mentioning anything about a BMW...

If you open the link if Firefox its a different article than when you open it in IE - same accident but different 'reporting' , on IE talks about a BMW, the firefox version makes no mention

Interesting....

BMW2006 · 07-05-2007, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100mph

before people start biting heads off about the article not mentioning anything about a BMW...

If you open the link if Firefox its a different article than when you open it in IE - same accident but different 'reporting' , on IE talks about a BMW, the firefox version makes no mention

Interesting....

I tried both, still the same story to me, unless there's a link behind the link the OP had that I didn't see.

-BMW2006

canucklion · 07-05-2007, 10:41 PM

+1, check for yourself, IE makes no mention of BMW, even the headline is a bit different "Big crash halts 427 traffic" from IE vs "Man, 61, charged after crash halts 427 traffic" from Firefox

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100mph

before people start biting heads off about the article not mentioning anything about a BMW...

If you open the link if Firefox its a different article than when you open it in IE - same accident but different 'reporting' , on IE talks about a BMW, the firefox version makes no mention

Interesting....

canucklion · 07-05-2007, 10:44 PM

.

arcrox · 07-05-2007, 10:46 PM

wtf

SES_D · 07-05-2007, 10:48 PM

yeah, why don't I see "BMW" in the article? Did they edit it? But sucks, nevertheless.

uhaulball · 07-05-2007, 10:51 PM

The two versions of stories are funny... how the hell did that happen lol. so weird!

canucklion · 07-05-2007, 10:51 PM

look at the screen caps I posted

Quote:

Originally Posted by SES_D

yeah, why don't I see "BMW" in the article? Did they edit it? But sucks, nevertheless.

canucklion · 07-05-2007, 10:53 PM

I think somehow IE is not getting the updated version of the story, look at the time stamps on the two browser, Firefox has 7:18pm with TWO reporters while IE has 3:38pm with only one reporter

Mr Bill Gate, fix your internet thingie

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