Alpharetta police spokesman George Gordon told the AJC that authorities initially got a call just before 4 a.m. about a possible brush fire on Webb Bridge Road near Alpharetta High School.Now my Jeep is designed to get 60 yard into the woods - kind of the selling point, in fact. A Ferrari? Not so much. In fact, about the only way to accomplish the feat is to get up a head of steam. The youngster and his friend are pretty lucky: after the sudden deceleration of those 60 yards, their ride was is less than pristine condition:
“Unfortunately, when our police officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the fire was actually caused by a single-vehicle crash,” Gordon said. “They found a red Ferrari that was on fire approximately 60 yards into a wood line.”
Gordon said that the two men inside the Ferrari had crawled out of the car, but had sustained “significant” burn injuries. They were airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition, he said.
My Jeep looks pretty good, actually. Seriously, who lets their 18 year old out in their Ferrari?
Kids are so spoiled these days. At that age I'd have been happy with a Porsche. Actually I'd have been happy with a car that didn't pour gas on the ground if I filled the tank more than half way.
ReplyDeleteThe good news: Nobody involved will ever do any of that again.
ReplyDeleteAn idiot...
ReplyDeleteFew things are deadlier than lots of horsepower driven by someone with little experience.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up I heard "That's too much horsepower, you'll kill yourself."
Years later, I can say they were definitely right. Thought it was dumb at the time, but the self-restraint necessary not to mash that gas pedal to the floor, and to know in what precious few situations you actually can are something you only learn with lots of hours of experience.
We had a teenage kid put his father's classic Corvette into the woods about a mile from here a few weeks ago. He ended up in the hospital, but I'd say he got lucky.
ReplyDeleteThis is why I'll wait until the kids are out of the house to have my mid-life crisis. So it looks like I'll be buying that sports car in 2026.