I hope this guy is okay! (M4 owner)

[Mr Tonka]

We just had a city wide funeral for a Hillsborough Co Sheriff's deputy who struck head on by another wrong way driver.




There have been a slew of wrong way drivers around here lately. Some speculated that they may be suicide motivated as one witness reported one person getting on the wrong way and then circling back around to do it again until they finally hit someone on their 4th try.

[jtodd_fl]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

We just had a city wide funeral for a Hillsborough Co Sheriff's deputy who struck head on by another wrong way driver.




There have been a slew of wrong way drivers around here lately. Some speculated that they may be suicide motivated as one witness reported one person getting on the wrong way and then circling back around to do it again until they finally hit someone on their 4th try.

Man is that sad... Cops, while not all are perfect people, do a thankless and tough job and do NOT deserve this shit to happen to them. (Neither do civilians, but they don't put themselves in harms way 8 hours a day....)

I just posted the original over at M4 forum, since no one had yet and OP seemed disinclined.

[jtodd_fl]

Update from M4 forum...
"He's doing okay. Here's the reddit thread for those interested:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/commen...m4_for_a_week/ "

[Verbiage]

Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

Update from M4 forum...
"He's doing okay. Here's the reddit thread for those interested:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/commen...m4_for_a_week/ "

It's crazy how quickly the internet works, thanks for posting dad. Glad he's doing well.

[JonnyM3]

This was my car. I sold it to him last week

Fortunately he is ok which is obviously most important. I am saddened about the loss of my former car and his loss as well. Cars can be replaced thank God he came out with minor cuts and bruises.

[natedog7700]

21 year old with a M4? Thats my age!

[jtodd_fl]

And you can see the awesome sense of responsibility he felt after working hard and earning his M4... in the OC...

[SheaButter]

Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

Man is that sad... Cops, while not all are perfect people, do a thankless and tough job and do NOT deserve this shit to happen to them. (Neither do civilians, but they don't put themselves in harms way 8 hours a day....)

I just posted the original over at M4 forum, since no one had yet and OP seemed disinclined.

Just FYI when you're on the M4 forum it links to the Off Topic thread as well. I didn't see any sense in posting a wrecked M4 in the general forum since the discussed topic will be more "off topic" than about M4's (just to so you can see my thought process).

[grimlock]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

There have been a slew of wrong way drivers around here lately. Some speculated that they may be suicide motivated as one witness reported one person getting on the wrong way and then circling back around to do it again until they finally hit someone on their 4th try.

That's what I thought too.
You don't drive that speed when you are drunk or lost, unless you are trying to escape cops.. guy wanted to die, and who better to take with him than a brand new shiny BMW with LED headlights. Fucker better die.

[Mywifes335]

I still prefer this dude to rock a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

He won't be in jail long but the time he spends there better be pound him in the ass.

[G8rGrl]

I would prefer a heavier daily driver with safety panels in place than a "light" CSL. I'm never going to complain about weight. There is always a tradeoff. Those pics on Reddit are scary. If the M4 driver didn't wedge his car against the barrier, he would not have survived. Glad he is ok.

[djDori_C]

You can't fix stupid

[jlstyle]

How lucky do you have to be to drive 10 miles on a highway in wrong direction?

[Fundguy1]

Originally Posted by Delta0311

Maybe he drove down from Canada, eh.

and

He's originally from the UK or Australia, so technically in his drunken eyes he was driving on the "right side".

Happens in Orlando all the time with tourists.

[SheaButter]

Originally Posted by jlstyle

How lucky do you have to be to drive 10 miles on a highway in wrong direction?

I agree, 10 miles seems like quite the wrong direction adventure...

[Fundguy1]

Ghost rider

[kprocivic]

Lol 100,000 bail. Justice system sucks ass sometimes. Hope the m4 driver has a speedy recovery.