Fatal MINI accident in Mexico City! Did anybody know the dri
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Hello friends and enthusiasts of the great MINI Cooper!
I don't know if anybody has seen or posted this picture of a fatal accident involving a Liquid Yellow MINI Cooper in Mexico City.
Apparently the driver lost control of the car at around 85 mph (137 kph) and crashed his MINI onto a telephone pole. Driver died at the scene of the accident. :smile:
Juan
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...lbum04/eul.jpg
I don't know if anybody has seen or posted this picture of a fatal accident involving a Liquid Yellow MINI Cooper in Mexico City.
Apparently the driver lost control of the car at around 85 mph (137 kph) and crashed his MINI onto a telephone pole. Driver died at the scene of the accident. :smile:
Juan
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...lbum04/eul.jpg
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07-28-2003, 08:28 PM
I believe that's the picture from a few months back, and while the accident happened near my house I didn't actually know the driver.
While the MINI enthusiast community is in general very close in Mexico, there are also a lot of rich 15-year-old brats who recieve MINIs for their birthdays without even knowing how to drive or having the responsibility required to be behind the wheel. This, combined with a lack of speed limits in Mexico results in many accidents like this one making mangled MINIs and drivers a pretty common sight on our streets.
From what I read in the paper about this picture, this was basically the case with this particular wreck...irresponsibility + speeding + alcohol.
Very sad, but all too common in my neck of the woods.
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While the MINI enthusiast community is in general very close in Mexico, there are also a lot of rich 15-year-old brats who recieve MINIs for their birthdays without even knowing how to drive or having the responsibility required to be behind the wheel. This, combined with a lack of speed limits in Mexico results in many accidents like this one making mangled MINIs and drivers a pretty common sight on our streets.
From what I read in the paper about this picture, this was basically the case with this particular wreck...irresponsibility + speeding + alcohol.
Very sad, but all too common in my neck of the woods.
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Originally posted by slegorreta:
>>I hadn't heard about the accident. I don't think the driver was a member of the Club though.
>>
>>Not to blame MINI/BMW, but some kids really take the "go-kart" marketing too seriously. It's a pity that a young life was lost this way...
>>
>>Let's just be safe...
>>
>>
Hey Checo...
You've got a good point though!
Let's just be safe!
Juan
>>I hadn't heard about the accident. I don't think the driver was a member of the Club though.
>>
>>Not to blame MINI/BMW, but some kids really take the "go-kart" marketing too seriously. It's a pity that a young life was lost this way...
>>
>>Let's just be safe...
>>
>>
Hey Checo...
You've got a good point though!
Let's just be safe!
Juan
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