OMG - hopefully not someone on this forum - fatal accident in Palm Beach, FL

achtungE30 · 01-24-2011, 09:52 AM

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/tr...d-1205635.html

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WELLINGTON — Investigators say alcohol and speed played a role in the single-car crash that left a 29-year-old man dead, thrown from his car this morning in Wellington.

Daniel Portela of West Palm Beach had left the Player's Club Bar and Restaurant in his BMW M3 series and headed northbound on South Shore Boulevard, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's report.

Portela, who was wearing his seat belt, could not "negotiate" a curve and lost control, said Sgt. John Churchill of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. The car turned clockwise, made it on to the median and continued sideways until it stuck a tree, which split the car in half, the report stated.

The front half of the car continued to slide on the median until it struck a second tree, which threw Portela from his car, according to the report. That part of the car then caught fire.

Portela died at the scene.

Team Plutonium · 01-24-2011, 09:53 AM

HOLY SHIT! That is terrible! It has a NY plate....

R.I.P.

RandyB · 01-24-2011, 09:57 AM

It has painted reflectors too and 359M wheels obviously. It also has the ZCP CF bits on the front fascia and rear deck.

R.I.P.

infamxkris · 01-24-2011, 09:58 AM

wow that is scary.. the color and the license plate is similar to my m3.. kinda had to double check my car was still outside.. LOL but yea really hope the driver and any of the passengers got out of this okay.. but the crash does look bad.. any details on the crash? any other cars involved? how fast was he going? reason of the crash?

joelk · 01-24-2011, 10:06 AM

wow that's horrible

Team Plutonium · 01-24-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by infamxkris

wow that is scary.. the color and the license plate is similar to my m3.. kinda had to double check my car was still outside.. LOL but yea really hope the driver and any of the passengers got out of this okay.. but the crash does look bad.. any details on the crash? any other cars involved? how fast was he going? reason of the crash?

The driver died at the scene. R.I.P.

infamxkris · 01-24-2011, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SehrSchnell

The driver died at the scene. R.I.P.

woops didnt see the link you had above the picture.. R.I.P.

infamxkris · 01-24-2011, 10:15 AM

just a question but how fast must someone go for the car to get like that?.. car splitting in half and catching on fire is some scary stuff..

PKL · 01-24-2011, 10:16 AM

That car is split in half!!!

Be careful out there! Can't blame this one on the ice...

Also, thank god no one else was involved...

///My5UV · 01-24-2011, 10:17 AM

Sweet Jesus, that looks terrible. RIP
Plate is clearly visible in the pics for anyone that might know him :-(
Hard to tell but I think it's a convertible?

Technic · 01-24-2011, 10:17 AM

Either the driver was doozing off (3:30am) while driving at high speed or he was racing. Hitting two trees and splitting the car in two is something quite difficult to do at the 45mph limit in that boulevard, IMO.

kmarei · 01-24-2011, 10:18 AM

that's the nastiest accident i have seen in a loooong time
ouch.
he must have been flying
to cut a car in half on a tree, means serious speed.
airbags deployd, but no use in an accident of that magnitude

Erhan · 01-24-2011, 10:18 AM

God that's insane! How can the car be cut in half..

R.I.P.

Technic · 01-24-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ///My5UV

Sweet Jesus, that looks terrible. RIP
Plate is clearly visible in the pics for anyone that might know him :-(
Hard to tell but I think it's a convertible?

Coupe.

There's a bent B pillar somewhere in there.

Wah · 01-24-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ///My5UV

Sweet Jesus, that looks terrible. RIP
Plate is clearly visible in the pics for anyone that might know him :-(
Hard to tell but I think it's a convertible?

No ZCP on convertibles... also, you can see the CF roof sticking up in this shot.

///My5UV · 01-24-2011, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by infamxkris

just a question but how fast must someone go for the car to get like that?.. car splitting in half and catching on fire is some scary stuff..

Dunno, but looks like sideways into a tree pretty fast. (Strike that thought about a cab)
The driver being thrown from the car would make me wonder if he was wearing a seatbelt but once the car splits in half I don't think it would have made any difference.

infamxkris · 01-24-2011, 10:23 AM

umm just a question why are the rear rims different from the front rims? like the rears are ZCP and the fronts arent..

infamxkris · 01-24-2011, 10:24 AM

or are my eyes playing tricks on me?.. lol...

GOLFFRR · 01-24-2011, 10:24 AM

wow that is insane! i dont think i have seen a car split in half like that. very sad

GOLFFRR · 01-24-2011, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by infamxkris

umm just a question why are the rear rims different from the front rims? like the rears are ZCP and the fronts arent..

look the same to me

Wah · 01-24-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by infamxkris

or are my eyes playing tricks on me?.. lol...

This.... they're the same.

stega · 01-24-2011, 10:27 AM

Wow he had to be going very fast to leave the car looking like that. I live like right near there. I think I have even seen this M.

01-24-2011, 09:53 AM	#2
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01-24-2011, 09:57 AM	#3
RandyB Lieutenant Colonel Drives: '03 330i, '09 M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,504 iTrader: (0)	It has painted reflectors too and 359M wheels obviously. It also has the ZCP CF bits on the front fascia and rear deck. R.I.P. __________________ '09 E92 M3 6MT \| Alpine White \| Black Leather \| EDC \| CL Trim \| 19s '03 E46 330i 6MT \| Electric Red \| Black Leather \| ZSP \| Bi-Xenons Last edited by RandyB; 01-24-2011 at 10:02 AM.

01-24-2011, 10:06 AM	#5
joelk Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Space Gray E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,682 iTrader: (0)	wow that's horrible __________________ e90 M3, Space Gray / Extended Black, ZCP, ZCV, ZP2, DCT sold: 2008 BS 135i 6MT

01-24-2011, 10:16 AM	#9
PKL Colonel Drives: 2011 335i 6MT Performance Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 2,462 iTrader: (0)	That car is split in half!!! Be careful out there! Can't blame this one on the ice... Also, thank god no one else was involved... __________________ '11 E90 335i M-Sport 6MT Performance Edition BMW Performance Exhaust

01-24-2011, 10:18 AM	#13
Erhan Colonel Drives: Cooper S Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,462 iTrader: (0)	God that's insane! How can the car be cut in half.. R.I.P. __________________ 2011 MINI Cooper S previous cars: E92 M3, Z4MC, Z4 Roadster, E36 328 Sedan

01-24-2011, 09:58 AM	#4
infamxkris Private First Class Drives: 2009 Jerez Black e92 m3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: aNYthing Posts: 188 iTrader: (0)	wow that is scary.. the color and the license plate is similar to my m3.. kinda had to double check my car was still outside.. LOL but yea really hope the driver and any of the passengers got out of this okay.. but the crash does look bad.. any details on the crash? any other cars involved? how fast was he going? reason of the crash?

01-24-2011, 10:15 AM	#8
infamxkris Private First Class Drives: 2009 Jerez Black e92 m3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: aNYthing Posts: 188 iTrader: (0)	just a question but how fast must someone go for the car to get like that?.. car splitting in half and catching on fire is some scary stuff..

01-24-2011, 10:17 AM	#10
///My5UV Lurker Drives: E39M5, E90M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Austin Posts: 617 iTrader: (0)	Sweet Jesus, that looks terrible. RIP Plate is clearly visible in the pics for anyone that might know him :-( Hard to tell but I think it's a convertible?

01-24-2011, 10:17 AM	#11
Technic Major General Drives: 2012 E92 M3, 2010 CC Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ft Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 9,804 iTrader: (13) Garage List 2004 M3 [0.00]	Either the driver was doozing off (3:30am) while driving at high speed or he was racing. Hitting two trees and splitting the car in two is something quite difficult to do at the 45mph limit in that boulevard, IMO.

01-24-2011, 10:18 AM	#12
kmarei Major General Drives: 1988 M3 Evo II Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 6,033 iTrader: (32)	that's the nastiest accident i have seen in a loooong time ouch. he must have been flying to cut a car in half on a tree, means serious speed. airbags deployd, but no use in an accident of that magnitude

01-24-2011, 10:23 AM	#17
infamxkris Private First Class Drives: 2009 Jerez Black e92 m3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: aNYthing Posts: 188 iTrader: (0)	umm just a question why are the rear rims different from the front rims? like the rears are ZCP and the fronts arent..

01-24-2011, 10:24 AM	#18
infamxkris Private First Class Drives: 2009 Jerez Black e92 m3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: aNYthing Posts: 188 iTrader: (0)	or are my eyes playing tricks on me?.. lol...

01-24-2011, 10:24 AM	#19
GOLFFRR BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: Golf Cart Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Solvang, CA/Camarillo, CA Posts: 10,935 iTrader: (4)	wow that is insane! i dont think i have seen a car split in half like that. very sad __________________ BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT BMW, PM ME FIRST I CAN HOOK YOU UP! We are Performance Center\|Euro Delivery\|BMW Individual Specialist Need a quote?..Ryan /Checa Email link \| T.805.482.8878 ask for Francesca www.stevethomasbmw.com \| OUR PARTS STORE \| Facebook-STBMW \| Twitter-STBMW

01-24-2011, 10:27 AM	#22
stega Captain Drives: 2011 M3 E93 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 666 iTrader: (3)	Wow he had to be going very fast to leave the car looking like that. I live like right near there. I think I have even seen this M.

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