Car crashes into fighter jet, 2 killed

[Batman]

Was this a real-life GTA mission gone horribly wrong, or what?
California man gets pulled over and decides to run from the cops. At some point in the chase, he drives through the gate at Naval Air Station Lemoore (near Fresno) and winds up on the flight line, where he crashes into a parked F/A-18E fighter jet. His passenger was killed in the wreck, and he died later on from his injuries.

Fatal car chase ends as motorists crash into parked fighter jet

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

That guy doesn't own that plane. The taxpayers do.

 

[Ace]

I wonder what percentage of motorists who try to flee cops actually get away.

 

[Donny in his element]

Thread title is pure spin.

"Fighter jet kills civilian motorist, passenger."

 

[Riptide]

Thread title is pure spin.

"Fighter jet kills civilian motorist, passenger."

Israeli jet?

 

[Ace]

Thread title is pure spin.

"Fighter jet kills civilian motorist, passenger."

In the old days, it was kind of fun how some newspapers would try to be creative with headlines.

But the purposely misleading, clickbaiting Web headlines just make me angry.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Great balls of fire.

 

[User 1019]

If they hit it hard enough to kill them both, I wonder how much damage it did to the jet.

 

[User 1019]

And the real ****ing blame here is with the idiot -- probably some contract rent-a-cop -- attempting to secure a ****ing military installation. Fire them ****ers, time now.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Thread title is pure spin.

Hell, it wasn't even a car - it was an SUV.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

The hell of is is the jet had liability only. :)

 

[DanOregon]

The jet was waaaaaaay below the hard deck.

 

[TigerVols]

And the real ****ing blame here is with the idiot -- probably some contract rent-a-cop -- attempting to secure a ****ing military installation. Fire them ****ers, time now.

Kirtland AFB here in ABQ had four of these incidents in February alone -- and one guy got away.

KAFB responded to 4 security threats in Feb.

 

[BDC99]

Sorry Ghostrider, the pattern is full.

 

[Ace]

The hell of is is the jet had liability only. :)

Stupid, cheap SafeJet insurance!

 

[Vombatus]

If they hit it hard enough to kill them both, I wonder how much damage it did to the jet.

The story I read said the car hit one of the horizontal stabilizers. That made me instantly think decapitation for the one at the scene. Severe head injuries for the other.

I'm waiting for the toxicology report though. Must be wacky weed to make them try to hit that wing.

 

[expendable]

Insured by The General.

 

[BTExpress]

But the purposely misleading, clickbaiting Web headlines just make me angry.

More teasing than misleading, usually.

"Car hits fighter jet . . you won't believe what happens next!"

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Was Sandra Bullock the driver?

 

[Vombatus]

More teasing than misleading, usually.

"Car hits fighter jet . . you won't believe what happens next!"

I absolutely ***HATE*** that ****. And if you are interested enough in it to actually clicking on it, you probably get drawn into 37 photos, each of which requires another click. You know how I now respond to those? When I see links like that: I either say out loud, mumble, or silently yell "**** YOU!"

Probably should follow that with "Get off my lawn!"

****, I have become a grumpy old man.