Posted on 09/04/2012 5:11:17 PM PDT by Bullish
ONTARIO - Comments posted on a Twitter account belonging to one of five men killed in Sunday's car crash described intoxication and speeding at 120 mph about 20 minutes before the collision.
The comment, "Drunk (expletive) going 120 drifting corners" was posted at 1:19 a.m. on an account belonging to Ervin McKinness, 21, of Ontario.
The post ended with the acronym Y.O.L.O., which means "You Only Live Once."
The crash occurred at 1:41 a.m., killing McKinness, Marquell Bogan, 23, and Dylan George, 20, both of Ontario; Jonathan Waston, 21, of San Bernardino, and JaJuan Bennett, 23, of Rancho Cucamonga.
"It's a very tragic situation," said Ontario police Cpl. Bill Russell.
Police said it's possible that someone else may have had access to McKinness' account, or someone was using his cell phone at the time.
But the comments have nonetheless caught the attention of investigators looking into the cause of the crash.
"They're certainly looking at that because it will be a vital part of the investigation, but it's too early to give an opinion as to whether it was a cause or contributed to the crash," said Ontario police Sgt. David McBride.
Police say the vehicle involved in the crash has not been searched yet, so police are unsure if containers of alcohol were inside the car.
But based on statements regarding events occurring before the collision, police say there's a high likelihood that alcohol was involved.
Although McKinness' comment on Twitter made it sound as if he was behind the wheel, police say it was actually Watson who was driving.
Police said Watson was heading south on Haven Avenue in a 2005 Nissan Sentra when he ran a red light, lost control of the vehicle and struck a wall. The vehicle wound up in the back yard of a home.
Bogan died at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fontana at 2:24 a.m. The other victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Comments regarding the crash flooded social media sites of the victims' friends.
Edward Baker commented on his Twitter page that if McKinness was with him Sunday night, he felt the crash may not have happened.
"I told him ain't (expletive) to do in the hood but get in trouble," he said.
Another friend, listed on an Instagram account as "Chillysosa" said, "Knowing when I wake up I won't be able to see y'all faces, texts, phone calls, hang with y'all hurts more then anything."
Glad they didn’t kill anyone but themselves. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Yay Darwin!
Darwin award winners, no doubt.
Look at the bright side, they can’t vote for Zero now.
Paging the Darwin Award committee.......
Look at the bright side, they can’t vote for Zero now.
YOLO
That should be a good reason to take better care of yourself
That's not tragic. That's just plain STUPID
Very similar to a case in Australia, where a teenage girl posted to her social media site “LOL I am going to die!” while speeding in a car with a group of youths. I think the car was stolen. Shortly afterwards there was a fatal crash.
There seems to be an emerging class of young,dumb a-holes.You Tube is filled with their idiotic stunts,everything from skateboarding to the emergency room to riding ninja bikes 120mph though the streets of Moscow.
People could have said the same thing about me, at some points in my life.
You never know what the future of someone will be.
It’s not as often as we would like to think, that people are totally without any redeeming value whatsoever.
You might be surprised how many men look back and realize how lucky they were to survive their youth, and not harm anyone else in the process.
I am saddened by what took place here. My heart goes out to their family, friends, and associates.
Some of these young men may have grown up and matured to believe in our cause, and be strong advocates for it.
Stranger things have happened.
Youmandmo have some things in common. There are days I look back on my past and shudder. But I stand by my statement. These people were stupid and they paid the price for that.
If I look back honestly on those days and compare the friends I had then with the friends I have now I’ll tell you most of the ones from the old days are dead, drunks or addicts, and just generally people I choose not to surround myself with.
I hope that these deaths will be a wake up call to one or two kids who are making decisions now. Sadly, it will be to only one or two at most.
How about if we offer a Chaplet of Divine Mercy for these
five young men. God is outside of time. Our Lord stands before the Father interceding for the dying person when you pray a Chaplet of Divine Mercy. His promise.
Our Lord’s greatest attribute is His mercy. The prayer takes 8 minutes. Remember this prayer when a loved one is dying. Instructions below and you don’t have to have
a rosary, count on your fingers.
http://thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/praythechaplet.php
Amish moved west?
The gene pool is a bit cleaner today
Sorry for their families, but driving drunk at 120 mph isn’t the best choice to make.
At least no one else was killed because of these idiots
Look at the bright side, they can’t vote for Zero now.
yes. There but for the grace of God.....
Young males simply do not mature as quickly as they once did. Ages 14 to 26 are very dangerous. Filled with testosterone, very impulsive and a sense of invulnerability. Unlikely the draft or near universal military service will ever return, but that martial experience at ages 18-20, probably saved many young men. Nothing can console their parents and sadly those friends who are lighting candles probably simply feel that this could never happen to them and will go on with similar behavior. Pax domini sit semper vobiscum.
“Amish moved west?”
Checked their FB pages, they are “Holder’s People.”
Darwin Award Winners in Action.
One can only hope.
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