My dad was a fire captain in the city, and I always wondered why he came home and never talked about his job. These guys are first responders and see the the most horrific accidents. God bless the firefighters and first responders. May the victims rest in peace.
One of the most difficult jobs out there. My wife worked for insurance companies she was a claim adjuster.. When there was a fatality she went over the death benefits of the claim.. Awfully brutal jobs for sure..
As a former volunteer ff and rescue squad driver I've been to scenes as horrific as this and let me tell you one fatality is hard to take but 5....it hits you square in the gut. Pulling 5 mangled charred kids from a smashed smoldering car is something that stays with you. RIP
Don't mind them. Thank you for everything. Volunteering makes it even more amazing. Thank God there are people out there willing to help us ALL in EMS situations.
The person who called you a snowflake is too much of a coward to even put their name on their account. Who's the real snowflake? Someone who wears a uniform, rescues people, and has compassion or someone who sits behind a computer, not even giving their name, and says a bunch of bullcrap to others? Stupid.
@@beagleandme I will tell you a quick story. A year ago at my Mum's she had to call an ambulance for my breathing and back to the ER. I wasn't too bad but couldn't drive and my mum can no longer drive. First to get there were three firemen before the ambulance. They all had their jobs but the one that knelt in front of me and asked the questions had the gentlest eyes. Very intent, gauging my well being, professional, but so gentle and I immediately felt safe. I was by no means anywhere "near" a frantic call, so very routine to them. Yet I remember his eyes.. so gentle and soothing.... And the same eyes that have seen horrors and sadness that VERY FEW people could EVER choose as a career. This is why I get so pissed off at people who have so little respect for the whole EMS workers, EMTs, police, medical professionals, etc. They have the audacity to say that crap and think and TRUST that anytime they need help 911 is there...and they will be there
Smart person! I ONLY trust my best friend who's NEVER had an accident, drives when 2 hands on the wheel, doesn't speed and uses common sense. Others including my sisters, I REFUSE to drive with!!
Mac Ben - I can agree with you on that. I was 16 when I got my license; 18 I joined the military. Thinking back, I was way too young. In Japan, the age of 20 is when you are considered an adult. You can get your DL, drink, etc when you hit 20. However, I say 21 is good.
18 to buy cigs, 21 to buy beer and gotta be 18 to be considered an adult but yet 16 is the perfect age to start operating a vehicle smh.... whether the poor kids were at fault or not, I still think 16 is way to young
@@jonbtm7021 some people just dont know how to drive, PERIOD....people on phones or whatever is just disgusting.....and you are right experience is key but when u are 15 u sit in a class and talk and take test and then get behind the wheel and boom heres ya license and that's just nuts....jmo
@@jonbtm7021 when I took drivers ed we literally talked, took a few tests, then did a report on where we would go on a trip which is stupid then we did behind the wheel maybe 3 times and took the test and I had my license and I didn't know shit about driving....
Here in Arizona all you gotta do is take a 30 question test, come back the next day and take the driving test (which is like half a mile) no drivers ed needed, thats why drivers here suck
About 30 yrs. ago a crash like this happened in my hometown. 4 teens died in a fiery crash in a residential neighborhood. Absolutely horrible. I'll never forget that as long as I live. Crashes involving fire scare me the most.
I remember being in a car with someone who seemed fine at the time we left but suddenly started swerving- told me he had dropped acid and it kicked in. I told him to stop once nicely- then I screamed it and told him I would flip out if he didn't stop- he stopped and I got out and angrily walked off. Kids need to always speak up and not be afraid to😢
@@tomlaskowski6191 Tom, if you think your comment is funny it's NOT. If you are serious, then I hope you get caught as you are a danger to everyone you encounter.
"Driver was unlicensed and was thrown from the vehicle before the vehicle explodes" and obviously most of the teens weren't wearing seatbelts either, Laws were broken that day and nobody cared enough to prevent it
You should ask the parents of the driver why he was allowed to drive at night, and why he had passengers in the car!! How do the parents drive? Does he suffer any consequences for not wearing a seat belt? Speeding? All kinds of apps and tricks to check on kids!
I passed this accident going to work that morning now I'm finding out what happened..this is a parent's worst nightmare..this is horrible what happened ..R.I.P. to all of them there are now crosses that were put on the hill of where the car caught fire..my heart goes out to the families..I seriously hope that alot of teenagers learn from this and know that life is so short and always b careful driving.
That phenomenon once again, driver survives. I think kids need to know the reality, show them this, show them some of the dead bodies, and show them the survivor...and everything he/she will have to face now. And why only blame the driver. You know your kid doesn't have a real licence or any real driving experience, how are you allowing your kid to do exactly what the law says your kid should not be? Someone is saying the driver should be in jail for life. I think that's insane, as he/she is only still a kid. But hey, might as well throw the parents in there too. All the parents, they all allowed their kids to go out at night and didn't bother to figure out who the fuck would be driving. So really, they should all be in prison for life, by your logic.
kids also sneak out. i had my own car and went on a joyride a time or two even though my mom said i wasnt to drive at night or in the rain. kids are bad.
I agree, if the parents allowed their teen to take the car then they should be held responsible right along with their child. If he took the car without their permission then they need to press charges against him
truly sad....btw; Am I the only 1 whom thinks 16 is to young to drive.....wait until 18 please ppl….even a lot of 18 yr olds are too immature to have a license..ya' know!
Ok... Let's say we make it 18, but then kids are finally allowed to drive at the same age they're considered old enough to die for our country? That doesn't seem right. If you aren't responsible enough to drive then you DEFINITELY aren't responsible enough to make the decision to sign up. Just like not being allowed to drink till you're 21 but 3 years younger than that you're considered old enough to die for our freedom. Out of all the ages and the responsibilities, license at 16 is the only one that makes any sense to me. You're an adult at 18, you should be able to learn car responsibility before you move out on your own and don't have your parents there to teach you and lend support.
The military teaches/forces responsibility 1st off!...2nd- Not every kid moves out the minute they turn 18 3rd- Your assuming every kid does move out & that every kid has "loving/supportive" parents. 4th- 16 yr old drivers basically serve 1 purpose; and that is to make life easier for working parents. ...Parenting isn't easy & shouldn't b!. If more mom's stayed home while kids are growing up; the world would b a much much better place!..If you think differently; that's your prerogative!....Look at the world today & tell me I'm wrong!....Just like boys need "dads": girls need "moms" especially during the "formative" years!. Arguing 1 of those situations (that you are) against each other is truly irrelevant!....Btw; I am past "mid-life"; out of all my "life-long" friends list mayb ….just mayb 5% moved out at 18!...…….What law/rule states that a son or daughter "must" move out at 18!!!!!!…..Critical thinking skills for "younger" ppl is rare; Go to a club/dance place- what is the average age of the paying customers...….It isn't 25, 30 nor 40 nor 50+.....Are some kids more mature & responsible than others.....SURE..no doubt, but by & large the vast majority are NOT!
"A 16 year old at the wheel of this horrific accident, I am shocked!!!" 5 teens are dead as a result!! This is extremely heart felt. Condolences to the families of the deceased.
It looks like the car lost control, and veered off the freeway hitting the edge of the guardrail there at the bottom of the overpass, then burst into flames as it skidded up the dirt, reaching the crest of that hill and got stuck on the fence. Debris from the car continued forward and caught the ice plant on fire, which we saw earlier in the video
My thought as well! Poor families. The 5, Effect SO MANY MORE! LOVE AND PRAYERS FROM OREGON. SO, VERY SORRY, THAT 1 MISTAKE, DID THIS, AND HAVE WOUNDED THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
So let me get this straight- six kids packed in a BMW go to a party, and not one parent has a clue on who's driving and what's going on. Good thing the parents were involved and everyone followed the law.
Exactly. Everyone wants to blame the driver/survivor. How about blame the parents? How do you not figure out who will be driving, the law says 16 can't drive at night, but you let your kid or their 16 year old friend drive at night. The laws are there for a reason.
+Kenyan Bunnie LOOK... You were 16 once, too. Therefore, u know... INHIBITION is out the door sometimes, especially during peer pressure of 5 other pals in the car!!! It don't matter WHAT kid is on the honor roll or who's their class's soon-to-be valedictorian. Don't matter what questions are asked by parents either... Yeah, Jojo may be the kid in driver seat as the white BMW with ur kid inside it, pulls out the driveway... but 3 blocks over, Mike may jump in that driver seat. U honestly think ur child's gonna make that txt or call to let u know that little UPDATE? Ummm... NO!!!
+Kenyan Bunnie I'm not saying the parents are NOT AT ALL to fault in this. But often times when such horrific tragedy like this occurs, people WANT a logical explanation on HOW this could happen? They want SOMEONE to be at fault, just someone to point ur finger of BLAME!! And truth is, as much as no one wants to admit it... ALL 5 OF THE TRAGICALLY DECEASED HUMAN BEINGS IN THIS CAR... ARE THE ONLY ONES AT FAULT!!!! I'm sorry, as sad as it is... IT'S THE TRUTH. As parents, the best thing we can do(and I can almost BET, that each parent of all 5 deceased in this car... would AGREE & APPROVE of the lesson to be learned)is take what happened, and LEARN FROM IT!! Show our kids the gory, gruesome, horrific TRUTH of what can obviously happen, when kids are careless when driving. Explain to our kids that... whether the driver of the car that THEY'RE BEING DRIVEN IN is under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or even just blind emotion from just finding out their boyfriend is cheating on them... YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF UR OWN LIFE!!! Give them the info needed, in case they EVER feel unsafe for ANY REASON while being the passenger of a car drive that they DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN... for any reason whatsoever!!! There are ways to get out of the vehicle... and u need to equip ur teen with the info they need to do so.
16 driving at night in a BMW..a car with ALOT of power & has 5 other people in there..& is NOT even suppose to be driving under the conditions he was..yeah what could go wrong..IDIOT parents for giving him the car..
The comments on this page are pretty sad. We were all 16 once and at that age few of us ever think about death. Maybe they were being idiots that night (all of them not just the driver), but they were human beings who were loved by someone. If we all "deserved to die because of something stupid that we did, there would be a lot fewer of us on this planet.
Dude at 16 years of age i did not have a car. Because most sane parents know the last place they need their 16 yrs old son or daughter is behind the wheel of a car because at 16 you tend to be arrogant little douch bags that wont listen to your parents advice because you suddenly think you know it all and want independence and all that shite...anyway i think some 16 yr old kids which yes i was once too are too dense to say no to others.. well this dude just woke up to 6 manslaughter charges to start with.. oh i think he must now be thinking what a total gobshite he was...now mummy and daddy have to take up the pieces...
Alan Kelly-Hamm this is their karma for doing something incredibly stupid. They knew the rules, but they disobeyed it, and paid for it with their lives. This is their karma
Iliana Farias : It never leaves ya either, I’m 52 & lost friends in high school too, two were 1st grade type close friends in same car drunk/weed lost control, I was usually in that car with em, just met this girl & hanging with her , wasn’t my time !!!! My close close buddy shot his self a couple hours after we got done watching Led Zeppelin movie at theatre that night, It was , later dude, alright brother see ya tomorrow , yeah man cool , WOKE UP TO MY MOM FLYING IN MY ROOM SEEING ME IN BED AND STARTED CRYING, tears of sorrow & joy I was safe & home, later she said the phone rang and someone told her about my friend and she freaked cause I would crash there a lot on weekends, not my time to go !!!! Authorities said he was depressed ( I still call bull shit on that till this day ) he was happy, these days I think it was a chemical in balance in him, but times were different then, not a pill or name for every little thing wrong !! Any way it does get easier, but if you guys were tight ? It never goes away, it doesn’t take but a certain Zep song or two and I think of my best friend, but I can now focus on the good times and smile and laugh and look at pictures of us back then, stoned , long hair not a care in the world!!!!!! So stay young as long as they’ll let ya and much ❤️ to you and your buddies, hold em close !!!
Geeeeezzz The kid driving must of had it pinned to the floor! Hats off to the first responders you guys have balls of steel. Looking at things like this must lean hard on you, God Bless you. RIP to the people in the car and God bless to the families.
"The driver was southbound on I-5 near the 133 toll road at about 2 a.m. when the BMW sedan veered right, went off the freeway and up an embankment. Those killed include two females and three boys, according to the California Highway Patrol. It would appear that speed was a factor. According to the CHP, neither the females nor the 15-year-old boy were wearing seat belts, and the driver was unlicensed." RIP
3 out of the 5 teens that were killed died on impact. That means the other 2 burned to death, geeze. The driver was actually only friends with one of the males in the car, Brandon, the other 4 teens were only there that night because they were friends with Brandon. The driver initially tried to say there was no proof that it was him driving, ya, real piece of shit. He never apologized to any of the families and he said he didn't feel guilt for what he did (kill 5 young people) but felt guilt that he lost his "friends". Whatever that means. The max. sentence was incarceration until he's 21. He was 18 in January 2016, so he's probably out already.
That's really crappy of him all the way around. My heart goes out to the victims family and friens and to the police and fire fighters. I helped two ladies and two kids who were involved in a accident that was caused by a drunk driver who passed out at the wheel and hit the on coming car head on. It was a very scary situation but I stayed calm for the two ladies and the kids.
yea that's very true Bradley was friends with Brandon I know that because Brandon is my cousin and before he dead I use to sleep over and he sometime invites him
I know brandon and your a lying piece of shit. He feels guilty and is messed up since. No one has ever said that shit. I even asked again if he feels guilty and he cant even talk about it, how fucked up he is. So shut this shit down and false ass rumors.
I'm not saying what this kid did is right. Yes, he was driving wrongfully, and of course I understand that that is not right, and this incident could've been prevented. But some of these comments I'm reading breaks my heart. I'm sure this kid wasn't intentionally trying to hurt these kids. You make this poor kid out to be a malicious murderer. What if there was complications with the vehicle? What if there was something in the roadway, that he had to avoid? He just spent a night out with friends, so I'm more than likely sure his intentions were to never hurt anyone. I pray for these families who lost their babies. God Bless.
Olivia McAllister you would sing a different toon if your child was in that car..he drove reckless and had no regard for others safety yes he should go to jail for a long time..grow the hell up..people need to take responsibility for their actions..you sound dumb and very uneducated
im sure he didnt think he was going to kill all his friends but he knew while driving,that he was going too fast,but kept doing it,and not only that,he wasnt supposed to be driving at night,and whos car was that anyways,if it was his parents,there screwed as well,and they should be as well
If this happened in the state of California it was against the law for the driver to have had those passengers in the car with him at that age. And every one of those kids would have known that. Also the car was a BMW so more than likely it was a parent’s car. They should have known what their son was up to that night and if he was picking up friends. He was driving recklessly and breaking the law by having those passengers in the car with him. Parents really need to start paying attention to what their kids are doing.
When my daughter was a teen driver, I had the pleasure of not one, but two separate incidences of a law enforcement officer calling me and asking if I was the mother of *****, after they have id'd themselves of their respective ranks, names and jurisdictions, I cannot put into words the euphoric experience of having the blood and oxygen temporarily drain from your head and entering into a state of catatonic deafness. However, after returning back to cognizance and learning that, in each case it involved rather harmless situations, praise God, I have since developed a super-heightened concern for herself, and now, my granddaughter, when they are on the road. She and her family in West Palm Beach, and me in extreme N FL. Now, she at 35 yo, still calls me a 'helicopter mom', and it doesn't bother me one bit.
He does he suffers from it everyday people be saying stuff about him and in reality he has to deal with that guilt for the rest of his life hes my cousin and it hurts to see him like this but this is how reality hit him and now hes more responsible
Exactly. My dad has always lectured me about the importance of being careful and going at a reasonable speed. He told me that driving anything too fast and crashing it with extreme force can cause it to set ablaze.
Looks like he smashed into the guardrail and did a cartwheel flip landing on top of the concrete retaining wall. Definitely didn’t drive off the overpass above.
@@kaykay1kc I don't know why they added Bradley's name because he's still alive. He killed three 14 year olds and two 15 year olds driving like an idiot!
This is my worst nightmare! God Bless their families, especially their parents. RIP to the five that lost their lives. 🙏 And I pray for the survivor, to have peace.
I used to work as a driver fot the salvation army and I frequently passed through that area. I remembered seeing a memorial at the top of that hill. I often wondered what happened and now I know. 😔
Judging by age alone is unfair discrimination. The legitimate criteria should be the training, the upbringing by the parents, is the kid responsible and mature enough to obey the law, including the restrictions on a provisional license -- how much driver's education, including behind-the-wheel, has the kid had -- some teens are very good drivers and very responsible. To broad-brush all 16-year-olds as too young to drive is blind and unfair prejudice.
This is so sad! For that people that just come here to judge and have no feelings just think for a moment that this still kids could been you sons, daughters, sisters or brother! Instead of being so hard or heartless pray for the families because this has to be the hardest thing to loose a child!!
The Caltrans grader crash is the worst one I have seen in terms of violence, but this one would be up there for senseless loss. Just a waste of life and what about the parents? They are left with nothing.
This is what happens when you don't keep track of your kids. No, it's not imposable to keep track of them. It just takes a lot of effort and you have got to be the one that's in control, not them. I hope they charged the driver and he's parents for the deaths of the others.
@@lincolnpaul1814 I don't know why you would say 'ridiculous' when in many cases this is very true. The 16 yr old driver wasn't even responsible enough to wear a seat belt! (Only 2 of the passengers were wearing belts). And he was seen driving at a 'ridiculous' rate of speed (estimated to be 100 mph). And he was only on a provisional license .. so he was not even responsible enough to follow the laws that accompany said PRIVILEGE (not permitted to be driving at night, not permitted to have passengers). And lastly, his passengers were three 14 year olds, and two 15 year olds .. now ALL DEAD, because he was SHOWING OFF - driving at 'ridiculous' speed at night in a flashy BMW trying to impress all of the children in the car. That he then killed. In other words, as the post says: HE BECAME DANGEROUS. He would have been too young to even understand the implications of the charges against him! I hope that he has had time to grow up since this happened. He must feel dreadful that he survived when his choices to break the law and show off took the lives of 5 children. And he has to live with those choices. For the rest of his life.
The crazy thing about making a decision that has horrific tragedy as the outcome, is that prior you were probably a reasonably liked individual. Over night you are hated emasse and if relatively normal will hate yourself for the outcome that was never intended. Dependant on the mindset the driver should never be incarcerated for life!. We continually remind our 10 offspring to think wisely whenever driving or being a passenger...6 into 5 don't go, even if it was an intended get all your mates and girl friends home.
If this happened to Donald Trump as a teenager and he was the driver that walked away, he would carry no guilt nor would he ever look back and care about anyone who lost their life. Unfortunately the world is full of uncaring psychopaths who carry no guilt or remorse for the mistakes they have made or the people they have hurt. Currently the USA is being led by one of those uncaring self centered psychopaths. So how many passengers have to die???
How did the driver even survive this kind of crash? They said he was in critical condition. I wonder if he or she survived long after? That because the driver had a provisional license, was illegally driving, they caused 5 lives to be snuffed out? Terrible!
my mom never allowed me to ride with teenagers. i also forbid my son to ride with them. too new to the driving scene. they require a lot more experience and practice even if they have a license. they also are immature listening to loud music and showing off for their friends by speeding and performing daring feats on the road. the best thing is to just to not allow your kids to ride with other kids.
kaykay1kc when I was 16 i got my drivers license and my parents bought me a four year old ford station wagon. We were always a bunch of kids in my car or sometimes we took their cars. On summer weekends we drove to ocean city or Harpers Ferry. Our parents taught us well and we had fun but behaved well. It wasn’t until years later that my parents didn’t sleep well on weekends we went to the ocean, but they wanted us to learn to be adults
@@lincolnpaul1814 my husband just pulled a guy out of a car after a speeding car jumped the median and crashed into the car in front of his. there were 2 teens in the other vehicle. the driver lived, the passenger died. this just happened the night before last. teenagers cannot drive. a station wagon sounds like a good starting car. kids need something big and bulky to learn (or crash) in.
I have seen something this horrific on my way home(Calif.)and wish I hadn't, a drunk female ran a stop sign onto a very busy Blvd and both cars exploded, seven people burned to death, two teen brothers were killed. This was so horrible, nothing left but bones.
Who owned that car and allowed an unlicensed 16-year-old to drive it? Why were 14-year-olds allowed to be in a car at 2 AM with an unlicensed 16-year-old? The adults in this case should be held accountable, too. Bad parenting.
I didn’t start letting people ( besides my parents ) drive with me until I was 17. Driving is scary and not everyone is paying attention on the road. Rip to the kids involved. No parent should have to bury their kid.
The video of the crash scene,the charred bodies and any CCTV of them driving,should be shown to teenage kids as a real-life lesson on what can happen on our roads. A few years back,just around the corner from me,a car full of "six" 16+17 year olds,took a car ,after consuming large amounts of cider and wrapped it around a lamppost,killing all six of them outright. Today,they would have been 18+ and just starting out in the world and instead they're just remembered with fading plastic flowers on the ground...Really sad...
Quite a few ridiculous comments here....a year after, in 2015, the driver ws arrested on 5 counts of felony vehicular manslaughter....according to later reports, he was not charged as an adult...he was also NOT licensed and survived most likely because he was ejected from the vehicle....if you want to know more, do your own research.....
texaswildcat2000 : Some young lady who apparently knew him/them somewhere on here commented that the driver did in fact die later on ????? I DON’T KNOW ?? Just saying
@@matty2x302 he survived... "Morales was charged with five felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, driving a motor vehicle without a driver's license and failure to show proof of financial responsibility." "The teens [killed] were identified as Jennifer Bahena, 14 of Laguna Hills; Jennifer Campos, 15, of Aliso Viejo; Matthew Ivan Melo, 15, of Mission Viejo; Brandon Alejandro Moreno, 14, of Mission Viejo; and Alejandro (Alex) Sotelo, 14, of San Juan Capistrano, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department."
texaswildcat2000 Man !!!!! I am a father of one boy, 26 now and matured , but for at least 6 years my wife & I prayed every time he went out. He himself was never into the speed aspect of cars but the big 4x4 trucks , so that helped some. Thanks for the update. That young man has a long way to go with all that burden. The law should have made him do good with it somehow, High School speeches or something????? As for the families of the other kids I have no idea or would ever want to know that hardship, but I send up a prayer for each one of them ❤️ Thanks for the info 👍
@@matty2x302 no prob....I started driving before I was 12, so by the time I was able to drive in high school it wasn't a big deal... early education in some things always helps....
J. A. Well no it’s actually kind of intentional by god or death basically showing that if he was at fault he has to live through it and get hate for it and his live be ruined like he did to the others
Why were 14/15 year old kids allowed to ride with a teen driver? Why were they allowed to be out at 2am? At this age, their parents should still be dropping off/ picking up, shuttling their kids everywhere. My daughter is 16, does not want to drive, and is not allowed to ride with a teen driver. It seems there were a lot of bad decisions made by the parents and they will live with this forever. So sad 😭
So 5 are killed and one survived? There were 6 teenagers in a car designed for 5 at most. He was driving a BMW! So spoiled kid who thought he was above the law. I wonder if he learned something.
Did they ever found out who tinkered with the engine ?. That person should be held responsible along with the parents for letting that kid drive with a Provisional License. My heart go's out to the family's for there loss.
So sad! We think we are so invincible at that age, like nothing’s going to happen to me attitude. We all went through it, it’s life. Bless these families and first responders ❤️
Two of them went to Carl hankey elementary and middle. Me and my bro last saw them in the bathroom on the elementary side of the building next to a bunch of portables. Rip
I was a volunteer paramedic on weekends, and an insurance company accident investigator during the week. From the scant evidence provided by this video, it looks like he slammed into the guardrail at the foot of the embankment, at a high rate of speed, Instead of being stopped there, he apparently surmounted that guardrail after colliding with it, traveled up the embankment between those chains/posts, and the bridge abutment, How the top was crushed, and the vehicle caught fire, cannot be determined without further investigation. Same for the final position of the vehicle. Based on my years of experience, I say it's an educated guess that the deaths happened as a direct result of the roof of the vehicle being crushed, and not the fire. Mercifully, I doubt if any of the victims felt the effects of the fire, as they were already dead. The deaths of children always had a lasting effect on me. RIP Children !!!
My name is Diego Ramon and I have a story to tell. I didn't get to know any of you but you guys were in my school and you will always be in my hearth. Rest in peace and at least now you are in a better place. Welcome to paradise brothers and sisters. 😭
Alcohol/drugs/speed, and ego.. regardless if any of those were a factor, Showing off, lack of experience, laws were broken packing 6 kids in that car... And a total disregard, driving is NOT a right, it's a privileged you promise to obey laws with a monumental responsibility to travel safely, with lives in your hand.... These kids didn't, and this is the result. .. completely preventable. ..
The kid has his/ her provisional license and is not allowed to drive anyone else except adults such as parents, and siblings. The driver was in critical condition. If the driver survived I can’t imagine the survivor guilt he/she will face not to mention having to face the family and friends of the ones who died.
Why didn't his parents reprimand that evenings event? I'm so pained for the ones left behind to live with the grief. And to the young man who survived. All I can say is that I cannot imagine living with that. My heart goes out to you. I pray you have a good support system when it comes to family and friends. Amen
I’d want to know about the driver’s parents. - You were aware he had only a provisional license? - Who owned the car - you or him? - Did you know he planned to have other teenagers in the vehicle with him? - Did you know the other victims and/or their parents? - Did you know where your son & the victims were going that day? - His provisional license specified that he not drive at night. Were you aware he would be driving after sunset? - Does you son have a history of underage drinking? Does he use drugs? - Had he been caught prior to the accident of transporting other kids or coming home after dark? I can’t begin to imagine the lawsuits & insurance pay-outs this tragedy produced! Bottom line? 16-year-olds are stupid, foolish, & far too immature to be responsible drivers. Frankly, most get away with it because nothing too horrible occurs. NOT THIS TIME.
Peeeeople !! It's an accident. That's why we call them an ACCIDENT. Nobody's direct fault.. maybe or maybe not someone or something would've made a difference but PLEASE be respectful and know that these things happen... it's very very sad and we look to WHY, but it's an ACCIDENT.
Lps fox paws Hey Dummy! This was NOT an accident. It was an “intentional”. An accident is when somebody does something wrong without malice or intent. It doesnt apply in this situation. Wreckless driving certainly does though. That’s why we call it “wreckless driving”! Now get the hell off TH-cam and go finish your 📚 homework and stop making ridiculous comments Dummy!
@@gearjammer4779 Yes let's stop using the term accident unless it is truly an accident. Maybe it was an accident for the innocents involved but otherwise not an accident, it was negligence.
In Australia you have to be older before you can get a licence. I use to work in insurance and the times a parent would be buying and insuring a vehicle that was way too powerful for an inexperienced child driver was ridiculous and in most cases the parent would say how responsible their child is then I am doing a claim for an accident and their child is in hospital. Then it is too late to be a thoughtful parent and not give in to the pressure from the child.
They have done away with driver's education for some reason. I'm sure they wouldn't want to show the driver safety films they showed us back in the 70's and before. Would be too dramatic for our sensitve young people. Driving is by far the most dangerous thing any of us do, and we do it every day. Education is the key and we are not providing it.
They need to bring back those films I saw them as one of the rules before I got my license it was so graphic I almost did not drive but I had bills had to work if not for that I would have never drove they showed decapitated bodies
he should be changed with man slaughter n life in jail for the rest of his life and he dervers it too for not having a drivers license dodo head those beautiful Angles were taken away from their families &friends
My dad was a fire captain in the city, and I always wondered why he came home and never talked about his job. These guys are first responders and see the the most horrific accidents. God bless the firefighters and first responders. May the victims rest in peace.
What about all the insects that were killed during this accident and during the cleanup? They have family too. They may even have feelings.
god i would want my family member to tell me as its so fascinating.
One of the most difficult jobs out there. My wife worked for insurance companies she was a claim adjuster.. When there was a fatality she went over the death benefits of the claim.. Awfully brutal jobs for sure..
@@jul9cuz ah here we have it, the average Internet idiot. Have some decency.
Brian for Change, you are an 🐜👈 crawl back to your family they need you so don’t mess around on the streets or you’ll be annihilate 😱
As a former volunteer ff and rescue squad driver I've been to scenes as horrific as this and let me tell you one fatality is hard to take but 5....it hits you square in the gut. Pulling 5 mangled charred kids from a smashed smoldering car is something that stays with you. RIP
@َ ٰ if you say so.
Don't mind them.
Thank you for everything. Volunteering makes it even more amazing.
Thank God there are people out there willing to help us ALL in EMS situations.
The person who called you a snowflake is too much of a coward to even put their name on their account. Who's the real snowflake? Someone who wears a uniform, rescues people, and has compassion or someone who sits behind a computer, not even giving their name, and says a bunch of bullcrap to others? Stupid.
@@beagleandme
I felt the same way!
@@beagleandme
I will tell you a quick story. A year ago at my Mum's she had to call an ambulance for my breathing and back to the ER. I wasn't too bad but couldn't drive and my mum can no longer drive. First to get there were three firemen before the ambulance. They all had their jobs but the one that knelt in front of me and asked the questions had the gentlest eyes. Very intent, gauging my well being, professional, but so gentle and I immediately felt safe. I was by no means anywhere "near" a frantic call, so very routine to them. Yet I remember his eyes.. so gentle and soothing.... And the same eyes that have seen horrors and sadness that VERY FEW people could EVER choose as a career. This is why I get so pissed off at people who have so little respect for the whole EMS workers, EMTs, police, medical professionals, etc. They have the audacity to say that crap and think and TRUST that anytime they need help 911 is there...and they will be there
I almost NEVER ride in anybodys car and I'm 70.
Survivor Tip :-)
Smart person! I ONLY trust my best friend who's NEVER had an accident, drives when 2 hands on the wheel, doesn't speed and uses common sense. Others including my sisters, I REFUSE to drive with!!
That might be why you made it to 70
I still say that 16 is way too young to be driving!
I've seen 13 yr olds here in Houston driving.Ive seen 15 yr olds drive themself to drivers class to get license
Yep I agree I know when I was 16 I had no business driving that's for sure. Surprised I made it.
Irene Gardner make it all 21! Smoking, drinking, driving, owning a gun and serving in the military.
Mac Ben - I can agree with you on that. I was 16 when I got my license; 18 I joined the military. Thinking back, I was way too young. In Japan, the age of 20 is when you are considered an adult. You can get your DL, drink, etc when you hit 20. However, I say 21 is good.
Mac Ben, would make life a little boring tho all that cotton wool, life is hard, fun is what makes us feel alive tho 🇬🇧
18 to buy cigs, 21 to buy beer and gotta be 18 to be considered an adult but yet 16 is the perfect age to start operating a vehicle smh....
whether the poor kids were at fault or not, I still think 16 is way to young
I say driving experience is the biggest factor, im 17 been driving since 13 and i be seeing some grown ass people swerving on a daily
@@jonbtm7021 some people just dont know how to drive, PERIOD....people on phones or whatever is just disgusting.....and you are right experience is key but when u are 15 u sit in a class and talk and take test and then get behind the wheel and boom heres ya license and that's just nuts....jmo
@@jonbtm7021 when I took drivers ed we literally talked, took a few tests, then did a report on where we would go on a trip which is stupid then we did behind the wheel maybe 3 times and took the test and I had my license and I didn't know shit about driving....
Here in Arizona all you gotta do is take a 30 question test, come back the next day and take the driving test
(which is like half a mile) no drivers ed needed, thats why drivers here suck
dumb bitch, shut it
About 30 yrs. ago a crash like this happened in my hometown. 4 teens died in a fiery crash in a residential neighborhood. Absolutely horrible. I'll never forget that as long as I live. Crashes involving fire scare me the most.
I’ll never ride in any vehicle with a teenager behind the wheel.
Jason Babila Some teenagers are mature.
@@frostythesnowman6297agreed. And many, many adults aren't.
I remember being in a car with someone who seemed fine at the time we left but suddenly started swerving- told me he had dropped acid and it kicked in. I told him to stop once nicely- then I screamed it and told him I would flip out if he didn't stop- he stopped and I got out and angrily walked off. Kids need to always speak up and not be afraid to😢
I always drove fine on lsd
You were lucky.. well done..
Well said Source. So glad you were mature enough to recognize you were in a bad situation and you took immediate action. Well done!
@@tomlaskowski6191 Tom, if you think your comment is funny it's NOT. If you are serious, then I hope you get caught as you are a danger to everyone you encounter.
"Driver was unlicensed and was thrown from the vehicle before the vehicle explodes"
and obviously most of the teens weren't wearing seatbelts either, Laws were broken that day and nobody cared enough to prevent it
Not a Phony how would these “noones” have prevented it?
Speed kills......or did they care? That's the question!! Here today....gone tomorrow!!
You should ask the parents of the driver why he was allowed to drive at night, and why he had passengers in the car!! How do the parents drive? Does he suffer any consequences for not wearing a seat belt? Speeding? All kinds of apps and tricks to check on kids!
I passed this accident going to work that morning now I'm finding out what happened..this is a parent's worst nightmare..this is horrible what happened ..R.I.P. to all of them there are now crosses that were put on the hill of where the car caught fire..my heart goes out to the families..I seriously hope that alot of teenagers learn from this and know that life is so short and always b careful driving.
My mom passed this accident getting out of work
I pass it everyday it's between my work and home.. There are crosses on the hill now.. R.I.P.
Ritchiemomitchie what's wrong with teenagers learning?
@Slomofogo Obviously some do and some don't, being young means your bulletproof.
@ Yeah these liberals and their compassion for others hey? They should just be judgemental and insensitive like you.
Its sad that 5 teenagers died. The Boy who was driving knew he couldn't drive at night. My heart goes out to all the families
This clown was due for something like this night or day
This is WHY provisional licenses have those restrictions !
That phenomenon once again, driver survives. I think kids need to know the reality, show them this, show them some of the dead bodies, and show them the survivor...and everything he/she will have to face now. And why only blame the driver. You know your kid doesn't have a real licence or any real driving experience, how are you allowing your kid to do exactly what the law says your kid should not be? Someone is saying the driver should be in jail for life. I think that's insane, as he/she is only still a kid. But hey, might as well throw the parents in there too. All the parents, they all allowed their kids to go out at night and didn't bother to figure out who the fuck would be driving. So really, they should all be in prison for life, by your logic.
They still wouldn't think it could happen to them
kids also sneak out. i had my own car and went on a joyride a time or two even though my mom said i wasnt to drive at night or in the rain. kids are bad.
do America a favor...run for President. Seriously. Think about it...thank you!
I agree, if the parents allowed their teen to take the car then they should be held responsible right along with their child. If he took the car without their permission then they need to press charges against him
The driver was ILLEGALLY driving at night and carrying teen passengers. It's amazing how many people "feel" that Laws don't apply to them.
truly sad....btw; Am I the only 1 whom thinks 16 is to young to drive.....wait until 18 please ppl….even a lot of 18 yr olds are too immature to have a license..ya' know!
You should tell your story to Oprah
Ok... Let's say we make it 18, but then kids are finally allowed to drive at the same age they're considered old enough to die for our country? That doesn't seem right. If you aren't responsible enough to drive then you DEFINITELY aren't responsible enough to make the decision to sign up.
Just like not being allowed to drink till you're 21 but 3 years younger than that you're considered old enough to die for our freedom.
Out of all the ages and the responsibilities, license at 16 is the only one that makes any sense to me. You're an adult at 18, you should be able to learn car responsibility before you move out on your own and don't have your parents there to teach you and lend support.
The military teaches/forces responsibility 1st off!...2nd- Not every kid moves out the minute they turn 18 3rd- Your assuming every kid does move out & that every kid has "loving/supportive" parents. 4th- 16 yr old drivers basically serve 1 purpose; and that is to make life easier for working parents. ...Parenting isn't easy & shouldn't b!. If more mom's stayed home while kids are growing up; the world would b a much much better place!..If you think differently; that's your prerogative!....Look at the world today & tell me I'm wrong!....Just like boys need "dads": girls need "moms" especially during the "formative" years!. Arguing 1 of those situations (that you are) against each other is truly irrelevant!....Btw; I am past "mid-life"; out of all my "life-long" friends list mayb ….just mayb 5% moved out at 18!...…….What law/rule states that a son or daughter "must" move out at 18!!!!!!…..Critical thinking skills for "younger" ppl is rare; Go to a club/dance place- what is the average age of the paying customers...….It isn't 25, 30 nor 40 nor 50+.....Are some kids more mature & responsible than others.....SURE..no doubt, but by & large the vast majority are NOT!
Stop being a snowflake
18 you joking? I had my first minor accident when I was 26, nothing prior at all
"A 16 year old at the wheel of this horrific accident, I am shocked!!!" 5 teens are dead as a result!! This is extremely heart felt. Condolences to the families of the deceased.
I wish we could see the reenactment report. I can't picture how this occurred. Poor kids. :(
It looks like the car lost control, and veered off the freeway hitting the edge of the guardrail there at the bottom of the overpass, then burst into flames as it skidded up the dirt, reaching the crest of that hill and got stuck on the fence. Debris from the car continued forward and caught the ice plant on fire, which we saw earlier in the video
My thought as well! Poor families. The 5, Effect SO MANY MORE! LOVE AND PRAYERS FROM OREGON. SO, VERY SORRY, THAT 1 MISTAKE, DID THIS, AND HAVE WOUNDED THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
@Shroomy Yep
Poor kids? Poor family .
So let me get this straight- six kids packed in a BMW go to a party, and not one parent has a clue on who's driving and what's going on.
Good thing the parents were involved and everyone followed the law.
Exactly. Everyone wants to blame the driver/survivor. How about blame the parents? How do you not figure out who will be driving, the law says 16 can't drive at night, but you let your kid or their 16 year old friend drive at night. The laws are there for a reason.
+Kenyan Bunnie LOOK... You were 16 once, too. Therefore, u know... INHIBITION is out the door sometimes, especially during peer pressure of 5 other pals in the car!!! It don't matter WHAT kid is on the honor roll or who's their class's soon-to-be valedictorian. Don't matter what questions are asked by parents either... Yeah, Jojo may be the kid in driver seat as the white BMW with ur kid inside it, pulls out the driveway... but 3 blocks over, Mike may jump in that driver seat. U honestly think ur child's gonna make that txt or call to let u know that little UPDATE? Ummm... NO!!!
+Kenyan Bunnie I'm not saying the parents are NOT AT ALL to fault in this. But often times when such horrific tragedy like this occurs, people WANT a logical explanation on HOW this could happen? They want SOMEONE to be at fault, just someone to point ur finger of BLAME!! And truth is, as much as no one wants to admit it... ALL 5 OF THE TRAGICALLY DECEASED HUMAN BEINGS IN THIS CAR... ARE THE ONLY ONES AT FAULT!!!! I'm sorry, as sad as it is... IT'S THE TRUTH. As parents, the best thing we can do(and I can almost BET, that each parent of all 5 deceased in this car... would AGREE & APPROVE of the lesson to be learned)is take what happened, and LEARN FROM IT!! Show our kids the gory, gruesome, horrific TRUTH of what can obviously happen, when kids are careless when driving. Explain to our kids that... whether the driver of the car that THEY'RE BEING DRIVEN IN is under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or even just blind emotion from just finding out their boyfriend is cheating on them... YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF UR OWN LIFE!!! Give them the info needed, in case they EVER feel unsafe for ANY REASON while being the passenger of a car drive that they DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN... for any reason whatsoever!!! There are ways to get out of the vehicle... and u need to equip ur teen with the info they need to do so.
No they were coming home from Knotts( an amusement park not far from where the accident was) and the driver kinda passed out and the car exploded
No the six kids were coming back from Knotts Scary Farm and yes the parent didn't know about it one of them were my cousin
16 driving at night in a BMW..a car with ALOT of power & has 5 other people in there..& is NOT even suppose to be driving under the conditions he was..yeah what could go wrong..IDIOT parents for giving him the car..
That bmw does not have much power lol
Such a brutal and terrible accident. RIP children.
The comments on this page are pretty sad. We were all 16 once and at that age few of us ever think about death. Maybe they were being idiots that night (all of them not just the driver), but they were human beings who were loved by someone. If we all "deserved to die because of something stupid that we did, there would be a lot fewer of us on this planet.
Amen!
It's true. Most of us just survive it luckily.
i've been thinking about death on a daily basis since i was 14
Dude at 16 years of age i did not have a car. Because most sane parents know the last place they need their 16 yrs old son or daughter is behind the wheel of a car because at 16 you tend to be arrogant little douch bags that wont listen to your parents advice because you suddenly think you know it all and want independence and all that shite...anyway i think some 16 yr old kids which yes i was once too are too dense to say no to others.. well this dude just woke up to 6 manslaughter charges to start with.. oh i think he must now be thinking what a total gobshite he was...now mummy and daddy have to take up the pieces...
Alan Kelly-Hamm this is their karma for doing something incredibly stupid. They knew the rules, but they disobeyed it, and paid for it with their lives. This is their karma
this accident haunts me every time i pass by it because that night we passed by the scene not knowing I had lost friends that night... RIP
so sad...I'm sorry for your loss
Iliana Farias : It never leaves ya either, I’m 52 & lost friends in high school too, two were 1st grade type close friends in same car drunk/weed lost control, I was usually in that car with em, just met this girl & hanging with her , wasn’t my time !!!! My close close buddy shot his self a couple hours after we got done watching Led Zeppelin movie at theatre that night, It was , later dude, alright brother see ya tomorrow , yeah man cool , WOKE UP TO MY MOM FLYING IN MY ROOM SEEING ME IN BED AND STARTED CRYING, tears of sorrow & joy I was safe & home, later she said the phone rang and someone told her about my friend and she freaked cause I would crash there a lot on weekends, not my time to go !!!! Authorities said he was depressed ( I still call bull shit on that till this day ) he was happy, these days I think it was a chemical in balance in him, but times were different then, not a pill or name for every little thing wrong !! Any way it does get easier, but if you guys were tight ? It never goes away, it doesn’t take but a certain Zep song or two and I think of my best friend, but I can now focus on the good times and smile and laugh and look at pictures of us back then, stoned , long hair not a care in the world!!!!!! So stay young as long as they’ll let ya and much ❤️ to you and your buddies, hold em close !!!
How did it happen??
Prayers
Iliana Farias it’s their karma for disobeying the rules and being stupid. They got what they deserved
Geeeeezzz The kid driving must of had it pinned to the floor! Hats off to the first responders you guys have balls of steel. Looking at things like this must lean hard on you, God Bless you. RIP to the people in the car and God bless to the families.
never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly
How fast can angels fly
This is so, so sad. My heart goes out to the families of these children.
My sons had to be able to pay for their own insurance so they were 20 and 19 before they got their licenses
"The driver was southbound on I-5 near the 133 toll road at about 2 a.m. when the BMW sedan veered right, went off the freeway and up an embankment. Those killed include two females and three boys, according to the California Highway Patrol. It would appear that speed was a factor. According to the CHP, neither the females nor the 15-year-old boy were wearing seat belts, and the driver was unlicensed." RIP
3 out of the 5 teens that were killed died on impact. That means the other 2 burned to death, geeze. The driver was actually only friends with one of the males in the car, Brandon, the other 4 teens were only there that night because they were friends with Brandon. The driver initially tried to say there was no proof that it was him driving, ya, real piece of shit. He never apologized to any of the families and he said he didn't feel guilt for what he did (kill 5 young people) but felt guilt that he lost his "friends". Whatever that means. The max. sentence was incarceration until he's 21. He was 18 in January 2016, so he's probably out already.
Good points!
That's really crappy of him all the way around. My heart goes out to the victims family and friens and to the police and fire fighters.
I helped two ladies and two kids who were involved in a accident that was caused by a drunk driver who passed out at the wheel and hit the on coming car head on. It was a very scary situation but I stayed calm for the two ladies and the kids.
yea that's very true Bradley was friends with Brandon I know that because Brandon is my cousin and before he dead I use to sleep over and he sometime invites him
I know brandon and your a lying piece of shit. He feels guilty and is messed up since. No one has ever said that shit. I even asked again if he feels guilty and he cant even talk about it, how fucked up he is. So shut this shit down and false ass rumors.
Um buddy he did apologize he still feels guilty until this very day so don't be assuming stuff
I'm not saying what this kid did is right. Yes, he was driving wrongfully, and of course I understand that that is not right, and this incident could've been prevented. But some of these comments I'm reading breaks my heart. I'm sure this kid wasn't intentionally trying to hurt these kids. You make this poor kid out to be a malicious murderer. What if there was complications with the vehicle? What if there was something in the roadway, that he had to avoid? He just spent a night out with friends, so I'm more than likely sure his intentions were to never hurt anyone. I pray for these families who lost their babies. God Bless.
Olivia McAllister Olivia, Shut the hell up! The kid was an idiot!
Olivia McAllister More likely than not, he was speeding! It’s sad, but true!
Olivia McAllister you would sing a different toon if your child was in that car..he drove reckless and had no regard for others safety yes he should go to jail for a long time..grow the hell up..people need to take responsibility for their actions..you sound dumb and very uneducated
im sure he didnt think he was going to kill all his friends but he knew while driving,that he was going too fast,but kept doing it,and not only that,he wasnt supposed to be driving at night,and whos car was that anyways,if it was his parents,there screwed as well,and they should be as well
If this happened in the state of California it was against the law for the driver to have had those passengers in the car with him at that age. And every one of those kids would have known that. Also the car was a BMW so more than likely it was a parent’s car. They should have known what their son was up to that night and if he was picking up friends. He was driving recklessly and breaking the law by having those passengers in the car with him. Parents really need to start paying attention to what their kids are doing.
When my daughter was a teen driver, I had the pleasure of not one, but two separate incidences of a law enforcement officer calling me and asking if I was the mother of *****, after they have id'd themselves of their respective ranks, names and jurisdictions, I cannot put into words the euphoric experience of having the blood and oxygen temporarily drain from your head and entering into a state of catatonic deafness. However, after returning back to cognizance and learning that, in each case it involved rather harmless situations, praise God, I have since developed a super-heightened concern for herself, and now, my granddaughter, when they are on the road. She and her family in West Palm Beach, and me in extreme N FL. Now, she at 35 yo, still calls me a 'helicopter mom', and it doesn't bother me one bit.
it shouldn't bother you, better safe than sorry. you are a very good mom
How sad!
5 years later I wonder if the driver has survivors guilt
Pretty sure he would. Imagine living with that horrific memory
Im sure he does
ShihtzuMom someone commented in this thread that he initially denied being the driver and has not apologized to any of the family. Just what I read
@@Jjong__SKZ ..so sorry for you and the family
He does he suffers from it everyday people be saying stuff about him and in reality he has to deal with that guilt for the rest of his life hes my cousin and it hurts to see him like this but this is how reality hit him and now hes more responsible
My heart goes out to all the families of these precious children!
These teens thought they were playing GTA & now who's laughing✌
Driving too fast, missed the ramp? Car obviously went airborne due to loss of control?
And intoxication
No one was drung or high, the driver was speeding before the crash
Exactly. My dad has always lectured me about the importance of being careful and going at a reasonable speed. He told me that driving anything too fast and crashing it with extreme force can cause it to set ablaze.
Did it used to not be a convertible? Is that what’s going on here?
Car landed 30 feet above the road. Dude must have been going over 100mph to catch that much air.
Professor Time Maybe he fell down from the road above ? Use your brain !
@@marsenmoon
Video said they were driving on I-5 (not the road above).
I would say use your brain, but clearly you don't have one.
@@ProfessorTime So why aren't the fence posts damaged?
Looks like he smashed into the guardrail and did a cartwheel flip landing on top of the concrete retaining wall. Definitely didn’t drive off the overpass above.
@@clappingjazzhands9408
Yeah. Cartwheel or Full Air. You can definitely get airborne hitting something at 100+ miles per hour.
R.I.P Jenny.B , Brandan , Matthew , Jennifer.C , Alex & Bradley 👼
You guys will always be in my heart ❤
thars 6 names. did the driver eventually die as well?
Bradley didn't die but was instead charged with 5 felony counts of manslaughter...
@@kaykay1kc I don't know why they added Bradley's name because he's still alive. He killed three 14 year olds and two 15 year olds driving like an idiot!
This needs to be shown in drivers ed classes all over high schools throughout America.
@Tony Tigre California took drivers ed out of high schools that's we have the worst new drivers in the usa !
This is my worst nightmare! God Bless their families, especially their parents. RIP to the five that lost their lives. 🙏
And I pray for the survivor, to have peace.
I used to work as a driver fot the salvation army and I frequently passed through that area. I remembered seeing a memorial at the top of that hill. I often wondered what happened and now I know. 😔
So sorry to all the families who lost loved ones . It’s just a very sad and senseless story that didn’t have to happen . Prayers and love to you all !
People under the age of 18 years should not be given a driver's license or drive any car when they are under age.
Judging by age alone is unfair discrimination. The legitimate criteria should be the training, the upbringing by the parents, is the kid responsible and mature enough to obey the law, including the restrictions on a provisional license -- how much driver's education, including behind-the-wheel, has the kid had -- some teens are very good drivers and very responsible. To broad-brush all 16-year-olds as too young to drive is blind and unfair prejudice.
This is so sad! For that people that just come here to judge and have no feelings just think for a moment that this still kids could been you sons, daughters, sisters or brother! Instead of being so hard or heartless pray for the families because this has to be the hardest thing to loose a child!!
The Caltrans grader crash is the worst one I have seen in terms of violence, but this one would be up there for senseless loss. Just a waste of life and what about the parents? They are left with nothing.
6 years RIP JENNY🤧🕊💙
6 years.?
Who's stupid idea was it to give a 16 year old child a driving licence? They're obviously not fit to drive.
How do you know it was his
This is what happens when you don't keep track of your kids. No, it's not imposable to keep track of them. It just takes a lot of effort and you have got to be the one that's in control, not them. I hope they charged the driver and he's parents for the deaths of the others.
At some point you have to give them some responsobility or they'll end up dependent and entitled forever.
@@Jessa-RM
And 16 is not the time. The kids killed were only 14 and 15.
@@j.whiteoak6408
If 18 is old enough to be killed in war, then 16 is old enough to drive. I'm sick of all this babying nanny state bullshite.
Our firefighters deserve our humble thanks. What these people see is beyond words.
God bless our firefighters and the cops too. A very hard, painful job. I hope they all get therapy..
Therapy? I believe that they all need a shot or two of J.D.
Once these kids are given a car, they become very dangerous.
They aren't kids, they are teens
Brad Stevens ridiculous
@@lincolnpaul1814
I don't know why you would say 'ridiculous' when in many cases this is very true. The 16 yr old driver wasn't even responsible enough to wear a seat belt! (Only 2 of the passengers were wearing belts). And he was seen driving at a 'ridiculous' rate of speed (estimated to be 100 mph). And he was only on a provisional license .. so he was not even responsible enough to follow the laws that accompany said PRIVILEGE (not permitted to be driving at night, not permitted to have passengers). And lastly, his passengers were three 14 year olds, and two 15 year olds .. now ALL DEAD, because he was SHOWING OFF - driving at 'ridiculous' speed at night in a flashy BMW trying to impress all of the children in the car. That he then killed. In other words, as the post says: HE BECAME DANGEROUS. He would have been too young to even understand the implications of the charges against him! I hope that he has had time to grow up since this happened. He must feel dreadful that he survived when his choices to break the law and show off took the lives of 5 children. And he has to live with those choices. For the rest of his life.
Alex, you will always be remembered by everyone. You sat only 4 seats away from me in English. #RIPAlex
Slomofogo
Did you die? Or your mom?
Alex, I have no idea who you were, but we lived in the same state...bye.
@@F3502000 Yeah alex bye bye I lived on earth with you
Sooo what happened.?
Where do they start?
The crazy thing about making a decision that has horrific tragedy as the outcome, is that prior you were probably a reasonably liked individual. Over night you are hated emasse and if relatively normal will hate yourself for the outcome that was never intended. Dependant on the mindset the driver should never be incarcerated for life!. We continually remind our 10 offspring to think wisely whenever driving or being a passenger...6 into 5 don't go, even if it was an intended get all your mates and girl friends home.
If this happened to Donald Trump as a teenager and he was the driver that walked away, he would carry no guilt nor would he ever look back and care about anyone who lost their life. Unfortunately the world is full of uncaring psychopaths who carry no guilt or remorse for the mistakes they have made or the people they have hurt. Currently the USA is being led by one of those uncaring self centered psychopaths. So how many passengers have to die???
@@jul9cuz
WTF stupid load of crap! That's just YOUR psychopathic opinion. YOU are the psychopath here.
Just say no to drugs!
I can imagine that some of the first responders dont know what they're looking at
Poor ol E34
How did the driver even survive this kind of crash? They said he was in critical condition. I wonder if he or she survived long after? That because the driver had a provisional license, was illegally driving, they caused 5 lives to be snuffed out? Terrible!
From what I read he was ejected.
Prayers to all the families.
my mom never allowed me to ride with teenagers. i also forbid my son to ride with them. too new to the driving scene. they require a lot more experience and practice even if they have a license. they also are immature listening to loud music and showing off for their friends by speeding and performing daring feats on the road. the best thing is to just to not allow your kids to ride with other kids.
kaykay1kc
Did your mom allowed you to go to school? You suck at English. Homeschooled?
kaykay1kc
Your English is horrendous.
@@ericmoore1493 sorry and sorry the comment upset you. try to carry on and have a nice life despite it all.
kaykay1kc when I was 16 i got my drivers license and my parents bought me a four year old ford station wagon. We were always a bunch of kids in my car or sometimes we took their cars. On summer weekends we drove to ocean city or Harpers Ferry. Our parents taught us well and we had fun but behaved well. It wasn’t until years later that my parents didn’t sleep well on weekends we went to the ocean, but they wanted us to learn to be adults
@@lincolnpaul1814 my husband just pulled a guy out of a car after a speeding car jumped the median and crashed into the car in front of his. there were 2 teens in the other vehicle. the driver lived, the passenger died. this just happened the night before last. teenagers cannot drive. a station wagon sounds like a good starting car. kids need something big and bulky to learn (or crash) in.
I have seen something this horrific on my way home(Calif.)and wish I hadn't, a drunk female ran a stop sign onto a very busy Blvd
and both cars exploded, seven people burned to death, two teen brothers were killed. This was so horrible, nothing left but bones.
Who owned that car and allowed an unlicensed 16-year-old to drive it? Why were 14-year-olds allowed to be in a car at 2 AM with an unlicensed 16-year-old? The adults in this case should be held accountable, too. Bad parenting.
The parents were charged w a crime for allowing him to drive.
I didn’t start letting people ( besides my parents ) drive with me until I was 17. Driving is scary and not everyone is paying attention on the road. Rip to the kids involved. No parent should have to bury their kid.
16 is way too young to be driving
The video of the crash scene,the charred bodies and any CCTV of
them driving,should be shown to teenage kids as a real-life lesson
on what can happen on our roads.
A few years back,just around the corner from me,a car full of "six"
16+17 year olds,took a car ,after consuming large amounts of cider
and wrapped it around a lamppost,killing all six of them outright.
Today,they would have been 18+ and just starting out in the world
and instead they're just remembered with fading plastic flowers on
the ground...Really sad...
Quite a few ridiculous comments here....a year after, in 2015, the driver ws arrested on 5 counts of felony vehicular manslaughter....according to later reports, he was not charged as an adult...he was also NOT licensed and survived most likely because he was ejected from the vehicle....if you want to know more, do your own research.....
texaswildcat2000 : Some young lady who apparently knew him/them somewhere on here commented that the driver did in fact die later on ????? I DON’T KNOW ?? Just saying
@@matty2x302 he survived...
"Morales was charged with five felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, driving a motor vehicle without a driver's license and failure to show proof of financial responsibility."
"The teens [killed] were identified as Jennifer Bahena, 14 of Laguna Hills; Jennifer Campos, 15, of Aliso Viejo; Matthew Ivan Melo, 15, of Mission Viejo; Brandon Alejandro Moreno, 14, of Mission Viejo; and Alejandro (Alex) Sotelo, 14, of San Juan Capistrano, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department."
texaswildcat2000 Man !!!!! I am a father of one boy, 26 now and matured , but for at least 6 years my wife & I prayed every time he went out. He himself was never into the speed aspect of cars but the big 4x4 trucks , so that helped some. Thanks for the update. That young man has a long way to go with all that burden. The law should have made him do good with it somehow, High School speeches or something????? As for the families of the other kids I have no idea or would ever want to know that hardship, but I send up a prayer for each one of them ❤️ Thanks for the info 👍
@@matty2x302 no prob....I started driving before I was 12, so by the time I was able to drive in high school it wasn't a big deal... early education in some things always helps....
texaswildcat2000 Yeah man
if you're not old enough to drink liquor, you're certainly not old enough to have people's lives at the tip of your fingers.
The crash is the drivers fault and he's The only one that lived?? That's Fd up!! 😕🚗
J. A. Well no it’s actually kind of intentional by god or death basically showing that if he was at fault he has to live through it and get hate for it and his live be ruined like he did to the others
Why were 14/15 year old kids allowed to ride with a teen driver? Why were they allowed to be out at 2am? At this age, their parents should still be dropping off/ picking up, shuttling their kids everywhere. My daughter is 16, does not want to drive, and is not allowed to ride with a teen driver. It seems there were a lot of bad decisions made by the parents and they will live with this forever. So sad 😭
That's a murder death kill.
So 5 are killed and one survived? There were 6 teenagers in a car designed for 5 at most. He was driving a BMW! So spoiled kid who thought he was above the law. I wonder if he learned something.
Did they ever found out who tinkered with the engine ?. That person should be held responsible along with the parents for letting that kid drive with a Provisional License. My heart go's out to the family's for there loss.
It wasn't the engine it was inexperience
Please explain what you mean by tinkered with the engine. Was it brought up in reports?
So sad! We think we are so invincible at that age, like nothing’s going to happen to me attitude. We all went through it, it’s life. Bless these families and first responders ❤️
Two of them went to Carl hankey elementary and middle. Me and my bro last saw them in the bathroom on the elementary side of the building next to a bunch of portables. Rip
Keep spoiling your kids this is what happens
California kids driving a bmw. Like, oh ma gawd. Totally.
lol
Most are mexican
honey poo : When your standing in front of your maker none of that matters man .
Fuq off!!!
@@pittsburghpirate58 dang.
I was a volunteer paramedic on weekends, and an insurance company accident investigator during the week. From the scant evidence provided by this video, it looks like he slammed into the guardrail at the foot of the embankment, at a high rate of speed, Instead of being stopped there, he apparently surmounted that guardrail after colliding with it, traveled up the embankment between those chains/posts, and the bridge abutment, How the top was crushed, and the vehicle caught fire, cannot be determined without further investigation. Same for the final position of the vehicle. Based on my years of experience, I say it's an educated guess that the deaths happened as a direct result of the roof of the vehicle being crushed, and not the fire. Mercifully, I doubt if any of the victims felt the effects of the fire, as they were already dead.
The deaths of children always had a lasting effect on me. RIP Children !!!
It was determined to have rolled at some point, forget if it was up the concrete or before on the roadway.
My name is Diego Ramon and I have a story to tell. I didn't get to know any of you but you guys were in my school and you will always be in my hearth. Rest in peace and at least now you are in a better place. Welcome to paradise brothers and sisters. 😭
Diego Ramon great story
1202 Program Alarm LMAO
My name is Great Gazoo and you are all Dumb Dumbs...
The Omegle Beatboxer Um, Excuse me but in case you didn’t know dead teenagers can’t read.
I hope your hearth doesn't hurt to much
Alcohol/drugs/speed, and ego.. regardless if any of those were a factor,
Showing off, lack of experience, laws were broken packing 6 kids in that car...
And a total disregard, driving is NOT a right, it's a privileged you promise to obey laws with a monumental responsibility to travel safely, with lives in your hand....
These kids didn't, and this is the result. .. completely preventable. ..
Tsssss... People think they can park their cars literaly everywhere. It's a shame!
The kid has his/ her provisional license and is not allowed to
drive anyone else except adults such as parents, and siblings.
The driver was in critical condition. If the driver survived I can’t
imagine the survivor guilt he/she will face not to mention having
to face the family and friends of the ones who died.
Rip Jenny Bahena🙏🙏 miss u tons
Stephanie Vargas Excuse me. Jenny can’t read anymore. She’s 💀 dead.
You Big Dummy that’s disrespectful
RIP. Prayers being sent to all family's
Why didn't his parents reprimand that evenings event? I'm so pained for the ones left behind to live with the grief. And to the young man who survived. All I can say is that I cannot imagine living with that. My heart goes out to you. I pray you have a good support system when it comes to family and friends. Amen
Yikes how did the car get there did it go airborne or slid down
Some good parenting right there.
Speed+stupidity= how the hell did he get it up there and live.....
My Heart & Prayers Goes Out To
The Driver & All The Parents Who
Lost Their Children 😭💔
Jennifer Marciano
Praying = a way of doing absolutely nothing and still thinking you’re helping - useless religious crap!
To whom are you praying to? Your invisible man in the sky who could have prevented it, but hasn’t? You’re stupid!
@@ericmoore1493 stfu piece of sh*t
The memorial is long gone now. Life moves on. People need to understand auto passengers lives are completely in the hands of the driver.
Parents worse nightmare! Omg
I’d want to know about the driver’s parents.
- You were aware he had only a provisional license?
- Who owned the car - you or him?
- Did you know he planned to have other teenagers in the vehicle with him?
- Did you know the other victims and/or their parents?
- Did you know where your son & the victims were going that day?
- His provisional license specified that he not drive at night. Were you aware he would be driving after sunset?
- Does you son have a history of underage drinking? Does he use drugs?
- Had he been caught prior to the accident of transporting other kids or coming home after dark?
I can’t begin to imagine the lawsuits & insurance pay-outs this tragedy produced! Bottom line? 16-year-olds are stupid, foolish, & far too immature to be responsible drivers. Frankly, most get away with it because nothing too horrible occurs. NOT THIS TIME.
He may have snuck out in his parents car kids do that my brother did
So sad. So meaningless.
We try so hard to protect and teach our children 😢
Peeeeople !! It's an accident. That's why we call them an ACCIDENT. Nobody's direct fault.. maybe or maybe not someone or something would've made a difference but PLEASE be respectful and know that these things happen... it's very very sad and we look to WHY, but it's an ACCIDENT.
Lps fox paws Hey Dummy! This was NOT an accident. It was an
“intentional”. An accident is when somebody does something wrong without malice or intent. It doesnt apply in this situation. Wreckless driving certainly does though.
That’s why we call it
“wreckless driving”! Now get the hell off TH-cam and go finish your 📚 homework and stop making ridiculous comments Dummy!
@@gearjammer4779 Yes let's stop using the term accident unless it is truly an accident. Maybe it was an accident for the innocents involved but otherwise not an accident, it was negligence.
That’s crazy anyone survived! The poor driver! They have to wake up in the hospital and be told they killed all of their friends in the car
Not the case at all.
Is there anymore info on this wreck? MY HEART AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THEIR PARENTS, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS...GOD BLESS!
Jenny campos so sad to hear about u and ur friends may u rest in peace
Jessie Lynch Jenny is 💀 dead!
She can’t read anymore.
Has no business driving ! This law needs to be amended !
He was driving illegally.
rest in peace ♥
In Australia you have to be older before you can get a licence. I use to work in insurance and the times a parent would be buying and insuring a vehicle that was way too powerful for an inexperienced child driver was ridiculous and in most cases the parent would say how responsible their child is then I am doing a claim for an accident and their child is in hospital. Then it is too late to be a thoughtful parent and not give in to the pressure from the child.
RIP ,
They have done away with driver's education for some reason. I'm sure they wouldn't want to show the driver safety films they showed us back in the 70's and before. Would be too dramatic for our sensitve young people. Driving is by far the most dangerous thing any of us do, and we do it every day. Education is the key and we are not providing it.
They need to bring back those films I saw them as one of the rules before I got my license it was so graphic I almost did not drive but I had bills had to work if not for that I would have never drove they showed decapitated bodies
he should be changed with man slaughter n life in jail for the rest of his life and he dervers it too for not having a drivers license dodo head those beautiful Angles were taken away from their families &friends
he had a drivers license. it was provisional, which means he isnt supposed to have passengers
@@cwarts5461 It says he wasn't licensed at all. He didn't have a licence.