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2 dead after rear ending an F/A-18 fighter jet during police chase
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:02 pm
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Two people died Thursday after crashing their Jeep Grand Cherokee into a parked F/A-18 fighter jet.
The duo was on the run from California police when they drove through the front gate at Naval Air Station Lemoore. As far as police know, they hadn’t committed any crime. The two people had only been parked on the wrong side of the highway when police stopped to see if they were ok. Before the officer could speak to them, the vehicle pealed away in the direction of the Naval base.
Pursued by police helicopters, the Jeep continued its high-speed escape down the airstrip. The vehicle lost control and crashed into the rear end of the parked jet. Both passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.
Capt. Monty Ashliman said that the deceased were not military members.
“Regardless of procedures we have in place, something went wrong and we had a tragic accident,” Ashliman said. “We have got to figure out a way to prevent that from happening in the future.”
As for the fighter jet, it suffered damage to its rear horizontal stabilizer.
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 11:05 pm
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:04 pm to Beaver Bandit
do not, repeat, do not frick with a fighter pilot's whip!
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:04 pm to Beaver Bandit
Proof just how lethal and effective the F/A-18 is.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:04 pm to Beaver Bandit
BAN ALL F/A-18 HORNETS!
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:04 pm to Beaver Bandit
I've always considered the Hornet a badass aircraft.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:06 pm to Beaver Bandit
Was it a white hornet or black hornet?
Need to know whether or not I should be outraged.
Tangerine will be here soon to blame the cops.
Need to know whether or not I should be outraged.
Tangerine will be here soon to blame the cops.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:07 pm to Beaver Bandit
Typical Dodge drivers. They can't be trusted.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:09 pm to Beaver Bandit
I guess the collision...
Took their breath away.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:10 pm to LSUAlum2001
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BAN ALL F/A-18 HORNETS!
This is such garbage thinking. It's about how you fly them not the planes themselves. Do we even know for sure if it was an F/A-18??? Any time this happens the media just throws out the F/A-18 label.
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:10 pm to SG_Geaux
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:10 pm to Sao
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Took their breath away.
right into the danger zone
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:11 pm to SG_Geaux
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Tangerine will be here soon to blame the cops.
I am kind of curious why they sought a high speed pursuit and no known crime was committed.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:36 pm to RogerTheShrubber
People typically do this whenever they have something illegal in the vehicle... duh
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:41 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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am kind of curious why they sought a high speed pursuit and no known crime was committed.
So the cops stopping for a vehicle on the side of the road to see if the people are OK is seeking out a high speed pursuit?
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:48 pm to 777Tiger
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right into the danger zone
They crashed and burned.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:53 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
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They crashed and burned.
and then they lost that lovin' feelin'
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:53 pm to Beaver Bandit
Many cops are power hungry dicks, however this wasn't one of those instances. Anyone who tries to blame this on the cops are tools.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:56 pm to iamAG
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Anyone who tries to blame this on the cops are tools.
real curious as to how the car(including the cop car,) got through the gate(SP's/?MP's, etc.,) right onto the flight line
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:13 am to 777Tiger
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The duo was on the run from California police when they drove through the front gate at Naval Air Station Lemoore.
It appears to me that they drove through the front gate at Naval Air Station Lemoore
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:18 am to 777Tiger
quote:I'm wondering the same thing. The Air Force base I was stationed at had metal poles that you had to go real slow to get around before reaching the guard shack, and if you tried to blow through you would be shot. Think they need to go back to the drawing board for their security.
real curious as to how the car(including the cop car,) got through the gate(SP's/?MP's, etc.,) right onto the flight line
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