[Nexus242]

WOW this has to be the most graphic footage I've ever seen of an accident short of old Evil Knievel failed jumps. It's one of my worst fears riding about riding at night, played out in full motion detail. Reportedly 2 people died in this accident.

This one even made my arse pucker up so you've been WARNED it's pretty hard to watch.

==> http://wm.univision.speedera.net/wm.univision/Mexico 2005/Mayo/0506/050506motos300.wmv


Sorry if this is a repost of old footage.

 

[87gsxrnut]

Yeah, and the bikers weren't even messing around. Looks like the ending sequence of Mad Max, but in real life. Sad, and I'll bet the driver was drunk. I just have that feeling . . .

A lot of those guys had no helmets on.

- Nut

 

[Gixxerdale]

That was this past week when they were filming a commercial and the main actor was killed. I'll try find the article and link it.

 

[finch20th]

OMG!!!! that was horriable!!!

 

[Nexus242]

I think the sound is the worst part of the whole sequence.

 

[Gixxerdale]

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=ed...eb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=0&x=wrt

 

[St0nkingByte]

That was this past week when they were filming a commercial and the main actor was killed. I'll try find the article and link it.

I was wondering how they managed to get that filmed from three different angles. :sad:

 

[Nexus242]

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=edgar+ponce++motorcycle+&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=0&x=wrt

Good goin Jimmy Olsen!!

 

[Clint]

You've got to be kidding me! How stinking drunk does it take to get there?!

Unbelievable.

 

[Gixxerdale]

For years I have wanted to explore Mexico on 2 wheels. But always took the cage instead. But a few years ago there were a lot of executions of american tourists. Now stuff like this. Maybe I should go tour Canada instead? You guys don't shoot LA drivers/rider do you? :mrgreen:

 

[Nexus242]

I just cant believe that the driver didn't slow down till hitting the 3rd bike.

 

[av8r77]

I was wondering how they had so many angles of the accident. Looks like a film shot gone bad...

 

[KAOS]

F#@&ing unbeleavable man!!!! dude if i was one of the ones that wasn't hit. you better believe i would beat the living sh!t out of the driver of the cage!! for real!!!

 

[Nexus242]

I was wondering how they had so many angles of the accident. Looks like a film shot gone bad...

Mexican TV Star Dies in Traffic Crash While Filming Ad
Grisly Tape of Collision Airs on TV in Mexico and U.S.

MEXICO CITY (May 7) - A television actor and male dancer killed in a traffic crash was violating laws by driving his motorcycle on a highway and filming without a permit, prosecutors in Mexico's capital said Friday.

Edgar Ponce, who has appeared on television soap operas and in the male dance troupe "For Women Only,'' died Thursday after a car hit his motorcycle on a highway where trucks, motorcycles and delivery vehicles are required to use side lanes. The accident occurred during the filming of an advertisement for "For Women Only."

Police said the driver was not trying to kill Ponce, and did not appear drunk, but was accused of involuntary homicide - similar to manslaughter - and released on a bail of about $27,000.

Grisly video tapes aired Friday on local television stations showed the car hitting Ponce, tossing him and his motorcycle into the air.

"There is a law prohibiting these motorcycles from driving in the center lanes of highways,'' said city Attorney General Bernardo Batiz. "We will have to investigate and see what violations there were.''

Fellow actor Poncho Denigris accused the motorist of purposely trying to hit the caravan of motorcycles driven by members of the troupe, which was filming a commercial for their show.

"The car didn't try to brake or anything,'' Denigris said.

Ponce had appeared in soap operas such as "Salome'' and "Amigas y Rivales.''

05-07-05 21:07 EDT

 

[SDSUsnowboards]

This is utter BS! Why are the Mexican officials trying to figure out what violations these motorcycles were comitting while letting the murderer off on a crappy $27K bail while concluding that "he wasn't drunk but wasn't trying to kill anyone either"?

This is sad. I hope someone delivers vigilante justice.

 

[KAOS]

This is utter BS! Why are the Mexican officials trying to figure out what violations these motorcycles were comitting while letting the murderer off on a crappy $27K bail while concluding that "he wasn't drunk but wasn't trying to kill anyone either"?

This is sad. I hope someone delivers vigilante justice.

+1

 

[Hardware]

Well, let's look at the whole situation. The bikes were travelling in a slow moving convoy in lanes where motorcycles, trucks and delivery vehicles are not supposed to be.

They were trying to film a commercial without going through the steps to do it safely. It appears that the riders were wearing dresses, or costumes - no protective gear in sight.

Yes, the cager probably was at fault, but many things could have been done to avoid this, on the part of many of the people involved.

 

[LayinLo]

yikes.

 

[Ride-or-die]

that is so wrong its untrue, i wondered what the white van was doing i thought it was going to do something stupid but it turns out it was just filming, what was the cage driver thinking, thats a disgrace

 

[themeatmanlandry]

I sat straight up as I heard/watched that. Definite pucker.

I can't even come up with a response.

Definitely not saving that one.