370z engine lands 150ft away after crash in Killeen, TX.
 

Police: Front of car comes off during crash, lands 150 feet away - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen |

Originally posted: Jan 06, 2015 1:43 PM PST

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KILLEEN - Three people were taken to a local hospital following a crash in Killeen late Tuesday morning, in which the front of a car came off and landed about 150 feet away.

Police were called to the 100 block of S. Twin Creek Dr. just before noon after getting a 911 call. Responding officers found three people injured in a two vehicle crash.

Witnesses told police a Nissan 370Z was heading south on Twin Creek at fast speeds, when the driver was unable to make a curve and crossed into oncoming traffic.

The Nissan collided with a Chevy Silverado pickup. Officers found the driver of the Nissan on the ground injured outside the vehicle, and two people injured in the Silverado.

Police report the front of the Nissan, including the engine and front tires, came off during the crash and landed 150 feet away.

All three victims were taken to Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple by ambulance. Police have not released their names at this time.

Police are still investigating the crash.

wats w/ folks in tx the last few days..

It looks as though the 370 took it well

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Head probably flew like this -->:roflpuke2:

nice

new guy is in the corner puking his brains out.

seriously, not cool though.

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Scary looking crash. Hope they made it out ok at least.

Meh, these *** hat are causing a bad impression for all Z owners, now everyone in Killeen TX are thinking we all drive like the bimmer guys:thumbsdown:

Base model...should have bought the touring w/sport would have stayed in one piece. J/k in all seriousness glad no one died good grief could have been so much worse.

I wonder whats the age of the driver of the 370Z?:rolleyes:

:shakes head: Idiot. I hope everyone involved will be able to make a full recovery.

The front-end resembles a top fuel dragster now. I guess in-lieu of any NHTSA tests ever done on a z34, this is proof that the front-end absorbs impact effectively - it even gets the engine and front tires out of the way.

:iagree: reckless driving and endangering innocent lives is never cool. Seriously.

Another base bites the dust....Pour out a lil octane.

Overconfident driver.

Do you suppose the driver wore his seat belt? He was ejected.

No way to tell by the newspaper account. The driver may have unhitched the seatbelt after the crash and attempted to crawl out after the accident. But looking at the photo, the cabin structure looks relatively intact and that probably saved the driver's life. Nissan builds some extremely strong cars.

Do all Z's go to heaven?

I guess not cuz there are no strippers in heaven!!!

I mean drag strip?!:ugh2:

New world record for fastest engine swap?

This is a case of engine swap done wrong.

Hope all involved will survive and recover. Also saddened by seeing the destruction of yet another Z.

Also this is why people advocate going to the track. If you want to push limits at least show a little consideration for the public.

Guys who got more money than brains do the same too. They wrap their Bugattis and Lambos around trees.

Although, now that you mention it, the last crash was also a base model...

Not that this compensates for driver error/recklessness or bad luck, but am I correct that the base not only lacks the BBK, but also the VLSD.

Those seem like important features for regaining control if you lose it...

Just live and drive in any major city in Texas to get a taste of some of the worst a$$hole drivers you can meet. Mix that with the fastest posted speed limits to any state adds to the fun.

The LSD helps for traction. Once traction is lost then it doesn't matter how big your brakes are. You can't stomp on your brakes at high speeds in a curve or you'll spin out. Base or sport, it doesn't matter. The driver mod is the most important.

thank god for those strategic crumple zones..

Throw some snow on top of that and I imagine it's great fun. I never have to worry about driving on an icy road with the OEM summer tires as I'm from south Florida, but your entire state gets snow once in a blue moon.

Dude if snows down here even if it's just a dusting I stay home and watch the 300 plus wrecks and traffic jams on TV. Pretty entertaining

That'll buff right out...






J/K, hope everyone has a fast recovery.

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Figures it would be in Killeen, it's like they're stuck in the 2000's / F&F early years. Glad I'm not there anymore lol.

Ft. Hood Army base is right there in Killeen. You have a ton of young soldiers who buy fast cars with their deployment/reenlistment money and drive like morons. I just moved from there in 2013.. A couple weeks before my company and myself were scheduled to redeploy back to our home station (defense contracting) A soldier ran a stop sign and smashed into one of our company Suburbans with 5 employees inside. A couple were injured, one guy to this day is still on disability.

I see this a lot. They get a paycheck for the first time and have nothing else to spend it on... It's worse when they get a bike without knowing how to ride it.

damn that not looks so good:icon14:

I hope everyone involved on the accident get well

It always get worse around military bases because of too many 18 year olds there thinking they are hot **** when they don't know how to drive or have the experience. Usually its not a 370z in a wreck though, but you can go to any military parking lot and count every other car as mustang, camaro, challenger, camaro, mustang, mustang, challenger, camaro and so on. Also, beware of the military truck drivers too. They had a situation on Ft. Lewis where a guys truck was crushed with him in it by a Stryker. Doesn't matter what civilian vehicle you are in...you will not survive that battle.

Not to get too far off topic but yeah, tanks have the right of way. Out at White Sands, a guy in a car driving down the main road got caught under a tank because he wasn't paying attention. Those guys fly across the roads at speed. Crazy ****.

Wow. Profiling and assumption of driving habits of our military folks? Drive in Austin Texas and see how many asstards on the road and none of them are military.