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Accountability Starts Here.(Column)
Byline: Dutch Mandel
On the last weekend in January, Josh Ammirato, 18, slammed into a tree near Ocala, Florida. He killed himself and four others in his car.
I don't know Josh, but I know a lot of 18-year-olds, so this story hits hard for a few reasons-not the least of which is the dearth of effective driver training in this country.
It also hits because of respect and accountability-respect for the cars we drive and holding kids and parents accountable for their actions.
Hours before piloting his 500-hp '08 BMW M5 off the end of the Greystone airstrip in Anthony, Florida, and into a tree at triple-digit speeds, Josh was surfing the web for information on how to go faster. In posts to www.M5board.com, he sought ways to shift the sequential manual gearbox more quickly and smoothly.
He'd had his M5 for three weeks; the car was registered to his father, Santo.
"Let me say I am [a] beginner when it comes to high performance cars as I am only 18 so take it easy on me,'' he wrote.
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