There are two levels of Darwin Awards in my mind–those who win them because they did/caused the action resulting in the subject’s removal from the gene pool, and those who were accomplices or victims of the Darwin-inducing incident. In this case we have both. Filed under Dumbass of the Day.

This article titled “BMW flies 200 feet, kills 5“, is a perfect example. Here you have a driver and 4 occupants of the vehicle. The driver, in his inestimable wisdom, was driving at an apparent high rate of speed down a private airplane run-way. This sounds safe in concept, assuming that the driver has a clue. This driver managed to run off of an embankment and fly nearly 200 feet before becoming intimately acquainted with a large tree. Three of the occupants were “ejected” from the now flying BMW, and instead of being acquainted with a tree, they discovered that the ground comes at you very quickly when you forget to wear, much less deploy a parachute.

It appears that all five were males between the ages of 18-20. While I feel for their families, I trust that they didn’t have adequate time to significantly contribute to the gene pool.