Posted on 11/23/2023 3:52:12 PM PST by Libloather
An astonishing new image shows the moment the $300k Bentley involved in the Niagara Falls checkpoint explosion soared through the air moments before combusting.
US police said on Thursday they were still investigating the fiery crash on the bridge linking New York state and Ontario the day before.
The dramatic fireball incident at 11.29am Wednesday sparked a security scare and the closure of four US-Canadian border crossings on the day before Thanksgiving.
A new image which emerged on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows the luxury motor twisting sideways as it hurtled through the air at break-neck speed.
It was being driven by a 56-year-old Manhattan businessman with his wife in the passenger seat on their way to a KISS concert.
US federal agencies including the FBI have now confirmed the incident was not a terrorist event. The Niagara Falls PD Crash Management Unit has take on the probe.
'Due to the complexity of the incident, the investigation will take some time to complete,' the department's Superintendent John Faso said in a statement.
'At this time the identity of those involved is pending positive identification and notification to next of kin.'
The Bentley, believed to be a Flying Spur, comes in both petrol and hybrid models, and it's unclear which one this was.
Video of the crash caught on security camera and previously posted to X by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency showed the car traveling from the U.S. side at high speed.
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Yuppers
I was thinking a loose Birkenstock!
The latest is stolen. Earlier it was a rich guy. Whoever it was they know it isn’t terrorism.
Unintentional activation of “cruise control” at the wrong time and speed.
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OT but I wonder when the media is going drop the “formerly Twitter” business.
On a ‘61 Ford maybe, but not on a $300,000 Bentley.
$500 for four bald tires and a tow
What does your sheriff think of your business practices!
Always wanted a flying car, but maybe not that model.
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If I’m not mistaken, George Jetson was born last year, so It shouldn’t be too long before they are available.
‘Due to the complexity of the incident, the investigation will take some time to complete,’
I think so, nothing makes sense about it.
Oh, they’ve been promising us flying cars since before I was born, never mind George Jetson.
It went airborne that is for sure.
I have to ask this...
Were they wearing masks?
Did all the cash they won at the casino burn up also?
Was Gene practicing spitting fire in the backseat?
At this point, I won’t believe anything they come out with now.
In fact, we'll never really know unless we find a suicide note.
Still waiting for a name...It is Ahmed?? or James??
Do they really know that?? Why so reluctant to give out the name. Must have BIG political connections...or not
I'll take a wild guess and say it was the flying model.
Aka the KISS of death.
“‘Due to the complexity of the incident,”
We have determined in the first 31 minutes, it was not terrorism.
With the right paint job and a Confederate flag, it could be a scene out of the Dukes of Hazard.
None of it makes sense.
The only problem is, in searching the names, there is an obit for a Kurt Villani, of Grand Island, NY (very near Niagara Falls, NY), which shows a 72 year old man, who passed away on August 6, 2022, married to Gail. The obit also shows a son also named Kurt, but he is married to Monica. https://buffalonews.com/villani-kurt-m/article_9b851002-76bd-5221-99da-3bdd0d67f12a.html
So there are a couple of questions to be answered by the press. Was this fellow driving with his mother, Gail? Were the various 'reporters' who researched the names, lazy and didn't dig deep enough to realize that the 'Kurt', who was married to 'Gail', died over a year ago. What about 'Monica', listed as wife of Kurt, Jr.? Until the surviving family members post obits about the deceased, this will remain a mystery.
I don't think this was a failed terrorist attack but rather, 'journolists' who were unwilling to actually check FACTS. Once the family is able to post obits, we'll have a better idea of what happened, or at least to whom.
As it is barely 24 hours since the deaths, I can understand why there is nothing yet. Losing one parent is difficult. Losing both? That is hard to imagine. My sympathies to the surviving family members on the loss of parents, or perhaps father and grandmother.
“Astonishing”
Nah, I find it “Shocking.”
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