[dartuser]

The title is a little disingenuous here ... it was a TV Crew member that was driving the vehicle.

THAT is the stupidity here; that the Lockheed Martin management would let a camera man drive the vehicle.

[b4its2late]

It was actually the News 10 reporter driving, the cameraman in the passenger seat and a Lockheed Martin employee in the back.

[GeronL]

Like when NBC was putting explosives into GM gas tanks and then did a story about why GM trucks explode on impact

[GOPJ]

it was a TV Crew member that was driving the vehicle. ... Lockheed Martin management ...let a camera man drive the vehicle.

Stunningly stupid.

[Federalist Patriot]

You know, I actually missed that in the story. Thanks for the clarification. I had not finished my first cup of coffee!

[ThunderSleeps]

You're absolutely right. They let someone (presumably) unfamiliar with the handling characteristics of a big, heavy, relatively tall vehicle drive it over a course intentionally designed to challenge the vehicle and driver? Bad decision, not necessarily a bad vehicle.

For all we know, the news flunky that was driving it has never driven anything bigger than a Honda Civic, and never been any further off road than the Burger King parking lot... Lockheed-Martin may be a business rival, but I've gotta say it would be unfair to ping their vehicle for this. Ping on their on-site management for letting that guy drive...