Posted on 01/29/2022 11:07:29 AM PST by lowbridge
The man who plunged nine stories from a New Jersey high-rise and landed on a BMW has recovered from injuries and was released from a hospital, a city rep told The Post Friday.
The 31-year-old — who smashed through the roof of a black BMW 330i parked below 26 Journal Square in Jersey City when he jumped — had been in critical condition in the days after his dramatic fall on Oct. 6.
But despite a mangled right arm, possible internal injuries and bloody gashes on his head, the guy left a treatment center in mid-December, said Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokeswoman for Jersey City.
“The man survived and was released from the hospital last month,” she said of the still-unidentified man. The federal health privacy law HIPAA prevented her from going into more detail about his current condition, she said.
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“I heard a big boom and I didn’t think it was a person at first,” Christina Smith, 21, who shot footage of the aftermath. “The back window of the car just busted out — exploded. Then the guy jumped up and started screaming. His arm was all twisted.”
Video she filmed shows the jumper — who didn’t work inside the building, and later said he “wanted to die” — screaming in pain with upper body injuries, and a face mask strap still dangling from his ear.
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“How many BMWs have you owned?”
One too many. Wife’s car when we married.
A physics problem: How far would an object have to fall to reach terminal velocity?
Ralph Nader Award for the safest car evah!
unngh
If that’s a real photo...it means some “human” pulled out a phone to take a snap, rather than help the guy. SMH
There’s video too, of him rolling around on the ground after he got out of the car.
The depression on the BMW appears to be pretty severe as well.
“How many BMWs have you owned?”
Some company used to put out a little industry booklet annually with all the cars and their rate of repair/cost-to- own ratings. My car salesman friend got them every year. There were 5 circles in a row. All blank was the top rating. Most cars had one or two blacked out, some had 3. Beemers were the only car that had all 5 blacked out.
Awesome
But what about the car?
Well owning one model of one make of car once would certainly would make you an expert
“Some company used to put out a little industry booklet”
Probly connected to the US auto industry unions
3 BMW Models Have Excruciating Resale Value
https://www.motorbiscuit.com/bmw-models-excruciating-resale-value/
Because domestic sports cars are so superior
At the end of the day, owners pay about $1,000 to $1,700 per year for maintenance and repairs – higher than most brands. “
https://www.motor1.com/reviews/406108/bmw-maintenance-cost/
It will stop when the alumni boards of private institutions & the governing boards of public institutions demand the firing of university presidents who tolerate this.
Am I a bad person for chuckling at that.😏
A BMW X5 will cost about $18,389 for maintenance and repairs during its first 10 years of service.
This is more than the industry average for luxury SUV models by $2,929. There is also a 54.61% chance that a X5 will require a major repair during that time. This is 15.05% worse than similar vehicles in this segment. The chart below illustrates how these costs and repair probabilities will increase over time.
https://caredge.com/bmw/x5/maintenance
“A BMW X5 will cost about $18,389 for maintenance and repairs during its first 10 years of service.”
19 years with Toyota and Lexus:
ZERO repairs.
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