The original video in 4K can be watched on YouTube here.
Happened on January 4, 2024, around 9:30 pm in Santa Clarita, California, USA
Matthew Topete (21) was driving in his car down Valencia Boulevard in Santa Clarita.
He decided to accelerate on a turn. This causes him to lose control and crash into a tree.
After that the car burst into flames. In less than a second it was completely engulfed in flames.
Matthew had no chances to escape. He died on spot.
Aftermath video:
Aftermath photos:
Matthew Topete:
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He looks like the type of guy that was saying 'GET OUT OF THE WAY, NERD' before he put his foot down and lost control.
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he looks more like a marshmallow to me, a really really really reallllllly burnt one
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Its a great image
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Living a Ferrari lifestyle on a Honda accord credit
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This is a crazy freak accident! I mean, not that it happened, because the guy was an idiot. I mean that the flames engulfed it so fast.
What kind of car was that?
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2022 to 2025 Infinity Q50 sedan.
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Infinity sport vehicles are infamous for going up in flames after crashing.
They just put shitloads of money to buy the good press.
Same goes for cheap models from Nissan.
[BTW, I work in corporate insurance...]
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Is the "Altima Driver" phenomenon true one the insurance end? Have you personally seen it?
I've seen some bad drivers with Altimas, Sentras, Maximas, and even Versas. Half the time the cars have damage and it seems the owners/drivers just don't give a damn.
If Infiniti and Nissan vehicles are known for turning in fireballs after a bad accident I'm staying away from those brands. Are these mostly new models that have this issue?
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Infinities are bad in general, but the more powerful models seem to have more problems on average.
Nissans are bad at the lower level - Sentras and Versas. Altimas follows. The Rogue seems to be okay.
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Good to know. Thanks for the reply.
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Cause of death was officially ruled to be blunt force injuries, so the fire probably made no real difference in the outcome.
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Luckily he died before he could cause a serious accident involving innocent people.
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SOLID FUCKING POST
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The poor tree
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If u drive like that you gonna get the cons
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video started before adam and eve created. Skip to the 0:37
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He bonked the tree. But I think he also pierced the fuel tank on the curb. I have seen this two times already where a car is on fire suddenly after a crash.
At the end of the video on the curb, there are 4 marks from the tires and some part of the car.
The car looks like a BMW 5. Maybe with rear-wheel drive only.
I don't get how the car could skidded so easily.
The road seems to be straight enough.
Maybe his tires were complete shit - bald tires?
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Thank you for the link to the 4K video. I view this website with my computer connected to a 75 inch 4K TV - and the high resolution videos looks so good on it.
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Honestly, good riddance. Drivers here in California are fucking terrible and a danger to literally everyone, on and off the road. Better he take himself out on an empty road than someone else going about their day
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I was going to reply to the video with a nasty post hoping the guy suffered - but I think he might have left two daughters without a father.
But normally, if I witnessed someone driving like that - and crash - I'd run up to the car with my camera going - and get a nice closeup - and ask them: "Does it hurt? I hope it hurts. I hope it hurts REAL BAD."
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Skip to 36 seconds.
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No sympathies for the deceased. These are the kind of people who love driving recklessly and cause accidents in the process. I'm glad he was the only casualty and not an innocent bystander or another driver.
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There's a gofundme saying that he was a positive influence on everybody's life.
I suppose it's true, it's nice seeing deadly dumbasses like him remove himself so efficiently.
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Reminds me of the video where dudes trapped in a burning truck screaming in agony & people were throwing unopened bottles of water at it trying to put it out but eventually he stopped screaming & they gave up.
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Sad if he left 2 daughters fatherless. Stupid asshole.
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Just read the article. Those 2 kids are his sisters. He had plans to start a family that got cut short his stupidity on driving recklessly.
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Good. Fuck asshole drivers. Glad he didn't take out an innocent.
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Agreed
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Shame, no Darwin award for him then.
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Bro just Paul Walker'ed himself
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Bye bye Matthew 😁
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Tree
Assist +1
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I always hope that dipshits like this wrap themselves around trees before they can hurt any important people. My wish has been granted.
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There needs to be a minumum age of 25 before you are allowed a sports car on the road. Also, a clean license.
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Fuck em,no regard for anyone else's lives.
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Natural selection.
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Me waiting for the guy recording to crash
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Congrats retard, you lost your life risking the lives of others for a shot of adrenaline. I only truly feel bad for the family who had to find out their relative is a braindead idiot
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good one less retard off the road making it slightly safer
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Was that Ryan? Because he Dunn goofed.
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The quality is bloody good...
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byebye !
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That reflections of fire on white Ford - it's perfect.
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Looks like he was driving a late model Infiniti Q50. Probably not AWD since he lost control. A lot of guys like to drive reckless with those cars. Kinda like the G35s and G37s.
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Why in the fuck did it burst in to flames like that? Ive seen cars get crumpled in to flatemed tin cans and not catch fire like that... man physics is weird
Or it was just his time to go i guess...
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Fuel line got damaged in or near the engine bay and then the gasoline probably made contact with a heat source or spark. It also seems the fuel tank was ruptured as well.
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Hit the 2nd tree backwards at 80mph
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So quick.. Physics is fascinatingly ruthless sometimes. may he rest in peace
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That tree didn't care about him.
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Just the sound of that automatic shifter gives real men lower T.
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Dont speed kids
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get fucked
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One one hand, it's his fault, on the other hand on the scale of dumb shit I've seen people do on the roads, this is pretty low, especially given this was late with very little traffic around on a wide road. Normally I would say, 'good riddance, one less retard on the roads', but in this case I think it would be too harsh.
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If I see an accident like this, I'd like to get my fire extinguisher out of the trunk of my car, get to the burning car, get to the rescue, but I'm worried if it can happen
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I keep a fire extinguisher in my car, but there's no way it would do shit for this type of fire.
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He fried on the spot you meant eh ?
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Thanks America for the weekly videos of incompetent and stupid drivers.
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Intro was waay too long
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0:38
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Kwispy!
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Crazy, if they had cut down one tree to the left, he might have survived.
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NICGUM
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Did the guy driving nut when he saw that?
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Why not edit out the first 30 seconds of the video? Useless
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I disagree. This is a perfect video to illustrate drama in three acts and all in just 60 seconds.
Act ONE: Establish main characters - the context of the situation
Act TWO: Rising Action - the conflict between characters
Act THREE: The resolution of the story.
Without that first thirty seconds, you have no first act.
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Yes. the tension builds for 30 seconds. You don't know who is going to die, when it will happen, or what will cause it... definitely better that way.
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Very morbid. -1 Amerimutt
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Well, well, well, looks like M. Topete knew shit about driving and he was all about showing off.
Fortunately, he was kind enough to rid society of his stupidity without taking any extra innocent lives.
NEXT IN LINE!
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Must be american made shite for it to burst into flames like that
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Aye his death wasn't in vain he left behind two ladies for the Boyz to enjoy
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