Appears they both are destroyed but the Bentley driver lived, other did not





John is a nice guy, don't know him well but have run into him numerous times and friends were actually at the bar with him last night

Missy Diaz and Brian Haas, Sun Sentinel
2:49 p.m. EST, February 12, 2010

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International Polo Club founder and owner John Goodman blew through a stop sign before his Bentley smashed into another car, pushing it into a canal and killing the driver, authorities said.

A preliminary traffic homicide report said that John Goodman, 46, drove through a stop sign at 120th Avenue South and Lake Worth Road early Friday morning. The report said Goodman's 2007 Bentley slammed into a Hyundai driven by 23 year old Scott Wilson, a recent University of Central Florida graduate.

The impact sent Wilson's car tumbling into a nearby canal, where he died.

The report said that charges are pending in the case and alcohol or drugs are being looked at as a possible contributing factor.

Wilson was heading to his parent's Wellington home Friday morning to spend the weekend when the crash occurred, said his mother, Lili Wilson.

Scott Wilson, who lived in Orlando, was a graduate of Wellington High School and received an engineering degree from UCF in May.

"He's a great guy," Lili Wilson said. "He doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink. He's a wonderful person."

Goodman was rushed to Wellington Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. He may have suffered broken bones, said John Wash, president of the polo club's operations.

Goodman, a 46-year-old Houston multi-millionaire who made his fortune in the family's former air conditioning business, is a polo player as well as the club owner. The Palm Beach Post is reporting that Goodman had been at a charity event at the White Horse Tavern and the Player's Club Bar and Restaurant before the crash.

 

Holy shit.

 

Car doing the hitting is almost always better off than the car getting hit, Especially when its the side of the car getting hit.

 

^^ Agreed but it sounds like it was the Canal and not the Bentley that killed him

You can see where part of the $250k price discrepancy went too.

 

Sad. Loved this line:

"He doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink. He's a wonderful person."

 

Damn

 

guy in Hyundai drawn in canal or die from actual impact?

 

 

sad

 

thats sad

 

Yea, it sucks hardcore for the innocent kid and his family.

They haven't released a def. on if alcohol was involved but I can't imagine it wasn't. There were actually rumors floating around early this AM that he pushed the car in after the accident and took off. He was found a bit down the street but I doubt he could have pushed the car in since it seems to have been on the roof.

 

to Mr. Wilson.... Did not deserve this (no one does)

I would hope that Mr. Goodman ensures this does not hurt the Wilson family financially (funeral arrangements, etc...)

As far as the car goes, the biggest thing I see is the A-Pillar damage. If it rolled on its roof, a stronger design may have helped (but the canal dip may have been the clincher).

No, I am not blaming Hyundai, because even I could engineer a passenger compartment to not crumble if the vehicle cost $250K.

 

 

to the driver

 

and the other guy if they find alcohol involved...

 

 

thats krazy and sad

 

There is a reason for stop signs. RIP to the Hyundai driver.

 

Even if alcohol was not involved, I hope the douchebag in the Bentley gets sent to prison, although I know he won't.

 

Despite having alot of money for attorneys Billy Lane (famous chopper builder of Biker Buildoff) was sent to prison in Florida for 6 years for his vehicular manslaughter case. Sometimes money and fame can't save you from the evidence in cases like this.

RIP to the other driver, far too young.

 

terrible ...

 

as far as the Sonata (I think, from the headlight) ending up the way it did, I think it had more to do with how the GTC weighs 5500 lbs and the Sonata weighs about 3500 lbs. Yeah, the price and construction probably had something to do with it, but when you see pics of Enzo crashes, it looks like the damn thing was made out of shrink wrap and left out to dry.

IOW, if you're 180 lbs and you get sucker punched by a relatively in shape 300 lb man, it's probably going to leave a bigger mark than the other way around.

 

wow...

 

Random but "Teh CL's" avatar looks like one of the OG's, Ken, back in the day.