BMW flies off the runway and kills 5 of its occupants

Associated Press is reporting that

Five young men were speeding down a runway when their BMW car ran off an embankment and was airborne for 200 feet before smashing into a tree early morning today. All five men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators did not know whether the BMW was alone or was racing another car on the air strip at the exclusive "fly-in" community of Jumbolair Aviation Estates, where pilot-actor John Travolta has a home, officials said.

Google Maps Satellite View of Airstrip at Jumbolair Aviation Estates

Environmental Disaster near Black Sea

A powerful storm battered the Black Sea and Azov Sea region which resulted in (via and via)

four ships sinking, including an oil tanker, and four others are in danger of breaking up.

Up to 2,000 metric tons of fuel oil have leaked from the tanker in the Kerch Strait, which links the two seas.

A big clean-up operation is now under way, amid fears of an environmental disaster in the area.

At least two other ships were carrying potentially hazardous cargos when they sank, including nearly 6,000 tons of sulphur.

Google Maps view of the disaster location:

Alcohol Related Traffic Fatalities in United States

Hawaii led the nation with highest number (52%) of Traffic Fatalities where Alcohol was involved. Utah was at the other end of the scale with 24% of Traffic Fatalities which were related to Alcohol.

Here's Google Maps view of how the other states ranked. (Source NHTSA).

Atlanta Bus Tragedy - Google Maps View

There was a tragic bus accident in Atlanta, Georgia where 6 members of a Baseball team from Bluffton University, Ohio died and numerous others were injured. This happened when the bus plunged down onto southbound lanes of I-75 (more at CNN)

Here's a Google Maps View of the accident location