Rapper Tweets 'YOLO' About Driving Drunk At 120 MPH, Dies Minutes Later

[cash__whatiwant]

Ervin McKinness, a 21-year-old aspiring rapper, tweeted about driving drunk at 120 mph minutes before dying in a fiery one-car crash that killed the rapper and four others.

McKinness posted the now-ominous tweets about speeding while driving drunk on the account @ink2flashyy at 1:19 a.m. on Sept. 2.
"YOLO" is an acronym for "You Only Live Once." The phrase was made popular by singer Drake, who used "YOLO" in his song "The Motto."

Another tweet reportedly posted by McKinness talked about drinking and driving. The tweet read, "Driving tweeting sipping the cup f*** yolo I'm turning it up," according to the Daily Mail. This tweet has since been deleted but retweeted on the account.

At 1:40 a.m., McKinness died in a crash in Ontario, Calif., at Creekside Drive and Haven Avenue when the 2005 Nissan Sentra ran a red light, skidded out of control and slammed into a wall, according to the San Bernardino County Sun. The car wound up in the backyard of a home. Marquell Bogan, 23, and Dylan George, 20, both of Ontario; Jonathan Watson, 21, of San Bernardino; and JaJuan Bennett, 23, of Rancho Cucamonga were also killed in the crash.

All were pronounced dead at the scene except Bogan, who was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to CBS News
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[XemaSab]

1. Hopefully they all died without knocking up a girl or 8

/no patience for that garbage

[a geek named Bob]

2. I have no respect at all for those that drive intoxiated

[skeewee08]

12. Amen Bob

[a geek named Bob]

13. Thank you, skeewee08

I believe no shouldn't have to consider a road to be a public free-fire zone... that uses 2 ton ammo.

[KamaAina]

3. Fun fact: Yolo is also the name of a Northern California county

UC Davis and the Sacramento River Cats (A's AAA affiliate) stadium are there.

[seabeyond]

4. so, i just told the two 15 yr olds and 17 yr old in my house about this dumb shit. it is amazing

how often a kid tweets how irresponsible to tweet while driving and then crashes.

[Live and Learn]

6. The kid that tweeted that wasn't driving. Sad that the young so often feel invincible.

Yes, you only live once, so do it carefully should be the message.

[seabeyond]

10. yes...

[Live and Learn]

5. Very sad. Five young lives lost over one foolish night. nt

[greyl]

7. Why is "rapper" relevant?

It's not.

[Bucky]

9. It's a profession he aspires to. It's the reason this story is newsworthy.

I find that relevant. If the publicity this story gets can wake up some young adults to the reality of drink driving, that's a good thing. Telling us that this tragic young man had career ambitions is an important facet of the story.

[greyl]

28. For me, it's an issue of focus and tone, and I would have rejected the "rapper" angle.

As you yourself say, in so many words, "rapper" was a profession he aspired to, not one that he occupied.

Why doesn't the article share the careers of the other dead occupants? Not sensationalistic enough, my guess.

[Luminous Animal]

29. Agree. My 17 year old cousin,an aspiring folk singer died in a similar drunken accident...

Not one article about it though to mention that she was an aspiring folk singer.

[Live and Learn]

14. Think it might have been brought out because of the tweet itself.

"Driving tweeting sipping the cup f*** yolo I'm turning it up,"

[greyl]

26. Right, right, but if that's the connection, it's a smartass racist headline, imo.

It's less journalistic, and more let's make insensitive wisecrack headlines.

I mean, have you ever before seen precious headline space taken up by the job description of someone killed in a traffic collision?

edit: for those thinking "James Dean, Lady Di, duh!", etc, note that their actual name was in the headlines, not just a job description, as was the case here with Tweeter Ervin McKinness.

[Hugabear]

32. Scary Black Male?

If he had been an "aspiring country singer", "aspiring artist", "aspiring novelist" etc - would anyone have felt the need to include their profession in the headline? More than likely not, such a detail would have just been part of the main story itself.

Also doubtful that it would have made such headlines if it had been an aspiring country singer, artist, novelist, etc.

But RAPPER - the media loves to feed stereotypes, don't they

[Bucky]

8. How sad. As a teacher I see young folks bragging about their invincibility all the time.

I lose about one student every two years to such stupidity.

Warn your kids and younger friends, DUers. Never get in a car with a drunk at the wheel.

[Drahthaardogs]

11. YOLO - so let's try to make it last as long as possible.

Don't do stupid and dangerous things to put your precious life in danger.

[lexx21]

15. Definitely a darwin award winner nt

[kestrel91316]

16. Awesome. Darwin Award.

[Luminous Animal]

30. So awsome! I totally celebrate death when I can invoke darwin.

[kestrel91316]

33. I'm not celebrating. That was snark.

[Whisp]

17. this makes me so sad, this whole week has been so sad. n/t

[Zoeisright]

18. Darwin award.

For the driver, at least. Too bad about the others.

[cherokeeprogressive]

19. 5 people in an '05 Nissan Sentra? That's just all kinda fucked up.

So they say "when your time's up, your time's up". Okay my question is this: Whose time was up that four others simply became collateral damage?

YOLO... and YODO.

[WinkyDink]

20. He was right.

[flvegan]

21. In other news: he wasn't driving at the time.

I don't think they've determined if the driver was drunk or Tweeting at the time. However, 120 in a Sentra is always a bad idea.

[slackmaster]

22. Dumbass

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

23. YOLO: Carpe diem for imbeciles

[longship]

24. Famous last words: "YOLO"

He may as well as said the other famous last words, "Watch this!"

It's well known that a vast proportion of Darwin Awards are preceded by at least one of these phrases. Both said by dumb people trying to impress other dumb people.

I find these stories to be horrific. The fact that five died is five times horrific. Ignorance is not bliss.

Oh! And rap sucks, too.

[cash__whatiwant]

35. sadly he was right. nt

[jeepgypsy]

25. Oh the humanity!

So ummm, does DU offer grief counseling for those of us so affected?

[Posteritatis]

27. Darwin's pager is always on. (nt)

[Luminous Animal]

31. Oh those aspiring rappers, let this be a lesson, stick to folk singing because if

you ever die in a fiery crash with your friends it won't be national bigot news,

[Alduin]

34. What an idiot.

I have no respect for people who drive while drunk.

Darwin Award winner.