ok, I am very late in leaving a comment, but I knew about this story when it happened. My comments are first, the Father or Parents in this matter really do need to step back and think a bit... Why would anyone give their kid the keys to a car that goes over 200mph? I now own an M5 myself, and I have owned more than 40 cars in my time. I can say when I was a kid, I was driving in fields etc.. when I was 12-15 and went through 6 cars before I got my lic. Once I got my lic. my mother was terrified I would end up just like this. My point is, kids are kids, and when I was legal and on the road, I drove as fast as my K car could go! The parents poor decision to give him an M5 is what caused this. Without the proper driving practice, you cant give a kid such a powerful car, he will push its limits not fully understanding the consequences. No matter how responsible anyone feels their 18yo kid is, they arent... they will not understand fully, until they age just a bit. I had a Honda CB 650 when I was 16, and just because of my past driving exp. in fields, and sometimes illegally on the roads, I knew I would push that bike to its end, and it would be the death of me, so I sold it. I would say, I only knew that because I had crashed 3 cars in fields and already experienced losing control of a vehicle. It was a real tragedy, and one I hope people take notice on. Dont get your high school grad a corvette, M5, Porsche or any other fast car, get them one that is limited at about 110mph... like a Hyundai, because know this, they will find the limit, and if the limit is 180+MPH, you will attend their funeral. Subsequently, I still drive reasonably fast, and love the power, but when I was 18, I would pass on the right on the highway, and weave in and out of traffic etc... not any more, I have a better understanding of chance and safety. I have also never been in an accident on the road that was my fault, because of luck only, in my early years, and common sense in my adult years.