BeamNG Drive - James Dean Car Crash Simulation

Hello everyone! Watch my new video BeamNG Drive - James Dean Car Crash Simulation.

On September 30, 1955, James Dean, at the height of his acting career, tragically died in a car crash. This accident still raises many questions and concerns.

The student did not miss James Dean's Porsche spyder 550 and hit him in the front left fender of the car.

I tried to simulate James Dean's car crash in BeamNG Drive.

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BeamNG Drive is a game with a unique, realistic soft body engine that simulates every component of the car in real time, resulting in realistic and dynamic behavior.

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CPU: Intel Core i5 -10400F 2.90Ghz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA RTX-3060 Ti 8GB
Memory: 16 GB
Monitor: Samsung C27G54TQW

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[louislamboley]

That's some great animation. Been waiting for someone to replicate the accident. The Porsche was finished in natural brushed aluminum. The Ford was a 1950 black and white two door sedan. The ambulance carrying James had another car accident on the way to the hospital. There were no wind powered generators at that time.

[darrensmith]

Which ever direction you're traveling in, that's one crazy intersection...it's like the civil planner was on psychedelic drugs when designing it

[johncrawford]

"Welcome to Nevada?" This happened hundreds of miles from Nevada.

[AshleyHarleyman]

A very interesting reconstruction. As I understand it, there was nothing in front of Turnupseed that would have prevented his seeing the oncoming Porsche as he made his turn; he misjudged the speed the Porsche was travelling at, as police estimates of the speed pegged it as significantly higher than the posted limit. The earlier ticket might also have prompted Dean to try to make up for the lost time that ticket cost him, hence an even higher speed than he was doing previously.

The mechanic was expelled from the Porsche on impact and was found on the road. Dean was thrown to the passenger side of the car, feet caught under the pedals and head over the passenger door. The car Turnupseed was driving was almost double the weight of the Porsche, and it has long been speculated that had Dean moved left instead of right he would likely have avoided the collision.

Great reconstruction though - the intersection was modified several years later, so it no longer looks like it did when the crash occurred.

[elvistcb]

Also... The accident scene was reconfigured some years later... For safety. A bit late, as there had been previous crashes prior to Dean's untimely passing.

[yakeL]

this is really weird, a channel with this amazing video quality, and only with 50 subscribers, keep it up you'll go far

[ericfaley]

It’s all wrong. Dean was going west bound 466(46) the other car was going east 466(46) to North 41. Why is there a sign stating welcome to Nevada??? The accident happened in the Central Coast/central California area. All wrong

[taelorwatson]

If that cop hadn't pulled over James Dean. He would have probably made it to his race.

[philipe]

Thanks for the video. I’ve known of this accident for years but I never understood how it happened, this really helped.

[odeirt]

I love that the engine smoke was coming out of the front of Dean’s car!

[sporkybutterz]

James Dean's Porsche has its own creepy lore to it

[pl]

Rolf was thrown out and landed next to the car.dean was tossed to the passenger side with his foot trapped under the pedals and his head dangled over the passenger door drenching it in dripped blood from his facial wounds.

[EDGEDAZZA]

Ridiculous intersection there.. SO dangerous

[jamesfrost]

Dang, I didnt know windmills were that numerous in 1955....

[daninusa]

1. Why would 'Welcome to NV' be on a sign going west in CA? West is the ocean. NV is east. 2. Rolf was thrown out of the car towards the driver side. Dean was slumped over the passenger seat with a foot stuck in the pedals. This is part of the controversy of who was actually driving. 3. The student was totally at fault for the crash, even per one of two police investigators. He turned in front of Dean. Its irrelevant that a silver car with no roof would be hard to see. Dean had right of way. Yet he got of free and clear thanks to the jury of fellow locals. 4. Dean's recent speeding and glamorous image, surely played against him as these rurals blamed him in a way. Thats life I guess. Only gone tomorrow, and here today.

[calebsewell]

I don’t understand how they blamed Dean. When it’s clear someone turned in front of him too soon. Usually it’s not hard to judge if you can make a turn.

[Mr.Goldtop]

Nice simulation! It gives a great perspective. It appears that if Dean would have cranked the steering wheel to the left they might not have collided. He drove his car right into the path of the turning car.

[flightlessboid]

Gotta love the windmill farms and "Welcome to Nevada" billboard.

[cdbfullbore]

James Dean's reported last words to his passenger Wutherich, after Wutherich told Dean to slow down, was "That guy's gotta stop ... He'll see us".