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Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in Ferrari crash
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this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2025
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Involved in CoD1 - MW2 apparently for anybody wondering like me
Bonus carbrain in his wiki article, sadly the car he was driving just veered off the road. Cars really do get the cop treatment
After watching the crash: why the fuck was there not an absorption barrier there? I feel like probs would've been alive if there was something to absorb the shock.
Even a normal speed collision with that barrier would fuck pretty much anyone up.
CW: fatal car crash with fire involved
https://youtu.be/WUIYLmIZVfE
The other side of that road is a steep mountainside. You're not supposed to be going this speed on a winding mountain road. Are they supposed to build racetrack compliant buffer zones here for the safety of random millionaires who insist on showing off their latest $400k toys?
Watching the video 30 more times I don't think any barrier would've saved them but I STILL think that particular barrier is dog shit. It is effectively a brick wall. No absorption. It would kill someone going the speed limit if they hit it wrong. I don't see how hitting the mountain would've been worse lol
If I had to guess I'd say the barrier was cut short because maybe this has happened before it if hasn't been repaired yet. The barrier needs to extend far closer to the tunnel so cars hit it from the side and not head on. It is literally acting like a bollard not an absorption barrier lol
I think more warning signs could help here. This is another video of a crash at that same spot, but the driver goes off the side of the mountain instead (and survives): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5NWcdq4Wf4
Watch from about 1:15. The combination of the dark tunnel opening up to sudden bright sunlight is also a big factor. Also, at the speed that Zampella's Ferrari was going, fatality was inevitable either way.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: