Drunk rapper Jew'elz Tweets #YOLO, then dies in car accident
Posted Sep 13th 2012 1:30PM
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"That's the motto... YOLO" or so Toronto rapper Drake says in his track Motto. The now famous acronym for "You Only Live Once" has become part of daily vocabulary and for one California-based rapper, was apparently some of his last words just before a fatal drunk driving accident.
Ervin McKinness (a.k.a Jew'elz pictures above on left) was an aspiring rapper from the Ontario, California area just outside Los Angeles. He was apparently making random Tweets on his phone about drunk driving, while allegedly driving. He made two visit ominous tweets just prior to the accident of the 2005 Nissan Sentra he was in:
At approximately 1:40 am, the vehicle ran a red light, lost control and hit a wall. The Sentra ended up in the backyard of an area resident where McKinness and three other occupants died at the scene, one died later in hospital. Also killed were Marquell Bogan, 23 and Dylan George, 20, both of Ontario as well as, Jonathan Watson, 21, of San Bernardino; and JaJuan Bennett, 23, of Rancho Cucamonga.
Although the Tweets point to McKinness as the driver, police are investigating claims that Watson who was the driver. "They're certainly looking at that because it will be a vital part of the investigation, but it's too early to give an opinion as to whether it (drunken driving) was a cause or contributed to the crash," said Ontario police Sgt. David McBride.
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Although the Tweets point to McKinness as the driver, police are investigating claims that Watson who was the driver. "They're certainly looking at that because it will be a vital part of the investigation, but it's too early to give an opinion as to whether it (drunken driving) was a cause or contributed to the crash," said Ontario police Sgt. David McBride.
Click here to watch video news report.
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