Two men dead after airborne Porsche crashes into home's second floor
Two men have died after the Porsche they were driving crashed and flew into the second storey of a building in New Jersey.
In the early hours of Sunday morning (local time) Braden DeMartin, 22, and Daniel Foley, 23, were travelling in the red sports car when the car hit a median strip.
Mr DeMartin was driving the car when it struck an embankment and hurled five metres into the air and launched into a building.
The two friends were believed to be the sole occupants of the vehicle and were deceased by the time first responders arrived on the scene.
Shocking photos posted on social media have shown the aftermath of the horrific crash, with the 2010 Porsche Boxer completely mangled and the building deemed structurally unsafe.
Skid marks were visible across the the road leading up to the building where the car landed, luckily the building was empty at the time of the incident.
Mr Demartin’s girlfriend left a heartbroken tribute to him on her Facebook page.
“I loved you with every atom and molecule that make up my body. I will always love you Dan Foley,” she wrote along with several photos of the couple.
“Praying for your family. I wish I could have seen you one last time. I wish this wasn’t real. Rest softly and peacefully sweet boy,” she wrote.
Friends responded to the news with their condolences.
“My condolences to you and his family, I am in total shock and so very sorry to hear this,” one friend wrote.
“I am so sorry for the loss of such an important person in your life. Sometimes life just isn’t fair,” a user responded.
“So sad, those kids were too young,” another person wrote.
Police have not yet confirmed the cause of the crash but it’s believed speed was a factor.
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