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Oct. 27, 2012 3:36pm Madeleine Morgenstern

19 Year Old Bladimir Barreto Injured After His Attempt to Jump Over a Moving Car to Impress College Recruiters Goes Wrong

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A Florida teenager is recovering after his attempt to jump over a moving car in a bid to impress college football recruiters went horribly awry Wednesday.

Police in Palm Bay said Bladimir Barreto, 19, was conscious and bleeding when he was flown by helicopter to a trauma center for treatment, Florida Today reported. He had several broken bones and head injuries, and required 89 stitches in one leg, WKMG-TV reported.

“He’s lucky that it wasn’t worse than what it was,” Palm Bay Police Department spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez told the newspaper. “The motive was apparently to video something to show to college recruiters for football.”

Graphic video of the botched stunt shot by Barreto’s brother shows Barreto sprinting on a roadway toward an oncoming white car driven by another brother. Barreto is hurtled into the air and flips several times before slamming to the ground.

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Paramedics were on the scene within minutes working to stabilize him, according to Florida Today.

“I feel really bad for them, I know they weren’t expecting that at all,” Cameron Tennant, a longtime friend who went to school with the Barretos, told WKMG. “I mean he’s always doing stuff like that and he’s always getting it right, so I guess he just got over confident.”

As the Huffington Post noted, Barreto may have been inspired by a 2008 viral Nike ad that showed Kobe Bryant seemingly leaping over a moving Aston Martin. In the ad, Bryant warned viewers not to try it themselves.

Police said reckless driving charges are pending for the 17-year-old brother who was behind the wheel, as well as for not having a valid license, according to Florida Today.

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TheVOR
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:37pm
I guess it wasn’t Kobe’s wife driving the Aston Martin. I bet she would have spun him like Bladimir.

Seriously, considering charges against the driver. It was the kid’s brother. Don’t you think the family has enough to worry about at this point?

I pray he is okay. He was trying to impress college recruiters. Come on at least the kid was trying. Bad idea and turned out horribly. However, I would expect more compassion from Blaze posters.

What if that was your aspiring college athlete teenager that had a momentary lack of judgement? You know teenagers are prone to such things.

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- Ruler4You
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:41pm
  For some people, it’s always a struggle to avoid stupid. It’s just simply, stupid.
  
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- nzkiwi
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:13pm
  I agree with you, Thevor. The guy was dumb for trying it, but I’d say that we have all done some pretty dumb things when we were young. I tried a couple of things that were in the same general area of stupidity, but had the good fortune not to end up in hoospital.
  
  And, no, I’m not going to tell you (too embarressing), so don’t ask.
  
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- db321
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:16pm
  I would never tell my kids, but I did some pretty stupid stuff when I was young. I love the kids passion, I really hope he has a full and complete recovery.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:24pm
  I think his timing was off.
  
  But seriously to press charges is absurd. That’s police for ya.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:28pm
  I still can’t bring myself to watch the video…….
  
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- SCREW-WINDOWS
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:30pm
  If he is on the Government dole he should be charged with something we seriously need a stupidity law that protects taxpayers from others stupidity.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:39pm
  Hi MONK, Go ahead and watch it. Much is obscured by the lousy photography. It is far funnier and not really gory. Didn’t see a drop of blood.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 6:14pm
  Hi RJJ,
  
  Wow, he never even jumped. Timing was way off…… : (
  
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- Gorp
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 7:40pm
  Stupid is as Stupid does!
  
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- urnokid
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 7:49pm
  It’s probably a good thing you don’t have to have smarts to play football.
  
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- Madison2012
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 12:47am
  You want impress football recruiters – play good football and have lots of speed. Intentionally getting run over by your brother is beyond a stupid thing to do. It is simply reckless and downright selfish. He put his brother in a very bad position. If that kid dies it is voluntary manslaughter. His brother is lucky to get reckless driving. He should be charged and he will have to suffer the consequences for agreeing to do that stunt.
  
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- MittensKittens
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 6:11am
  that will for sure get him into the best ivy league school in the country. BTW, next time you go in the gene pool, don’t forget your floaties/
  
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- venrooy
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 7:36am
  He should have run over a dog – that may have landed him in the NFL.
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 8:34am
  He could’ve just ran a few routes or tackled a dummy.
  
  Prob won’t be playing football anytime soon. Gotte use your head.
  
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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 12:20pm
  In our society nowadays, a man is judged by how high he can jump. Not how smart he is, not how successful he is…..no just jumping……and shaking one’s @ss. That’s how downhill we’ve gone.
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 12:49pm
  Teenagers are just stupid. They have not yet developed common sense. It is true we all know it because we have all been there and if you have raised a child through their teenage years you are reminded of it on a daily basis. It also helps to remind us of how stupid we were when we were teenagers to. It is just a very dangerous period of everyone’s lifetime.
  
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- nurseheidi
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 9:34pm
  If this is what impresses College recruiters, it confirms my feeling about the current state of so called higher education.
  
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- Armed Patriot
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 8:27am
  I guess he was trying to clean out the shallow end of the gene pool.
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:12pm
  … and the parent(s) allowed the brother to drive their car strait into their other son…cause he’s stupid?? When I was that age, I saved-up 100%-cost for my first car…I also payedfore my own insurance! If I had a “brother” I would tell hem to get someone else to help him commit suicide!!
  No-one told him or forced him to run at the concomming car to TRY to jump/climb over it! His parent(s) didn’t “suggest” y’a might-not wanna do it again, Y’a might miss-step?? They’re commie/Democrat/progressives…doo-it-if-it-feeles-good! WE(just-like big-govt.) will fix everything!! If you miss, WE’ll make you the victim!
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 5:46pm
  If anybody EVER thinks that the govt will not get their cut out of ANY tragedy you are sadly mistaken. That is why they don’t like “citizens” shooting and otherwise hurting criminals. They want that criminal alive so they can soak him for every nickel they can get. They don’t give a rat’s ass about the stunt guy. They just want the money from the fines. Truth is truth.
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:33pm
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He won’t be playing football for a while.
Kidding aside, hope the idiot makes a full recovery.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 9:37pm
  betting he’s not eligible for an academic scholarship either…
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:30pm
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His Mom must be so proud.

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- Publius V
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 8:29pm
  . . . of both the 19 yo and the 17 yo
  
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HellAndBack
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:30pm
God Favors Fools… I hope He’ll be ok.

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- M13
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:36pm
  Even if the fool is named Encinom?
  
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- chips1
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:59pm
  I watched it twice and he didn’t make it either time. I’d quit before something bad happens.
  
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- Hillbillybone
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:11pm
  That is a good one Chips….
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:29pm
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This guy has got to be a Demoncrat. How’s that ObamaCare working for you buddy?
I’ve often wondered how the liberal mind works or should I say, doesn’t work.

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- LeadNotFollow
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:38pm
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  Scary part is, this kid is old enough to vote in this year’s Presidential election.
  God help us.
  
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mrja
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:26pm
And the number receiving disability benefits swells again…..

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EPROM
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:25pm
If he had tried jumping over a Chevy Volt …he could have added in an exploding battery fireball effect for bonus points!

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Liekiller
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:18pm
Maybe he should be recruited. At least he was already brain damaged. No need to have a 6-10 year career in football to achieve that.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 11:33pm
  I don’t know about the coaches but i was really impressed by that footage!
  
  … it would have been more impressive if he stuck the landing, though.
  
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Liekiller
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:15pm
Maybe he was really trying for a Darwin award?

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:44pm
  Just checked and he is not listed….yet. For some good laughs check it out though.
  http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/
  
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chalkdust
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:13pm
Potential future Darwin award winner here. I suspect the kid is not very good at math either.

If a moving car traveling at 40 mph….

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SocialistSlayer
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:13pm
Well so much for that football career. Don’t want damaged goods you know !

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Oneirishman
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:07pm
Wow! 6″ vertical, sign him up.

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- Happy Killmore
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:15pm
  Look, Ma! No brains!
  
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- Pantloadian
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:22pm
  Mr Killmore . . .I found that quite amusing if I may say so. Thank you for the chuckle. And if I may add – oh what is you call it – an emoticon. :) Yes, quite right. That felt good. Oh, and LOL.
  
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Maximus_Delta
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:04pm
HaHaHaHaHa!! HaHaHaHaHa!! HaHaHaHaHa!! HaHaHaHaHa!! HA!!!

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Russman
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:00pm
Idiot……………….

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- Patriot of My America
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 7:14pm
  A person can go to the doctor and get broken bones repaired and internal injuries corrected and the dentist can fix broken teeth. But no amount of modern medicine and science can fix S T U P I D !!
  If you have a terminal case of stupid you will die with it or from it …. lol…
  
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Scarbo
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:59pm
The videographer needs to be fired. The poor execution of his assigned task, as simple as it was, was truly a distraction to anyone’s possible enjoyment of this epic fail. As soon as Bladimir….really? Bladimir?….as soon as Bladimir is on the mend and ready to go again, let me know, and I’ll be glad to come film his next try. (BTW, I have no doubt that Bladimir voided his bladder upon impact.)

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:47pm
  As one of my old First Sergeants from way back, he probably had tiger striped underwear too.
  
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Tri-ox
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:55pm
Well, he certainly made an IMPRESSION – in the asphalt.

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:55pm
Hey everyody, watch this and somebody hold my beer for me.

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- biohazard23
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:05pm
  Yeah, that’s gonna leave a mark.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:09pm
  Hi RJJ,
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SwNXQMoNps
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:12pm
  BIOHAZARD23, LOL, yeah it already did…on the road surface.
  
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- biohazard23
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:36pm
  RJ, ha ha ha!!! I call guys like this “job security”. As long as they’re willing to do stupid stuff like this, I’m always going to have my job in the health field. :)
  
  How are you on this fine weekend?!
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:37pm
  Hi RJJ,
  
  Not that one; there’s a newer one that you will want to see.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 5:36pm
  BIOHAZARD23, LOL, I hear you on that one. When I spent so long as a designated traffic accident investigator I used to say just about the same thing.
  Having a fine quiet weekend. Right now killing time until the game comes on. Expecting my son to come over for the game too. And, how are you this weekend?
  
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- biohazard23
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 6:19pm
  Just put our little guy down for a nap then my husband is going to cook dinner on the grill. We’re going to enjoy dinner by the pool tonight since the weather is so lovely!
  
  Enjoy your weekend and I hope your team wins tonight. FSU is beating up on Duke again ~ go ‘Noles!
  
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The-Monk
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:54pm
It’s Bush’s fault….

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Bigrod58
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:50pm
I believe he holds the record for the most somersaults in the laid out position in a row. I could be wrong.

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mrdon2012
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:50pm
Darwin Days …

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Despiser25
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:49pm
Who is paying for his medical expenses? Nature has a very efficient way of removing bad genes from the gene pool, too bad its not 100% fool proof. Should this person be allowed to procreate?

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hillbillyinny
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:49pm
Idiot!

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uffdaubet
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:48pm
Life is like a box of chocolates.

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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:47pm
And the judges hold up their cards… 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 points….

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justangry
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 3:46pm
It’s kind of hard to feel sorry for him. It’s like the guys on TV that play with venomous snakes. I only watch hoping to see them get bitten. LOL

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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:18pm
  And for my next feat, I’m gonna jump off the roof into a swimming pool……
  
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